2016

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Silicon Valley’s Developing Conscience: It’s Called Apple

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In our quest to build better products and better meet the needs of the world for information, we built the most amazing system for effortless government surveillance as a byproduct. And, without encryption of this information, the makers of smartphones had effectively handed those secrets to governments. government.

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Tapping Intelligence Tools: Using Big Data for Big Success in the Nonprofit Sector

Byte Technology

Indeed, being able to spot trends before the competition and leverage information in creative ways can be the difference between success and failure for many businesses, and as such a new industry has even emerged that deals solely with helping corporations make sense of the possibilities big data offers. What exactly is big data?

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Book Giveaway: Nonprofit Fundraising 101 by @dheyman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My colleague, Darian Heyman , will publish his second book, Nonprofit Fundraising 101: A Practical Guide with Easy to Implement Tips and Ideas from Industry Experts , next week. Foundation and government grants. Just leave a comment in this blog post about why you want the book. I’ll pick a winner at random next week.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. In 2014, Goodwill received $3.94

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And while the publishing industry was skittish about Bookshare’s library at first, now more than 500 publishers are our partners, directly providing over 80% of the 5,000 books we add to our collection each month. It has a minimal impact on the financial interests of the publishing industry. And it is within our reach.

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Baseball and your Learning Organization

Gyrus

Though it may not be the most attractive trend in the learning industry, there is something to be said about the wealth of information that is available to Learning Professionals across the board. When most people think about reporting in the Learning Industry, they think about ROI justification. The Importance of Reports. Conclusion.

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How Companies Succeed By Engaging Radically With Society

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. Robin Nuttall : There is simply a lot of value at stake for business in connecting well with society, and by society we mean a whole range of external stakeholders—government, academics, NGOs.