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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. foundations’ giving. This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. foundation grantmaking.

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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. Before the pandemic, Candid usually received comprehensive IRS 990 data about nonprofits and foundations about 1.5–2 The delay is worse for data from private foundations (who file 990-PF forms).

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6 Tips for a Compelling Cryptocurrency Donation Page

Whole Whale

Now, in 2022 it is clear crypto philanthropy is having its global watershed moment as over $80M has been donated via crypto to aid Ukraine in Q1 of 2022. The rapidly growing crypto phenomenon is emerging not just as an opportunity for growth in the for-profit sector, but as a fundraising tool for nonprofits.

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Should My Nonprofit Use AI? Ultimate AI FAQ for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. AI is becoming the ultimate nonprofit personal assistant.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

In 2009, he became an Ashoka Foundation senior fellow for his work as a leading social entrepreneur. I know that may sound very ‘soft’ as political analysis goes, and I also know that no amount of niceness "fixes" Syria or Ukraine or human trafficking or global warming. Daniel has lots of awards.