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How Wikipedia Faces Emerging Knowledge with Collective Capital

Non Profit Quarterly

Health crises such as the recent outbreak of coronavirus add a heightened level of urgency to the work that Wikipedia does on a daily basis, and so Marketplace ’s Molly Wood sat down with Katherine Maher, chief executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation , to talk about the challenges of misinformation and the future. Anne Eigeman.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center. Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? Knowledge is a lofty word.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned.

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Analytics Dashboards: Which tool is Right For Your Nonprofit? 

Whole Whale

Look for a dashboard that doesn’t require any technical knowledge to set up and that comes with clear instructions on how to use it. This way, you can see all of your data in one place and make better-informed decisions about where to allocate resources. Microsoft Power BI – Wikipedia. Mixpanel – Wikipedia.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

If creating such a resource seems out of your league, you might want to consider building a wiki. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. What Is a Wiki? Building a Wiki.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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NTEN Webinar: Social Media Building Blocks

Amy Sample Ward

Wikipedia says: A webinar is a neologism to describe a specific type of web conference. Well, it can at least boost your internal staff knowledge and your positioning as a resource in the community! First, what’s a web-inar? Is sharing really caring?