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What is private? What is public?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

What is public? When is data public? It is important to understand that Rapleaf is just gathering public information on people, based on their email addresses. It is an inevitable result of our desire for social networks, as well as our desire for information to be portable (like in RSS feeds.) When is it private?

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What Do Donors And Nonprofits Think Of Crowdfunding Tipping?

Bloomerang

Crowdfunding helps spread information to the public in new and effective ways (Lambert and Schwienbacher 2010 ), as in targeted advertising, which increases the probability of successful fundraising. Crowdfunding platforms collect data and feedback from users to refine their models and policies.

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity. They are not the only pledgers with the capacity to set public priorities. That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy.

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your supporters can benefit from this information, too. Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy. From changing public policy to supporting the charities we care about most, the power truly is in the hands of each and every one of us. 5) Register to vote or call your local representative.

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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

Candid

According to the Public Library Association, 93 percent of public libraries report leaving Wi-Fi on when buildings were closed to the public. The recently passed COVID-19 relief bill contains $200 million specifically for public libraries. Libraries have adapted to COVID-19 challenges in unique ways.

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review.

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