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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained. Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Social Network Analysis for Non-Profits, Part II

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change. Maybe your question is about inter-organizational connections in your issue system (eg: agriculture, finance, housing) – it may be local, regional or global.

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7 Questions to Ask Before Making a Software Decision for Your Nonprofit Organization

Tech Soup

The best thing you can do is ask the right questions of the right people. Here are the questions you need to ask to avoid buyer's remorse. But you still need to ask questions to make sure you have a clear understanding of things like pricing, features, and implementation. Image : Africa Studio / Shutterstock.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The tough question that ran through my mind was: How can we as technologists in Silicon Valley help prevent this kind of atrocity? Delivering my opening remarks at the Martus'' 10th Anniversary A decade later, in 2003, Benetech —the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead—launched our Human Rights Program to address this very question.

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How to Tell Your Donors Where Their Money Is Going

NonProfit Hub

For example, if you say you’re trying to raise $100,000 to build schools in Africa, also mention that it will cost each student $100 per year to attend. See, you don’t need to give donors a down-to-the-cent analysis of your expense report. Explain the benefits of overhead.

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#AI4Good: Augmenting Human Interaction

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alison founded a nonprofit doing development work in Africa. The algorithms also use predictive analysis to make recommendations on future investment in research. This week I interviewed long-time blog reader, Alison Lowndes who I first met via my blog as a regular commenter. We reconnected, of course, through a recent blog comment.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. The questions were keyed to when the content was explained. And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students.