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Can Data Science Help Us Save Animals?

Global Giving

A recent analysis conducted by Joanne Lin, a student in Thinkful’s data science bootcamp and a former GlobalGiving impact associate, concluded that dogs that meet Ginger’s description (name, coat color and pattern, and breed) are most “adoptable.”. To conduct her analysis, Joanne leveraged data made public by the Austin Animal Shelter.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies. What is missing is some software or features that track the flow of your donations, almost like doing a social network analysis similar to Twitinfluence. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365. Austin, Texas: Austin: QuickBooks Made Easy. Thursday, June 9, 2016.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Austin, Texas: Engaging the Millennial Donor.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Austin, Texas: GivBee | Product Spotlight. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Storytelling is our focus for May, but every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 50 cities. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, June 8. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

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