Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

This post originally appeared as part of an online debate about How Big Data Can Have a Social Impact, which the Harvard Business Review Blog Network hosted jointly with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Big Data is all the rage in Silicon Valley. But can Big Data also create positive social change?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Hitch Curiosity to Possibility A strong technology infrastructure unites curiosity with possibility. Make them responsible for understanding technology trends. Data Analytics : Easily collect and comprehend member feedback.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As technology continues to advance, nonprofits are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and optimize their fundraising efforts, and for good reason. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. AI technology can be complex and unfamiliar to many people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. Outreach to donors online requires an organization, no matter the size, to utilize some form of technology. million alumni.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Not that long ago, powerful data management and analysis tools were often only accessible to the commercial sector. Today, there is a wealth of modern tools that make deep and meaningful data analysis more accessible to the nonprofit and social good sector. Store the data. Model the data.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

You may not realize it, but you are sitting on a treasure trove of data in your AMS. Your AMS focuses more on current and past data, however with analytics, you can use this data, and data from your other source systems, to be more forward-thinking. Data Integration. Why analytics? Analytics tell you the “why.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The odd thing about living through a technological revolution is you think it’s just another Tuesday. These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real. But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 See you at #bbcon.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

There are many access points to this technology. Wrangling Data With AI While content creation often dominates discussions about generative AI, diverse AI tools can aid in data organization. But, these capabilities easily extend to rows and columns of data. Trace incoming data sources and destinations for your prompts.

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Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

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.”. First, she first conducted an exploratory data analysis. The Method.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2017

Data is changing how our world operates. As the collection of data becomes ubiquitous and seamless and the analysis of data more powerful, it is changing every aspect of our lives. Digital technology is revolutionizing our lives. Similarly, data science methods can help us engage in continuous learning.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Furthermore, while NXT Insight Designer has matured, it will not be a full replacement for CT clients because it is limited to NXT data only. . The other solution Blackbaud is offering to its clients is to export all data (via nightly backups or Database View Export) and report on the raw data outside of the database.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Is technology tying your audience in knots? You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. She is a futurist and avid consumer of the latest research, data, and provocative insights from industry thought leaders. Stay tuned for Sharon’s analysis of the dialogue.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2022

As an executive director, you need technology that will help your entire organization succeed. . Here’s what makes Nimble AMS your perfect technology partner. Technology and the expectations of members and staff are changing rapidly. Just as you must be able to change and adapt to these new situations, so must your technology.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The technology promises to upend the way business operates. Empathy, or the quality that baffled Star Trek’s Mr. Data, will continue to be lacking in his real-world counterparts. The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Impact Management Services worked with Mobile Pathways , an early-stage nonprofit focused on providing legal information to migrants via mobile technology. How closely should they track those changes? Mexico border. This is where impact management comes in.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Jerry and I had a great conversation about open sourcing of agricultural scientific models, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their climate change reports. As it turns out, these models were originally developed decades ago and many are written in Fortran !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! What you will do: Write computer programs for human rights data analysis projects. Process, clean, and transform data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 11, 2023

Provide Data Insights Generate Engaging Content ChatGPT can assist fundraiser professionals in generating engaging content ideas for their fundraising campaigns. This data can include donation patterns, preferences, and demographics, enabling fundraiser professionals to target their efforts more effectively.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2020

Data scientists and epidemiologists are working hard to use a vast amount of data to impact the pandemic. They are using big data to predict disease spread, artificial intelligence to predict which patients will need the most care , and machine learning to develop treatments. Big data can help sustain P2P revenue.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 28, 2014

If you want to read more on how to calculate TCO, check out this awesome breakdown by Business Case Analysis. In the case of technology, and more specifically, on-premise hosting and computing options, the typical lifespan of a system is 3-5 years. These costs, according to Firch’s model, could cost as much as your initial investment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

There was tremendous optimism about the value of training engineers and scientists and how that would benefit all of humanity, especially in the southern California of a century ago which was reshaped through the wonders of technology. But, allow the benefits of technology to reach far beyond the top of the pyramid.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2018

My first experience with modeling happened at the University of Washington development office in the fall of 1992. My job, as the director of research, was to use the modeling results for prospecting—but also to sell them to the directors of development in the schools and colleges. I became a champion of public data wealth screening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I'm Steve, a data scientist working with the team at TechSoup and I'm starting a biweekly conversation about how we can all use data and information to drive smarter decisions. The world of “big data technology” can be confusing because it's changing and evolving so quickly. Hello World!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Spinning off projects when they reach sustainability, and when doing so would allow them to better achieve their mission, is all part of the Benetech model. As HRDAG sets out on its own, its primary focus will continue to be on the data-driven and scientific side of analyzing human rights violations around the world.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning. Your Tier 2 staffing model will typically include both Salesforce Administrators (SA) and Developers. Tier 2 Support. These two roles can broadly be defined as follows: .

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As nonprofit finance leaders, we are charged with empowering our teams with the technology, skills, and support they need to adapt and grow. Gartner’s research focuses on how technology can help restore and strengthen an organization’s financial health. SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN INVESTMENT DECISIONS.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

3 Better Data Collection and Analysis AI prompts can collect and analyze large amounts of data in real-time, providing insights into user behavior and preferences. Tools like GPT3 can be built into Google Spreadsheets and then used to write functions or clean up data, add context and a lot more. #4 Descript Audio Murf.ai

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2016

Any discussion about nonprofit data or analytics reminds me of Poe’s “The Purloined Letter” because so many organizations have a very valuable asset left out in plain sight. The data nonprofits have is often overlooked and undervalued by them. Everything begins with data quality. That’s why I prefer to call it “data health.”

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Media Cause

JULY 22, 2021

Here are some ways your nonprofit can leverage the new data in Google Analytics 4: . Complying with data regulations is now simpler. With Analytics 4, you can use “consent mode,” which was designed for websites that have to obtain end-user consent to collect analytics data. Customer lifecycle-framed reporting.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

If you’re like most peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) staff, you’re drowning in data. We’re very serious about our data in P2P! Ironically if we consider the use of MORE data – just different data than we’re used to – we can bring our focus back to our constituents. This type of analysis has served us fairly well to date.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Education Data Architecture. The core education data architecture (EDA) received a few new bells and whistles with this release. With each passing year, new generations of students are utilizing mobile-first features when interacting with technology. The first of which is the new Academic Certification object.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. The full keynote and presentation are below. We need organizations, like 350.org

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For over a decade, she’s brought fundraising strategy & technology together to create successful campaigns. Hilary specializes in technology audits, digital fundraising, and technology implementations. You’ve decided to lead your organization through a technology assessment. With that, let’s get started!

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