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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. I went to cover one session, “ Building An Information Infrastructure: Unlocking Data for Philanthropy.” gpf13 #philanthropy. Notes from Session.

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Data Digest: African Students Using Open Data, Social Impact Bonds, Digital Smoke Signals, and the Data Dilemma

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Research has found for instance that analyzing Twitter messages can give “digital smoke signals of distress”, an early warning of a problems to come such as spikes in unemployment, price rises and disease. They are building a network of Pulse Labs to this end, the first of which operates in Jakarta Indonesia.

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

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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. Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy.