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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To that end, we combine statistical analysis of patterns of violence with information about military and police hierarchy, communication flow and deployment patterns.

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In conversation: Using data to deepen understanding

Candid

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. So, there was this very clear need for us to have this kind of information, and we simply didn’t have it.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About the New BRIDGE Numbers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s a messy system that makes it challenging to capture information about organizational operations and fundraising for multi-chapter nonprofits. Grantmakers may use Foundation Center Updater to submit information about itself and its grantees. Begin the GlobalGiving application process.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning.

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Cloud Technology and the NGO Community

Tech Soup

How does your NGO compare? In the report , we examined what cloud applications NGOs are currently using and plan to use in the future, on a global and regional level. 53 percent of respondents reported they plan to move a significant portion of their infrastructure to cloud-based systems and services over the next few years.

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Clouds of international development information

Forum One

He spoke of his vision for a "cloud of aid information". Owen is based in Ethiopia; his wife works for an NGO that builds clinics. In this domain, unlike aid information, data seems to be readily available, but both overwhelming in quantity and facing signicant obstacles due to proprietary ownership issues.

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Interview: Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink on the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My early career was in international development, working for the U.S. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO. We’ve already seen AI’s potential to transform our own products and benefit the world through applications like flood forecasting or monitoring whale species. aichallenge.

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