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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that stewards Wikipedia, regularly asks for feedback from stakeholders and publishes what they share, along with any changes that are made to the programs from that feedback. To look is an act of choice.”

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

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And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Bharat Mehra claims, in New Media & Society , that "The internet has tremendous potential to achieve greater social equity and empowerment and improve everyday life for those on the margins of society."

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Web 2.0 Part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.0 are about empowerment of individuals, and connecting people to each other by the content that they create, or are interested in. I think Web 2.0,

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