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

Tech Soup

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I went to cover one session, “ Building An Information Infrastructure: Unlocking Data for Philanthropy.” ” For further context on mindset and work practice changes in philanthropy to embrace data, here’s some points from Lucy Bernholz. Fdns use 3-yr old data to make 5-yr plans.Is gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya

AFP Blog

Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya : his report presents all the key statistics, data and behavioural indicators for social, digital and mobile channels around the world. For other reports in this series, please visit [link] H/T to Social Fish'

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Innovative Geocoding Project Maps Aid Data

Tech Soup

According to Wikipedia , Geocoding is "…The process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or zip codes (postal codes). This can have a significantly positive impact on efforts to improve accountability and aid effectiveness.

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The State of the Internet 2014

Tech Soup

The high Internet growth countries are now India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, and Philippines. Global mobile data traffic is up 81% from the previous year. Global Internet adoption growth is actually slowing compared to previous years. Mobile: we’re watching much more of our video (nearly 25%) now on our smartphones.

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Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Nonprofit Organizations, Civic Data, and Civic Faith. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Nonprofit Organizations, Civic Data, and Civic Faith.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

Tech Soup

Enabling more transparent, accountable governments: Fundacja TechSoup's TransparenCEE network is an active community of organizations and activists working on open data and government transparency and accountability initiatives throughout central and eastern Europe. That's our knitting and we do intend to stick to it.

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