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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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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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5 Ways To Expand Financial Inclusion For The World’s Poor

Global Giving

In celebration of the occasion of getting to meet this huge hero of mine, I’ve outlined five ways that companies, institutions, and nonprofits can harness technological innovations to advance financial inclusion and empower the world’s most vulnerable people: 1. Biometric data to enable government benefit transfers.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

Tech Soup

This is what I wrote: "The specific and primary purpose of the corporation is to engage in educational and charitable activities which educate the public regarding the appropriate use of computer technology." Our network partner in Indonesia runs Kitabisa.com ("We can"), a Kickstarter-like crowdfunding platform.

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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. One of the most interesting findings is how technology is getting less expensive. Global Internet adoption growth is actually slowing compared to previous years.

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Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Naples, Florida: How to use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers. Jakarta, Indonesia: YouTube for Nonprofits.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Calgary, Alberta: Evening on Data Ethics. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit. Seattle, Washington: Fall Nonprofit Technology Speed Geek. Buffalo, New York: Essential Data Management.