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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

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It originally appeared on NetSquared. This Wall Street Journal post discusses how John Arnold a former natural-gas trader at Enron and hedge fund founder is giving away his $4 billion fortune through a new “Moneyball” approach to giving. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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The Struggles and Strategies of Online Organizing: An Interview with Leda Dederich

Have Fun - Do Good

A couple weeks ago, I did an interview for the NetSquared Podcast with Leda Dederich, the creator of the dotOrganize project, and co-author of the report "Online Technology For Social Change: From Struggle to Strategy." So then the programs that are funded don't really cater to their needs, often. And I think that there can be a split.