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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

Candid

For parents, it might mean shopping for supplies and mapping out carpool schedules. For example, Sarah Wiley, a DBA candidate at the University of Missouri, St. Back-to-school season can mean different things for different people. To college students, it might mean the start of a new year of knowledge and self-discovery.

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HOW TO: Tweet for an International Audience

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At about the time I quit working for the day (6pm in Missouri, USA), nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia are coming online for another work day. Additionally, 24timezones.com features a world map with current times plotted and displayed worldwide. 2) Download Google Chrome for easy translation.

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TechSoup Honors Unsung Heroes

Tech Soup

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Big Data, Philanthropy, and Health at SOCAP13

Tech Soup

IP3 is a nonprofit social venture founded by Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES), a center at the University of Missouri that makes public data more accessible by turning it into visualizations. CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool.

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8 Museum Apps Doing Good

Care2

Louis apps by Missouri History Museum. iOS/Android: This app truly takes history outside the walls of the museum by mapping several hundred historic photos across St. Choose a photo from the map or gallery to learn about the architecture, the context behind the image, and related anecdotes from St. ArtClix - iTunes App Store.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

O’Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Bath, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Community Mapping. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit.

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Wired for Philanthropy

Connection Cafe

While our ranking doesn’t exactly map to America’s Most Wired Cities, there is definitely correlation. Louis, Missouri snuck in there, but I’ll have to ask Gene Austin, our CEO who hails from there. After losing its #1 ranking in 2009, I am sure they are throwing up new Starbucks locations like crazy.