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AI at Candid: Powering technology to support the sector’s lasting success

Candid

As these technologies mature, so do their applications. In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools. Powering Candid’s search technology with machine learning helps people quickly find information on potential funders and grants.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector. Today, I’ll start with a basic taxonomy of these trends, and unpack each one over time.

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3 Reasons to Love Outcomes Measurement

Tech Soup

As a corporate funder turned consultant, I've spent the last decade helping funders make the shift from philanthropy to social, or impact, investing. Central to this new solution that provides a unified experience for funders and nonprofits is its sector-sourced outcomes measurement taxonomy. What Is Impact Investing?

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Having Greater Impact Through Community and Collaboration

Connection Cafe

We took our research along with decades of industry experience and created what we call a sector-sourced taxonomy of key performance indicators (measurements) built upon best practices from client funders, nonprofits and experts in the impact measurement field.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” And this week, some attendees at the GEO conference were treated to Katherine Fulton of Monitor Institute’s discussion of networks and their relationship to technology. “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.”

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An easy example is green technology. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. To get the market from niche to mainstream people are working on taxonomy, metrics and peer and trend ratings. In the spirit of demystification here is a definition and a couple of resources about the social capital market.

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Revitalizing Global Partnerships to Further the Sustainable Development Goals

Connection Cafe

Heather Grady, Vice President of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, introduced the SDG Philanthropy Platform to the room. The SDG Philanthropy Platform informs and catalyzes collaboration through building awareness and connections between those working in the philanthropic space. Looking Forward….

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