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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Center for Effective Philanthropy: Grantee and Applicant Perception Reports. ” Opening Up Grants Processes Leads to More Equity’ After Slamming the Doors on Too Many Grantees, a New Approach Improved Our Foundation’s Impact. Community engagement governance. This is an open-ended list. contact-form].

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Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception. At Benetech —a nonprofit technology company that develops innovative and effective applications for unmet social needs—we embrace the notion of individual empowerment every day in our work.

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Report: Insights from the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, Google made an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address these social challenges. Identify owned datasets that can be safely open-sourced or shared through data governance structures such as whitelists and data trusts. .

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.” All we know is what they tell the donors they’re doing.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Technology is dramatically changing the way we work and live our lives, and the social good community needs to account for this digital transformation that demands increased transparency and also opens new doors. This information allows your organization to review applications based on anticipated results.

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6 Examples of Nonprofits Working with For-Profits for a Greater Good

NonProfit Hub

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, is a for-profit entity that’s always promoted the idea of an open Internet. Some of the issues that Mozilla has taken up include curbing government surveillance and promoting net neutrality in Europe. There are some restrictions, as the costs-per-click are limited to $2.

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