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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

Have Fun - Do Good

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. I'm an artist and an institution builder. The kind of art I do is art that gets engaged into the public.

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Everything you need to know to create the next big company in Latin America

The Next Web

That’s likely why it took us 450 years after being “discovered” to grab a map of the world, turn it on its head and put Latin America in the center of things (thanks to the Uruguayan artist and thinker, Joaquin Torres-Garcia ). What does our so-called inferiority complex have to do with the tech scene in Latin America? We are significant.

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What a machine learning tool that turns Obama white can (and can’t) tell us about AI bias

The Verge

Data used to train AI is often skewed toward a single demographic, white men, and when a program sees data not in that demographic it performs poorly. The AI artist Mario Klingemann suggests that the PULSE selection algorithm itself, rather than the data, is to blame. Not coincidentally, it’s white men who dominate AI research.

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Co-leadership: A path to more diverse, sustainable nonprofits? 

Candid

Or in an arts organization, one might focus on artistic direction, the other on the business model. Nearly a fifth of nonprofits, mostly small, are co-led Nonprofits sharing demographic information with Candid can select up to two individuals as their organizational leaders.

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Great reads from around the web on October 11th

Amy Sample Ward

Only 52% of the demographic posted a comment or expressed an opinion through a blog or website (it’s unclear if this also includes Facebook or other social networks). The festival, a one-time icon of artistic rebellion, is now the largest arts gathering in the world. Surprisingly, tech did not play a huge role.

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Six Steps On The Leadership Journey Of Development Professionals

Bloomerang

Demographics: Foundations and corporate funders will want to know who is benefiting from your nonprofit’s services. You know the specific demographic and program attributes each potential funder is seeking. You can access this data from year to year, so you can better determine where adjustments should be made. Senior citizens?

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Guest Post: Infusing “Social” into Social Justice Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best Debut Artist” and “Best Supporting Actor.”. As rapid demographic shifts powerfully reshape the cultural and political landscape of California, they also give rise to anxieties that may render immigrants vulnerable.

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