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6 Technology Concepts Nonprofits Need to Understand in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Wikipedia. NTEN: Restoring Trust in the Nonprofit Sector with Blockchain. Data encryption translates data into another form, or code, so that only people with access to a secret key (decryption key) or password can read it. Nonprofit Risk Management Center: Data Privacy and Cyber Liability.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

By Kurt Voelker, CTO, Forum One Data is the new black. Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs. One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. And for good reason.

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Things We Like (and Will Miss About Brett)

NTEN

Did you know that in his six years at NTEN, Brett has sent more than 6 million emails? It is with the same combined emotion of being impressed and knowing it's true that I announce today that Brett will be stepping down from his role as NTEN's Communications Director at the end of February. Outside of work, the NTEN staff love to eat.

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The Wealth of Networks, Chapter 3

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

.&# He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is.

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Intuition vs. Data: How VolunteerMatch Uses Data to Change the Way It Makes Strategic Decisions

NTEN

The key to making sound, big decisions is to ground them in real-world, vetted, unprejudiced, unadulterated data. Wikipedia has a great primer on cognitive bias for amateur organizational psychologists. Thankfully, these other data-led investments have finally paid off for VolunteerMatch. AddThis, Facebook Activity Widget, etc.)

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12NTC: Nonprofits and the Future of Internet Rights

Tech Soup

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ).

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

Brett Meyer, NTEN. of nonprofit leaders," when the appropriate comparison would be to the overall budgets of those organizations, not to their makeup (and there are more ) -- Sears makes some good points, particularly the idea that data and cultural perspective must be considered in addressing digital inequality. So, be mindful.

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