Remove Disaster Remove Evaluation Remove Problem Remove Tools
article thumbnail

Good Data Governance Equals Great Member Experiences

.orgSource

Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? A security incident is a disaster of the highest order. You want to be certain your data is secure, and you need to know that you are problem-solving with accurate information and statistics.

article thumbnail

Build a Mission-Worthy Team

.orgSource

It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. We look for candidates who are willing to be flexible and have the intellectual gravitas to dig into problems that we’re asked to solve every day. Introducing a toxic personality into your team is a recipe for disaster.

Team 221
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

.orgSource

A global biological disaster was unique in our current experience. Yes, it involves assessing the situation and addressing problems. But scenarios are also a tool that can be used to evaluate longer-term initiatives. Scenario planning and other decision-making frameworks are tools for managing uncertainty.

Milwaukee 221
article thumbnail

Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. We can’t only invest in new.

article thumbnail

Issues with Crowdsourced Data Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.”

Issue 160
article thumbnail

What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

Since then, Candid has been evaluating the way we identify this type of giving, both going forward and looking back over the last decade. After the uprisings in response to George Floyd’s murder, Candid relaunched our special issue site on funding for racial equity and added features including a searchable mapping tool.

Fund 95
article thumbnail

Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Are there methods and tools in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector for using it effectively?