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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

It originally appeared on NetSquared. This week the revolutionary data driven philanthropy of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is featured and a call for beneficiary inclusion in Markets for Good goes out. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy.

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What is working wikily? How can funders catalyze and support networks? Join the conversation #netfunders on April 5-6th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy. The Community of Practice includes diverse perspectives: community foundations and private philanthropies working across a range of issues. Inspiration Overload About Networks.

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Great reads from around the web on September 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

Fine Blog – "The Case Foundation has just released an evaluation of their innovative “Make It Your Own&# program. The Make It Your Own program was a grant program in 2007 created by the Case Foundation to promote “citizen centered&# approaches to local community building.

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Data Digest — Maps, Trends, and a Social Progress Index

Tech Soup

on NetSquared. The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. While examining the renewed importance of measurement in the world of philanthropy and development, Tom Paulson points to the proposition of a Social Progress Index.

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Member Round Up: Keeping Up With Change!

NTEN

Luckily, our members take the time to share their knowledge, experience, and resources with the nonprofit community. Have more news to share? projects can be expensive, and not all foundations are excited to award grants for an IT overhaul. Share your links in the comments! Check it out ! Funding I.T. Anything we missed?

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More on Virtual Worlds and Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lucy Bernholz has been thinking deeply about virtual worlds and philanthropy over the past few months. see her post about the virtual philanthropy simulator ) She shares some thoughts about what she thinks may happen after June 22, 2007 when The John D. What would failure look like for the Foundation? and Catherine T.

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