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Good Data Governance Equals Great Member Experiences

.orgSource

Good data governance is essential for successful digital outcomes. Practice Good Stewardship Even if your digital resources are in order, a data governance policy is an important piece of responsible stewardship. But what exactly is involved in data governance? This is not the place for independent problem-solving.

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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. This increased need is coupled with a potential shift in funding priorities, as philanthropic organizations and governments allocate more resources to address climate-related emergencies.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. “These problems have been discussed for decades, often with very little progress. So the approach was really to give people no excuses.

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Why the best time to solve problems might be the middle of the night

Fast Company Tech

They helped me generate article ideas or navigate complex, ambiguous problems. Salvador Dali and Albert Einstein famously used hypnagogia, this semi-lucid sleep state, to solve creative problems. Its almost like this weird in-between world that Im living in, and problems that I was working on the day before now have a pathway forward.

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When Nonprofit Boards Meddle: The Dangers Of Micromanagement

Bloomerang

When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization. Why board micromanagement makes nonprofit leaders furious Board members are supposed to focus on governance, strategy, and oversight. The problem of micromanagement is quite prevalent.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board? Without one, all kinds of problems can—and frequently do—arise.

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Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study

The Verge

NIST is the government agency tasked with assessing the accuracy of these algorithms (along with many other systems) for the federal government, and its rankings of different vendors is extremely influential. This matches reports we’ve heard from inside government. For privacy advocates this will be welcome news.