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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

Forum One

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. Here are some insights I picked up: Open Government Directive: Coming soon? to information exchange.

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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The annual conference helps inform, enable and enhance the strategic nature of their work. This year’s conference, “The Future We Make” had four themes – strategic philanthropy, modern day slavery, agriculture and nutrition, and education, learning, and employment. He compared nonprofits to the business sector.

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Nonprofits Should Make the Most of Email Signatures

Tech Soup

Deborah Galea is the COO at Red Earth Software, Inc , which donates its Policy Patrol Mail Security Bundle to eligible nonprofits to prevent. But what if that email contains sensitive information and is shared with an unintended party? messaging-related problems like damage to reputation, network. Learn More. Sample Email Disclaimers.

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Gobs and Gobs of Data: Strategies for Visualizing and Sharing Policy Content

NTEN

Policy-oriented organizations have long produced dizzying amounts of statistical content. In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. At the heart of most issue-focused policy and research is data analysis. Kurt Voelker, Forum One Communications.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. . Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information. Crisis data = people .

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Fear 2.0

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While organizational adoption of social media tools for external communications strategies is becoming more common, not to mention lots of practical advice such as this recent white paper: The Revolution will be Socialized and the many how-to primers for nonprofits like this one. policies and usage guidelines."

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