Nonprofits & NGOs
Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Software For Good
What can social sector organizations learn from large companies about using data to maximize impact?
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Measurement & Evaluation
Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Causal Inference Meets Big Data
Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, discusses methods of big data analysis that can indicate not just correlation but also causality.
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Measurement & Evaluation
Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Opening Plenary
Andrew Means of Uptake and Stanford's Lucy Bernholz talk about how nonprofits and foundations can take advantage of digital data and infrastructure in an ethical way.
Podcast
Collaboration
Unlocking Data and Unleashing Its Potential
Many valuable datasets remain locked away or siloed across different organizations and sectors. This panel from our February data conference looks how we can collaborate better on data projects.
Podcast
Measurement & Evaluation
Prediction vs. Bias in Data: A Debate
Is it possible to use data to make predictions without enforcing existing biases?
Podcast
Technology
Software for Good: Empowering the Social Sector Data Revolution
What can social sector organizations learn from large companies about using data to maximize impact?
Podcast
Collaboration
Get Out of Your Own Way: Challenging Your Mindsets and Behaviors
Several common barriers to developing strong network relationships—and ways to overcome them.
Podcast
Economic Development
Building a Culture of Opportunity Within Disadvantaged Communities
How the organization MORTAR is creating entrepreneurship opportunities for poor and minority communities.
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Interviews
Three Questions With Dean Karlan
Yale economics professor Karlan talks with SSIR's Michael Slind about how to fight poverty and advance economic inclusion.
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Education
Three Questions With Sean Reardon
Stanford education professor Reardon talks with SSIR's Michael Slind about the role of socio-economic inequality in educational achievement gaps.