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Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Prediction vs Bias

Is it possible to use data to make predictions without enforcing existing biases?

Putting Community First

Community foundations should reaffirm their unique role in the philanthropic landscape and focus on the needs of their geographic community.

The Charity That Big Tech Built

By Marc Gunther 1

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse?

Do Benefit Corporations Respect Human Rights?

By Joanne Bauer & Elizabeth Umlas

The B Corp movement has pushed a powerful model of socially responsible business that has the potential to advance human rights. But it has so far failed to engage human rights advocates—to its detriment.

Scaling

Scaling Science

By John Gargani & Robert McLean

A new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good.

Civic Engagement

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

By Christine Letts & Danielle Holly

One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem.

Arts & Culture

Creating a Policy Index for the Arts

By Roland J. Kushner & Randy Cohen

The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?

Education

Making Kids Into “Makers”

By Kristine Wong

The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community.