Rewriting the Future: A Latino Prosperity Movement
Latino philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and technology innovators are establishing important building blocks for the creation and strategic deployment of Latino wealth.
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The Algorithms of Fear
Many media companies are using algorithms this US election year that are having the effect of accentuating people’s differences and stoking their fears. Is it time for social innovators to build new tools that help promote a more tempered, consensus-based discourse?
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Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Government
This excerpt from the newly released book Delivering on Digital looks at how the government in New South Wales, Australia, has used digital technologies and human-centered design to build a welfare system centered around individual children.
Three Things Great Data Storytellers Do Differently
The true power of data comes from conveying the “so what” behind the numbers, inspiring people to probe new questions, and using it for rigorous statistical inquiry.
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A Connected World
Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of the Omidyar Network, discusses why he is optimistic about the “age of connectedness” and how increased connection has changed basic expectations about how society gets things done.
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Invest Philanthropically in For-Profits and Nonprofits
Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of the Omidyar Network, discusses investing in both for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations to scale social impact.
Wheeling in the Trojan Mice
One way to make risk-taking more palatable for social change organizations is to run small, light, nimble experiments––tests not built to win wars, but rather to quickly infiltrate new territory, attack new problems, and inform future tactics.
Change Is Good
Nonprofit organizations and social businesses must adapt to technological changes to survive.
Using Data for Action and for Impact
How nonprofits and social businesses can use data to inform decision-making and evaluate performance.
Upgrading a Network
Girl Scouts of the USA has overhauled everything from its federated structure to its information technology systems to the way that Girl Scouts sell their fabled cookies.