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Technology - Articles
Innovations in technology that serve the world (more)
VolunteerMatch Launches Cool Annual Report
Results need the same level of communication attention that fundraising does.
Context Deficit Disorder
Do we know what we're talking about when we use the term privacy?
SocialSquared: Productive Gaming on Facebook
SocialSquared games, if done well, could be tremendously powerful.
Global Tools for Going Local
Just as our tools get more interesting and dynamic for global collaboration and impact, so do they for locally-focused work, campaigns, and communities.
Net Impact vs. The Hub: Do Game Mechanics Work for Voluntarism?
Game mechanics will mature, and volunteer programs will adopt them to enhance their programs.
Game Theory
Behavioral experts agree that so-called "games for good" can teach empathy to those who play them.
Podcast
Jennifer Aaker - The Dragonfly Effect and Social Enterprise
How can you leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical tools and strategies to get your social enterprise off the ground? In this university podcast, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Stanford Graduate School of Business marketing professor Jennifer Aaker introduces the "dragonfly effect" model to illustrate how technology can be used to support business and social missions.
Five-Digit Giving
How texting became young donors’ preferred way to make charitable donations.
Information Overload, Action Deficit
Real change only occurs when people, and the institutions we collectively form, restructure to make better use of new technology.