Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Prediction vs Bias
Is it possible to use data to make predictions without enforcing existing biases?
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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
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?
Scaling Science
A new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good. Open access to this article is made possible by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
Creating a Policy Index for the Arts
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?
Planting Trees With Drones
To fight deforestation, a UK-based startup is using unmanned aerial vehicles that can plant seeds 60 times faster than humans can.
Sharing Is Daring
Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.
Step by Step
ChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.
Marginalized Returns
Impact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.
Capital for Creativity
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.