Kill the Dinosaurs
An excerpt from Technology for Good on using technology to create innovative and cost-effective ways to deliver programs
Excerpt
Jim Fruchterman
Exit to Open
In a difficult time when many nonprofits will be forced to close, nonprofit leaders and funders must act to preserve data and other intangible assets.
Gather, Share, Build
Why data is one of the biggest challenges to leveraging AI for social good—and how the social sector can address it
Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
Decolonize Data
The social sector too often extracts and siloes data from the communities it supposedly serves.
Review
Tech for the Public Good
In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank make the case for renovating government and policymaking with 21st-century digital technology.
Funders Can Bolster Democracy by Supporting Census Tech
Local governments and philanthropy are missing out on one of the biggest opportunities to positively affect the census: supporting the application of modern technology to increase the chances of a more complete count.
Using Data for Action and for Impact
How nonprofits and social businesses can use data to inform decision-making and evaluate performance.
Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?
Before answering structure and capital questions, think through your venture, your value proposition, your motivation, and your definition of success.
For Love or Lucre
A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between.
Government
Social Enterprise in Scotland: The World Forum
The first Social Enterprise World forum focuses on how to use business to accomplish social outcomes.