Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia’s Strategic Direction Project is a Model of Democracy
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The Wikimedia Foundation expands and deepens its commitment to participation as it seeks to make sense of the world.
crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing: A Promising Practice Both Nonprofit-like and Visionary
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Crowdsourcing should be native to nonprofits, which are designed for collective action and fulfilling the public good. It would be a mistake to see this concept as foreign in the face of a crying need to recommit to substantive engagement as a core practice.
data analysis
Crowdsourcing Meets Local Newsrooms
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The virtual/crowdsourced newsroom might be a small step closer.
Nonprofit News
City of Somerville Partners with Nonprofit to Train Residents in Immigration Advocacy
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The city of Somerville, Massachusetts noticed a surge in social justice activism and decided to partner with a state nonprofit to empower its residents with immigration advocacy training.
Fundraising
GoFundMe Announces Guarantee to Fight Crowdfunding Scams…with Limitations
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Online fundraising website GoFundMe’s new guarantee seeks to bolster user confidence and emphasize its successes, but the fine print raises questions.
civil society
Civil Society is Vital to the Creation of a True “Sharing Economy”
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This article asserts that cooperatives, mutual organizations, and new platforms that offer workers equity or customers a “purpose” are increasingly effective in making the economy more equitable.
Nonprofit News
Athletes Crowdfunding Success in Rio
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Unlike many other countries, the U.S. government doesn’t support American Olympians financially. Many turn to crowdfunding to support their year-round training and their trips to the Games.
Open Internet
Mozilla Opens Up Discussion on New Logo: A Model Other Nonprofits Should Watch
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Rebranding through an open process makes great sense to us, and open source nonprofit Mozilla is going to make its process fully transparent for the rest of us to learn from.
Nonprofit Management
Crowdsourcing an Owner for a Community Newspaper in Hardwick, Vermont
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Community newspapers are very much a part of our civic lives, but running them is often an act of devotion. The owner of the Hardwick Gazette is treating his search for a new owner accordingly by crowdsourcing the search for a successor.
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Crowdsources Ideas for New Organizational Name
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A “light opera” company faces the fact that many people no longer know what light opera is. Who better to ask about a name change than the audience that loves them so?