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Benetech and Bay Area Nonprofits Seek to Address the “Pain Points” of 211

By Steve Dubb | May 18, 2018

What if it were as easy to find the social services you need as it is to find a restaurant review on Yelp? In Silicon Valley, the nonprofit social enterprise Benetech is partnering with Kaiser, the local United Way, and others to design a system that will get there.

Frames of Mind

How Virtual Technologies Can Change the Game for Nonprofit Strategists

By Susan Nall Bales and Andrew Goldstein | May 8, 2018

Using visual reality and augmented reality to benefit your nonprofit may sound like pie-in-the-sky thinking, but these tools may help you communicate complex ideas about social systems in ways that conventional media simply cannot.

asylum seekers

Nonprofit Innovation: News Sites Simulate Kafkaesque Process for Seeking Asylum in US

By Eileen Cunniffe | April 26, 2018

How does a news site make a point other than through straight reporting? The interactive simulation ProPublica and WNYC published this week offers insights into the process of applying for refugee status.

Nonprofit News

Resisting Predictive Analytics in the Age of Democratic Manipulation

By Spencer Wells | April 10, 2018

This story suggests that ordinary people had a skeptical relationship with electronic media long before the Facebook fiasco. What kind of conscious resistance will it take to foster honest democratic dialogue?

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Nonprofits & Algorithms: The Danger of Automating Bias and Disconnection

By jeanne allen | April 3, 2018

How do algorithms measure up when compared to human experience in decision-making? Do algorithms add to inequality? What are the unintended consequences of machine-led decision making?

Nonprofit Management

Nonprofits to Google AdWords Grant Program: Give Us More Time!

By Ruth McCambridge | March 2, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits across the country have been racing to meet a deadline set by Google’s AdWords Ad Grant program in December. Many may not be able to demonstrate the necessary 5% click-through rate over two consecutive months.

Social Media

Once Social Network Creators, Now Nonprofit Social Crusaders?

By Rob Meiksins | February 6, 2018

Former employees of tech firms such as Facebook, Mozilla, Google, and Apple are saying that our overuse of technology is harming the fabric of our society.

UK charities

Digital Campaigns Inspire Positive Change

By Jim Schaffer | January 16, 2018

These awards celebrate examples of the art and science of changing hearts and minds. They also remind us all of the need to consider how we can creatively communicate our nonprofits’ own messages.

Volunteerism

Tech Support for More than a Day: Beyond the Hackathon Model

By Danielle Holly | November 21, 2017

The Nerdery marries its hackathon-style support with the potential for long-term nonprofit-techie partnerships.

Fundraising

No Offense, but We Need a Plan B: Nonprofits Hedge against Tech Failures on MN Giving Day

By Ruth McCambridge | November 16, 2017

After a few years of platform failures in Minnesota’s Day of Giving, nonprofits are hedging their bets by establishing systems slightly outside of the danger zone.

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