This post was written by Ritu Sharma, co-founder and executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. It was originally posted on TechSoup.org in October, 2012 by Becky Wiegand.
This week features some telling views on the use of big data for development as well as some perspective how how the social sector can better use data for social benefit. Also highlighted are controversial views on the future need for data scientists and Nominet Trust's Data Unity visualisation project is announced. READ MORE
Want to help people find the closest organic produce? Interested in making it easier for people to conserve energy? Can you improve online donations? How about making math more fun for kids? READ MORE
Phil Bost did a great job of summarizing the January NCTech4Good meeting, "Data Mapping with Google and Wordpress," (and promoting NCTech4Good) at http://durhamhoods.com/nctech4good/READ MORE
Is your organization thinking about creating a mobile application? Tech & Social Change Baltimore's December meetup shared two case studies on the development of mobile applications for nonprofits. A huge thanks to organizer Kate Bladow for blogging about the event.
Note: this has been cross-posted from Kate's original post on the meetup group.
Last week, my organization attended Princeton Community Works evening conference. Here's my wrap up on things learned, thoughts and comments. READ MORE
This week's data digest features discussions around arguments for making US nonprofit Form 990 data, open data, a workbook to help nonprofits create data driven strategies as well as some insight on open data business models. Also discussed is the importance of 'long data' while Bill Gates highlights the need for better impact measurement to solve global problems. READ MORE
Tech & Social Change Baltimore's next meeting will be February 7 at 6:30 pm. Jessica Keyes from the Enoch Pratt Free Library will join us to explain how Enoch Pratt Free Library is successfully using social media to engage with supporters, build its reputation, promote its programming, and increase donations.
This week features some telling views on the use of big data for development as well as some perspective how how the social sector can better use data for social benefit. Also highlighted are controversial views on the future need for data scientists and Nominet Trust's Data Unity visualisation project is announced. 
