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Unlocking the Power of Data Refineries for Social Impact
Many argue that the social sector lacks data due to capacity, technology, and funding constraints. But what if there’s something more systemic going on?
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Reading List: Labor, Tech, and the Future of Work
Ahead of SSIR’s 2023 Data on Purpose conference, Making Tech Work for Workers, here’s a collection of articles and books exploring the risks of tech innovation and what is needed to build a better, more worker-centered digital economy.
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Sharpening Our Tools
An excerpt from The Toolbox on how community organizing is evolving in the 21st century
Telemedicine in Ukraine Is Showing That High-Tech Isn’t Always Better
We’re seeing remarkable advances in telemedicine stemming from the international aid response to the war in Ukraine. What have we learned that could be applied in the United States and globally?
Technology on the Farm
Outgrow combines digital technologies and India’s ancient agricultural wisdom to support small-scale farmers.
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The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.
Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
The Dragonfly Effect
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
The Case for Causal AI
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.