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Scaling Civil Legal Aid with ClearYourRecordHarrisCounty.org

Criminal records have numerous downstream impacts. They can limit the ability of individuals to find housing, get a job, and participate in public life. What’s more, the downstream impacts of a criminal record aren’t limited to felonies or convictions. Even people convicted of a misdemeanor or who have had a case dismissed face these barriers. …

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Navigating the Data Wilderness: Analytics Staffing for Nonprofits and NGOs – Justin Birdsong

Data & Analytics careers in the nonprofit/NGO sector are becoming increasingly common as organizations focus more and more on data-driven approaches to amplify program impact, increase fundraising, broaden marketing outreach, and influence legislation through advocacy and policy. But who ought to guide nonprofits through the wilderness of data strategies, techniques, and technologies? What staffing and …

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Building customizable, scalable software-as-a-service platforms for an entire social sector field – Nick Hurlburt

Just about every major for-profit field benefits from trusted open source software infrastructure and associated standards that enable people and data to smoothly work together. In addition, most for-profit verticals have at least a handful of software-as-a-service platforms to meet the needs of organizations in that field. And yet, these types of solutions are largely …

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LEADERSHIP, PLEASE LEAVE (the meeting) Staff-led Program and Strategy Design: a case study and discussion – Genevieve Smith

…Leadership, please do attend this session! Most often, theories of change and other strategic products that impact organizations’ data practices are developed at leadership and board levels and dictated to staff without meaningful engagement and honest space for reflection and learning. Genevieve Smith has been working with organizations to flip this process on its head: …

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Moving towards a Decolonized Internet through Research – Shayna Robinson

The Internet can proliferate inequality and injustice, especially when its design is not inclusive nor its designers diverse. The Internet can also invalidate traditional forms of knowledge production and knowledge sharing and has the power to erase languages and cultures. But it doesn’t have to. Highlighting examples from the Internet Society Foundation’s Research Program, this …

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Australia – famous for kangaroos, koalas, beaches, and … using data to benefit humanity* – Sylvia Howes

The ability to access and effectively use data is just as vital to Not for Profits and Social Enterprises as it is to any organisation, yet smaller funding pools and the need to be seen to be spending donor funds directly on providing services means that many Not for Profits find themselves on the wrong …

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Deepfakes, Disinformation, Doxxing: How Countering Gender Violence Online Builds a Better Web for All

Chayn, NotMyPorn, Wise Afrika, and the World Wide Web Foundation showcase products, policies, and campaigns that improves the tech we use to grow our online world, and ensures that those who are most targeted and harassed online can thrive. Join for examples of work happening around the world and how countering gender violence online builds …

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Using Your Power for Good: Tools for Equitable Leadership – Rachel Hands

In tech and beyond, we’ve all seen countless examples of power being used to exacerbate inequities – it’s basically the default setting of power. For those who care deeply about creating a more equitable world, this can make us hesitant to seek and use our power, leading us to miss opportunities to make real change. …

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Tired Of Bad Data? Focus On Feelings Not Features – Tim Lockie

Ever wonder why some organizations rave about their technology and others feel in a constant state of SOS? If you are using today’s modern tools and are not feeling optimistic about your technology, chances are, it’s not the technology that got you there. Human emotions, expectations, and experience have a major impact on nonprofits to …

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