philanthropy data jam
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Philanthropy DataJam at New America Foundation May 10, 2010TRANSCRIPT
DataJamMixing it up for goodMay 10 12:30 – 2:00 pm EDT
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Why are we here?
• Sharing information makes us all smarter and more effective at what we do.
• The Open Philanthropy Manifesto(www.philanthropy2173.com)
– Open and interoperable data sets– Experimentation to see what works– Data tools (apps, mashups) and data sources and
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We have lots of data…from local government on up…
…about government…
…from foundations…
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…from and about giving…
…data standardized and published by transparency initiatives…
… about social enterprise + social entrepreneurs…
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…about online giving…
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Tools that use giving platform APIs
The Open Philanthropy ManifestoDATA TOOLS• Real-time data feeds from state attorneys
general on nonprofit openings and closures;• Real time data feeds of foundation giving;• APIs and interoperable data structuring to
allow data from online giving marketplaces;• Data on embedded giving, mobile giving, and
giving in games and virtual worlds.
The Open Philanthropy Manifesto
DATA SOURCES AND USERS (CROWDS)• Crowdsourced peer reviews of tax exempt
entities;• Crowdsourcedcommunity
needs and recommendations on social sector infrastructure;
• Use of external expertise for developing and assessing giving strategies (peer-to-philanthropy model, adapted from peer-to-patent)
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Which comes first? The data to use or uses for the data?
Mapping nonprofit data to promote policy change
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Leveraging data 1 x 13(One proposal, 13 applications)
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Apps built on government and nonprofit data
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Invent an app that re-invents volunteering
Find organizations and volunteer opportunities
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Help your kids find healthy snacks
Fromwatradehub.com and http://bombasticelements.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html
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Crowd generated maps of corruption…to help stop it
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Open source tools let crowds map earthquakes, snowplows, and oil clean up
Communities that learn together
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Communities that monitor spending
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Communities that solve problems
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Communities that find information and suggest ideas
YOUR APP
HERE
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Your turn: create a tool or community