AI in the Nonprofit Sector Is a Question of Governance, Not Just Technology | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. AI is being adopted across the nonprofit sector. The urgent question is whether nonprofits will shape how AI is governed, funded, and constrained, or whether those decisions will be made primarily by ...

💡"Nonprofits can take several practical steps that treat AI not as a technical upgrade, but as a governance responsibility"

We could not agree more about the #GovernanceGap. AI demands good #DataGovernance. A must read on @npquarterly.bsky.social

#NPData

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Responsible Data Stories: Candid.org and Trustworthy Data ​​How Candid.org takes a trustworthy approach to creating value through responsible data, and aligns to the BD4D Commitments.

Kicking off our #ResponsibleData Stories with @candiddotorg.bsky.social !

Co-creating the #BD4D Standard meant learning about how #nonprofits of all types work with data & diving deep w/a few who have particularly trustworthy data practices--like Candid.

#DataGovernance

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The Pizzigati Prize | NTEN Celebrate software developers who create open source technology for good.

Thrilled for @tibetsprague.bsky.social, Clare Brodeur, and our friends at Hylo.com, the winners of this year's #NTEN Pizzigati Prize announced at #26NTC !!

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#OpenSource #NPTech #prosocial #community

Register for the Nonprofit Technology Conference | NTEN The Nonprofit Tech Conference brings together the nonprofit community like no other. Register today for the best rate!

PS Still time to register!! www.nten.org/gather/ntc/r...

A bright pink graphic with colorful shapes announces the 26NTC Nonprofit Technology Conference with a link to register now at nten.link/ntc, and a call to Join BD4D at 26NTC for a No Surprises: building trustworthy data practices workshop, with presenter names M Celine Takatsuno and Courtney Tiberio from Tech Matters.

Counting the days to #NTEN #26NTC Detroit!

If you'll be there, say hello or join @courtneycribb.bsky.social & M Celine Takatsuno at our #NoDataSurprises workshop!

We promise Data Madlibs, Worst Case (Data) Scenarios, and more! Can't wait to meet you!

#nonprofits #NPTech #TechForGood #DataForGood

Angela Williams, former United Way president and CEO, has been talking with nonprofit leaders who are tired, stretched thin, and finding it hard to lead in uncertainty.

Get her tips for navigating this by building belonging: candid.org/blogs/leadership-lessons...

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''Data can be a force for good or for harm. For orgs working alongside communities to secure land rights, protect natural resources, advance social justice, that distinction isn’t abstract."

Welcome @cadastaorg.bsky.social, our first BD4D Endorser!

#DataGovernance

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This week!

If you're a student interested in using technology for positive social impact, be sure to register for the University of Chicago #TechForGood 2026 Conference and catch our CEO @jimfruchterman.bsky.social keynoting. Virtual and in-person, and it's free!

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"LOVE DATA WEEK February 9-13, 2026" graphic. "Love " is in deep red letters, with a heart made up of tiny heart shapes as the "O". "Data" is in bright red, "Week" is in pink, and the words are stacked above the date.

DYK this week is Love Data Week?

We esp. love this year's theme: "Where's the Data?" Knowing your org's data lifecycle--from collection & use to storage, reuse & sharing--is a key step towards trust & transparency w/ #BD4D

#LoveData26 #ICPSR #ResearchData #DataGovernance @lovedataweek.bsky.social

Data Behind the Scenes: The Carter Center How the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program at The Carter Center uses three pillars of data to guide research and innovation.

We co-created the Better Deal w/the #nonprofit community, asking how orgs work w/ #data & how their practices build trust & impact.

Here's what we learned from Dr. Ke Wang of @cartercenter.bsky.social Rosalynn Carter Mental Health & #Caregiver Program

#BD4D #DataBTS

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We're in Washington DC at Georgetown McCourt School #MassiveDataInstitute Privacy & Public Policy Conf.
Incredible people & research solving messy policy & technical challenges in #DataPrivacy. Say hello if you're here too!
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On Fridays @sverhulst.bsky.social @thegovlab.org shares an amazing curation of articles, orgs, tools focused on #Governance #AI #Data #CivicEngagement and more - great reading list for the week ahead. Excited to be included in this one!

#TheLivingLibrary

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📢 ICYMI: Feeding the Future - our new report detailing results from a global survey of food security experts and practitioners on how #AI can better support food systems.

Check out the report 👉 www.aspendigital.org/report/feedi...

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Time for the Better Deal for Data We are delighted to announce v1.0 of the BD4D Standard and Playbook, a practical data governance standard bringing trust and transparency to the social sector.

We've just launched, and are delighted to share the v1.0 Better Deal for Data Standard for trustworthy data practices in the social sector & the BD4D Playbook to support orgs who would like to adopt it.

Learn more & stay tuned as we share how we got here!
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#Nonprofit #Data

We love to share and learn about all things #Nonprofit #DataGovernance #DataForGood #TechForGood #NPTech #ResponsibleData !! If that's you too, follow along!

Hello Bluesky! We're excited to be here!