
FEATURE
Riding the tiger of technological change
How can support organizations help philanthropy and civil society to accentuate the positive elements of technological developments -- such as introducing new ways to address environmental challenges, and offset the negative ones -- such as enabling organizations to harvest vast amounts of data in order to influence elections? Learn more in this Alliance Special Feature (part of the Alliance + IssueLab Special Collection).
Explore research on the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) produced by social setor organizations. Topics include the social and economic impact of technology and its uses, big data, social media, distance learning, mobile devices, the internet, and more.
RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING
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% OF TOTAL FUNDING (2013)
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TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Designing Governance Tools for Agricultural and Environmental Data
Sep 14, 2023
Publisher(s): Open Environmental Data Project (OEDP)

Assessing Research for Philanthropic Funding : Innovative Approaches
Sep 1, 2023
Publisher(s): Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)

Emerging Practices in Funding Nonprofit Technology
Jul 28, 2023
Publisher(s): Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG)

Improving Youth Online Safety without Sacrificing Privacy and Speech
Jun 20, 2023
Publisher(s): Cato Institute

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Suitability Toolkit for Nonprofits
Jun 1, 2023
Publisher(s): NETHOPE

Democracy in the Digital Wild: Can Democracy and Digitization Co-Exist?
May 3, 2023
Publisher(s): New America

The EU and U.S. diverge on AI regulation: A transatlantic comparison and steps to alignment
Apr 25, 2023
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution
TITLES FROM THE ARCHIVES

Making the Match Between Lower-Income Women and Information Technology
Feb 1, 2004
Publisher(s): Women Employed Institute

A Study of $100 Million in Online Giving to 23,000 Charities
Oct 1, 2006
Publisher(s): Network for Good

The Mobile Generation: Global Transformations at the Cellular Level
Jan 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Aspen Institute

Evaluation Report for Community-Based Youth Media Program
Jan 1, 2005
Publisher(s): Phillips Community Television