TechSoup Global is a nonprofit that has been building nonprofit capacity through technology for 25 years. They are working toward a time when every social benefit organization has the technology and resources they need. The presentation discusses how nonprofits can engage with big data by participating in conversations in their communities, collecting and sharing that data, and transforming how they engage with information, specifically data, which will be important as data from all sources, both structured and unstructured, continues to grow in volume and velocity. Contact information is provided for Marnie Webb and Paul van Haver to learn more.

1. We are “Big Data” (and so can you!)
Guardian - Data Seminar
London
13 June 2012

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TechSoup Global
TechSoup Global is a nonprofit serving
the nonprofit community worldwide.
We have built nonprofit sector capacity through
technology for 25 years.
We are working toward a time when every social benefit
organization on the planet has the technology,
resources, and knowledge they need to operate at their
full potential.

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Talking about our data…
Data from September 2011

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Big Data
Volume
Velocity
Variety
Unstructured
Streamed
Structured
Any source
Locally owned

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I want to convince you of something…
You must transform the way your community
engages with information, specifically data.

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Open government data. Open business data.

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Participate by engaging in
conversations that matter to
your community,
and then collect and share
this data.
How do you engage?

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Thank you!

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Please! Contact us:
Marnie Webb, Co-CEO
mwebb@techsoupglobal.org
Twitter: @webb
Paul van Haver, Sr. Director Global Data Services
pvhaver@techsoupglobal.org
Twitter: @pvanhaver