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Internet Archive @archive.org · 24/09/2026

🗂️ Ever seen those tiny images of old documents on sheets of film? That’s microfiche! So, how do they go from film to the Internet Archive? See how these and more are digitized at the Physical Archive tour! 📆 Tues, Oct 20 🕕 6–8 PM 📍 IN-PERSON: Richmond, CA 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1997613506...

Maeve Iwasaki demonstrates microfiche digitization at the Internet Archive's physical archive. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.

Photo of Brewster Kahle at the Internet Archive’s physical archive site. He is leaning forward and looking into a large shipping container used for storage, with pallets visible inside.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📬 Are you on the list? If not, you missed our latest newsletter! We're: ✉️ Introducing BD4D Endorsers ✉️ Welcoming new team members ✉️ Highlighting recent collabs Read all about it bd4d.org/august-2026-... & sign up to join our BD4D community! #Nonprofit #NPData #DataGovernance #TrustStandard #AgData

Image from the BD4D Playbook outlining the BD4D Standard & its seven BD4D Commitments: Introduction, Declaration, Purpose, Ownership, Control, Monetization, Protection, Research, Binding.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣 Announcing v1.1 of the BD4D Standard & Playbook! We're grateful for our community's ideas on how to ease BD4D adoption & better support #nonprofits in building trustworthy #data practices. Take a read, and let us know what you think! bd4d.org/updating-the... #NPData #DataGovernance #AI #Trust

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Updating the Better Deal for Data Standard: Version 1.1

Releasing BD4D v1.1: How we’ve updated the BD4D Standard & Playbook, based on feedback from our community.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We are thrilled for our teammates as Aselo, Tech Matters' child helpline communications platform, joins @crisistextline.bsky.social -- bringing purpose-built infrastructure to mental health support and crisis intervention partners around the world! #TechForGood techmatters.org/crisis-text-...

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Crisis Text Line and Aselo Unite to Advance Global Crisis Response Through Technology - Tech Matters

Crisis Text Line has acquired Aselo®, the open-source contact center platform developed to support crisis intervention helplines worldwide.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

💡"Too often, data is extracted from communities without being returned to them in useful ways..." We could not agree more with these important #ICT4D takeaways on trust & data from Dr. William Derban & Opportunity International! opportunity.org/news/blog/20...

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The Human-Centered Future of Development

Dr. William Derban shares three takeaways from ICT4D on the future of digital development: why Africa must help shape the technology it uses, why access alone does not equal inclusion, and how trusted...

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"The structure you create can give form to something struggling to become." How @courtneycribb.bsky.social crafted a #UX structure for our many ideas, shaping a body of complex #research that would become the BD4D Standard & Playbook #Nonprofit #DataGovernance #DataForGood bd4d.org/designing-pr...

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Designing Principles into Practice

How user experience and product design shaped a body of complex research into a practical guide for data governance.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

#ImageAltText A small chalkboard announcing oranges & honey from @sweetgirlfarms sits atop a box labeled "citrus" with an illustration of oranges & blossoms. A basket of oranges is on another box, and there are tiny jars of orange blossom honey in white gift bags in front.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🍊🥕Our 'why' is the humans, not the technology. Meeting family #farmers from California's Central Valley & the Agricultural Platform Collective was a nourishing reminder that data is not always encoded in bits & bytes. Sometimes, it's passed on through generations. #SFClimateWeek #RegenAg #AgData

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“What gets built, how it works, and who it serves will determine whether #AI becomes a force for human dignity or another system that leaves the most vulnerable further behind.” This is 'why' BD4D, and a must read report from NetHope. #Data #Governance #Equity #Ethics nethope.org/toolkits/ai-...

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AI Governance and the Nonprofit Sector: Mapping the Missing Middle | NetHope

New NetHope research analyzes 53 global AI governance instruments and identifies the sector-wide governance gap nonprofits must fill.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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 bd4d.org/responsible-...

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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.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

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

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.

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Candid @candiddotorg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

''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 cadasta.org/a-better-dea...

Photo shows four people standing outside in front of a grassy area with large park-like trees in the background. Two men are showing the group something on their mobile devices; one of them is wearing a Cadasta cap.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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! techforgoodconference.org

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Tech For Good Conference 2026 | University of Chicago

Tech for Good Conference 2026 - Exploring the intersection of technology and public good at the University of Chicago. February 27-28, 2026.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

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

"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.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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 bd4d.org/data-behind-...

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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.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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! privacypublicpolicy-conference.github.io/website/sche...

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Conference Schedule – Privacy and Public Policy Conference

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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 us6.campaign-archive.com?e=3042b6b5f9...

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THE DIGEST

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Aspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📢 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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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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! bd4d.org/time-for-the... #Nonprofit #Data

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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.

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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

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Better Deal for Data @bd4d.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Hello Bluesky! We're excited to be here!

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