
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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TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political
Jun 16, 2022
Publisher(s): Pew Research Center

Use of Predictive Analytic Tools to Assess Technological Emergences and Acquisition Targets
Jun 2, 2022
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation

Influencing the Internet: Democratizing the Politics that Shape Internet Governance
May 24, 2022
Publisher(s): National Democratic Institute

The Open Technology Fund: Strengthening U.S. Capacity to Counter Digital Authoritarianism
May 24, 2022
Publisher(s): Lincoln Policy

Translating Abortion Disinformation: The Spanish-Language Anti-Choice Landscape
May 18, 2022
Publisher(s): NARAL Pro-Choice America

State of Digital Equity: Lessons from survey data and focus groups
May 12, 2022
Publisher(s): EveryoneOn

Alt-Finance for Alt-Tech: Monetizing the Insurrection Online Before and After January 6
May 5, 2022
Publisher(s): New America
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