January 29, 2026
Data can be a force for good or for harm. For organizations working alongside communities to secure land rights, protect natural resources & advance social justice, that distinction isn’t abstract.
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https://cadasta.org/a-better-deal-for-data-why-cadasta-is-endorsing-a-new-standard-for-responsible-data-stewardship/
We round out the year by publishing the refined seven BD4D Commitments, and highlighting two of our community partners.
The Better Deal for Data is a movement shaped by the real world data opportunities, challenges, questions, and stories our community is sharing. Follow our progress as we steward the BD4D principles into practice.
Jim Fruchterman talks about open source, collaboration, harnessing AI for good, and the Better Deal for Data in this fast-moving lightning talk.
In a difficult time when many nonprofits will be forced to close, nonprofit leaders and funders must act to preserve data and other intangible assets.
The Better Deal for Data receives a grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and the Skoll Foundation to enable and increase agriculture data sharing.
Why data is one of the biggest challenges to leveraging AI for social good—and how the social sector can address it. Jim Fruchterman cowrites with Nithya Ramanathan for Stanford Social Innovation Review.