<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>nonprofitmapping.org &#187; Open Data</title> <atom:link href="http://nonprofitmapping.org/category/open-data/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:26:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <item><title>Coming May 10th: The Philanthropy DataJam</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/04/28/coming-may-10th-the-philanthropy-datajam/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/04/28/coming-may-10th-the-philanthropy-datajam/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:08:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Open Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project News & Announcements]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=650</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cities are opening up. Thanks to a lot of hard work from projects like Open311, The Sunlight Foundation, and OpenPlans, cities are beginning to share their reams of municipal data, electronically, with citizens. 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In the last year or so, several cities have begun offering up much of their data to the public, free of charge. 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Known as &#8220;million dollar blocks&#8221;, these neighborhoods are places where states spend over a million dollars to jail inmates &#8211; places where the most visible and active <a href='http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/06/mapping-million-dollar-blocks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Negotiating The Transparency Learning Curve</title><link>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/02/the-transparency-learning-curve/</link> <comments>http://nonprofitmapping.org/2010/01/02/the-transparency-learning-curve/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:29:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>scott</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Open Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project News & Announcements]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonprofitmapping.org/?p=303</guid> <description><![CDATA[If the internet and social media were a religion, transparency and reciprocation could be its golden rules. Be open. Be talkative. Share. But transparency ain&#8217;t easy &#8211; at least not at first. Engaging in an open conversation about data &#8211; and sharing resources in a collaborative way &#8211; is the driving intention behind Nonprofitmapping.org. 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Giving nonprofits up-to-date, easy-to-use data means less wasted time, fewer service gaps, and a clearer understanding of impact. 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