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| The 2004 Election and the Nonprofit Sector |
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It will come as no surprise to any of you that I regard the re-election of George W. Bush as President of the United States as a huge setback for civil society and civil organizations. But given the diversity of the sector, it's remarkable just how widespread the impact might be. In an article on The 2004 Election and the Nonprofit Sector, I browse through the sections of the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities -- the closest thing we have to a list of all the categories of nonprofits -- looking at the record of the Bush administration with regard to each one. It's eye opening.
Posted: 1/6/05; 6:05:31 PM # |
| The One-Minute Risk Assessment Tool |
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ACM Queue has published a one-minute risk assessment tool for assessing the risks of software projects. This article makes it clear that it is based on the real world experience of IT managers. It identifies six risk factors that contribute to project failure: (1) Use of an inappropriate methodology. (2) Lack of customer involvement. (3) Lack of formal project management practices. (4) Dissimilarity to previous projects. (5) Project complexity. And (6) requirements volatility. I suspect these factors could be applied to many projects other than software.
Posted: 1/6/05; 1:32:54 PM # |
| Gapminder |
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I'm very attracted to the persuasive and explanatory powers of images. Gapminder is a nonprofit project dedicated to "Making sense of the world by having fun with statistics". Their fondness for proprietary file formats and their navigation are frustrating, but their use of charts to illustrate issues is sharp.
Posted: 1/6/05; 1:23:46 PM # |
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