Laura Walker McDonald

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From one alliance to another: collective action, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and my move from GAHI to…

Today is my last day with the team at the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI); on Monday, I join the Digital Impact…

Mar 1, 2019

From one alliance to another: collective action, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and my move from GAHI to…

Mar 1, 2019

Laura Walker McDonald

Opinion: The WFP and Palantir controversy should be a wake-up call for humanitarian community

Co-authored with Nathaniel Raymond and Rahul Chandran

Feb 14, 2019

Opinion: The WFP and Palantir controversy should be a wake-up call for humanitarian community

Feb 14, 2019

Laura Walker McDonald

Innovation practice must be inclusive, despite the challenges, or it risks harming more than it…

Innovations can disrupt, or can perpetuate, existing inequalities. As innovations scale, it is all the more important to understand their…

Feb 4, 2019

Innovation practice must be inclusive, despite the challenges, or it risks harming more than it…

Feb 4, 2019

Laura Walker McDonald

The Truth about ‘FOSS’: Purpose, License and Business Model for Tech in Social Change Aren’t All…

Open source software platforms are a foundation of the ICT4D toolbox. The Digital Principles, a community-generated set of guidelines to…

Mar 30, 2018

The Truth about ‘FOSS’: Purpose, License and Business Model for Tech in Social Change Aren’t All…

Mar 30, 2018

Laura Walker McDonald

Guest Blog for the Digital Impact Alliance: Evaluating ICT4D projects against the Digital…

By Laura Walker McDonald

Mar 29, 2018

Laura Walker McDonald

What happened, part II: five operational lessons learned for nonprofit CEOs

9 minute read

Dec 19, 2017

What happened, part II: five operational lessons learned for nonprofit CEOs

Dec 19, 2017

Laura Walker McDonald

What happened, part I: strategy fails

11 minute read

Dec 13, 2017

Dec 13, 2017

Laura Walker McDonald

Three things your COO should do this week after the Red Rose hack

7 minute read

Nov 29, 2017

Three things your COO should do this week after the Red Rose hack

Nov 29, 2017

Laura Walker McDonald

The Evidence Agenda: appealing for rationality in tech for social change

6 minute read

Nov 8, 2017

The Evidence Agenda: appealing for rationality in tech for social change

Nov 8, 2017

Laura Walker McDonald

Responsible Data versus Data Transactions: the coming culture clash

5 minute read

Nov 1, 2017