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On Wednesday November 27th (1pm ET/10am PT) join Benjamin McNamee & Richard Bartle-Tubbs, PSM (DARO), Cathy Barr, PhD (Imagine Canada), and Nathan Grasse (Carleton University) for a webinar to discuss how to address the nonprofit data deficit. The last 25 years of reports on the state of data in and about the nonprofit sector, from policy recommendations to sectoral data strategies indicate the need for improved data quality, access, and use. We will reflect on key  needs, such as improved access to timely data, greater sectoral research capacity, improved collaboration between nonprofits and government, and strengthened coordinated policy development. We will also reflect on initial steps proposed to filling these gaps, including moving toward a federal home for nonprofits, emphasizing the federal data priority, enhancing sector leadership, and improving data provision through the creation of deeper, more meaningful datasets through linkages with other relevant data sources from across sectors.    Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of nonprofit data. Register here:

We're excited to be part of the Charity Insight Canada Project (CICP), promoting a more data-informed charitable landscape in Canada. We're looking forward to sponsoring the 2nd Annual Data Summit. Please join us in person or virtually on November 14, 2024! #CICPDataSummit https://lnkd.in/ePKjTXiS

DARO's Benjamin McNamee & Michael Lenczner are leading discussions to improve #research and #evaluations across the #socialsector.

I am a reluctant #AI enthusiast when it comes to #socialsector #data and use cases, but one area where I see tremendous potential is helping #philanthropy make sense of historical (sometimes decades!) old #grant reports that have evolved, expanded, or changed over the years. In the past, a foundation that wanted to delve into these and observe any trends, gaps, lessons, did the typical #research thing: they had to hire someone to develop a coding protocol and then convened a group of coders to do their thing - incredibly time-consuming, inefficient, and riddled with potential errors, bias, and subjectivity. I'm curious if anyone is doing this today using AI? I'm looking at you Chantal Forster, Peter York, Sarah Merion, Peter Bull, Andrew Means, M.P.P., Sam Caplan, Kelly Fitzsimmons, Jake Porway.

If you're in Portland for the American Evaluation Association conference this week, look out for our very own Michael Lenczner and Benjamin McNamee. #Evaluation2024

Great read from Scott Jackson at Global Impact on how fiscal sponsorship can unlock more opportunities for charitable ventures. In the U.S., fiscal sponsorship helps smaller initiatives scale by cutting down on administrative overhead and allowing them to focus on their missions. DARO and Global Impact are working together to develop similar strategies for charitable projects in Canada that reduce costs, streamline operations, and help initiatives get started faster. If you’re interested in exploring these new approaches to advancing your charitable projects, we’d love to chat — feel free to reach out! https://lnkd.in/esZKzZxy

#NewYork based friends of DARO, please sign up and join David Goodman, Ph.D on this cool panel!

DARO's very own David Goodman, Ph.D joins a panel of experts doing work around the globe to discuss how to use data to enhance impact.

We’ve got a big problem. For as long as social services have existed, people have been trying to understand how to manage and evaluate those services. However, despite our collective efforts, we have difficulty determining whether there’s been an increase in using evidence or, most importantly, whether there’s actually been an improvement in the quality and impact of social services and public benefits programs. We think this is because the incentives for creating, using and sharing evidence about social services and public-benefit programs are fundamentally flawed. Earlier this year we organized a convening in collaboration with Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute to discuss this problem, and we plan on finding more ways to collaborate and continue the conversation. Read our latest blog post where we talk about this problem, the convening and how we might find solutions.  https://lnkd.in/efVVVRwf

DARO partners are doing some really cool stuff!