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People often associate the social impact sector solely with nonprofit organizations, but the sector is much broader, also including social enterprises, grassroots groups, community-driven initiatives, collaborative networks, and more. However, our sector currently doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to fully support all the work happening in this space. Fortunately, the fiscal sponsorship model is beginning to gain traction in Canada and may offer the scaffolding needed to strengthen the impact sector. In this podcast episode, Sabrina Romero from Global Impact explores the growing role of fiscal sponsorship as the “scaffolding” that supports impact work. Fiscal sponsorship has become a vital infrastructure for nonprofits in the U.S., helping smaller organizations and charitable projects launch quickly with streamlined legal and operational support that allows more funding to go directly to advancing missions. Fiscal sponsorship also empowers collaborations in the charitable sector, supporting joint impact initiatives from inception to operation. We are collaborating with Global Impact to build similar support for emerging charitable ventures in Canada. If you're interested in learning more about how these new models can support your work, let’s connect!

DARO's David Goodman, Ph.D & Richard Bartle-Tubbs are helping to build trust and coordination in the #healthcare and #socialservices ecosystem in Houston (Texas) through collaborative #governance and shared #infrastructure.

This is another really great conversation about #nonprofit #data over the past 25 years in #Canada. Yes, Canada! And while they haven't won the #StanleyCup in over 30 years, they are, in many ways, leading the way in the use, integration, and sharing of data to serve the #socialsector. Consider joining my colleagues at DARO - Richard Bartle-Tubbs and Benjamin McNamee and Cathy Barr, PhD as they lead this discussion.

It's not an easy conversation to have, but DARO's Benjamin McNamee is challenging the prevailing wisdom (or insanity) of #evaluation and provides a pathway to #learning rather than routine, often inappropriate, and ineffective practices that allow organizations to "check the box" and solicit more funds, with little to no learning.

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