Editorial Fellowship: digital transformation and technology for social impact

A map created as part of a recent report shows social service agencies are mainly clustered in areas of greatest need and close to major intersections and transit stations. (United Way Greater Toronto/Supplied) 

Editorial Fellowship: digital transformation and technology for social impact



How digital innovation and new technologies, such as AI, Cryptocurrency and more – are impacting and driving social change.


Caption: The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is one of the many Canadian organizations that relies heavily on mailed-in donations. Its donor base is disproportionately made up of older contributors. (Photo: KB Mpofu / Supplied by Canadian Foodgrains Bank)
Charities to stick with direct mail fundraising for older donors after Canada Post disruption
People over the age of 65 still make up the largest proportion of charitable donations in Canada, according to data aggregated from annual tax filings.
How UK funders quickly mobilized against racist violence
One of the outcomes includes funders collecting more granular data on who receives funding, which communities they are from, and how that funding trickles down to racialized communities – but is that enough?
New ‘Common Impact Data Standard’ hopes to become Dewey Decimal System of impact measurement
Co-ordinated impact tracking saves time and tedium, unveiling “service deserts” along the way
Web scraping for non-profit researchers: The breakdown
Web scraping can be useful to help collect real-time data.
The delicate economics of a no-fee fundraising platform: Meet Zeffy
Through an ‘optional contribution’ business model, the Montreal start-up has ensured that 30,000 non-profits can access the total amount of donations they receive.
Learning more ‘digitally intense’ skills keeps non-profits less reliant on outsourced projects, says new report
Developing in-house software development, data science and cybersecurity skills can help community organizations become more self-reliant and resilient, researchers say.

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