New framework designed to advocate for responsible AI use among fundraisers. How does it work?
“This is a half-trillion-dollar sector in the US alone with very few guidelines.”
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Digital first responders play a growing role in disaster response. Are there lessons Canada should learn?
“Whether you’re in a developing country or a developed one, the majority of first assistance is done by local community members.”
Standardizing data collection could help non-profits fill gaps in critical community services. What’s holding them back?
Non-profits are being invited to share their data requirements and challenges as a new standard takes shape.
Nearly 50 data-collection volunteers came together to gather insights on food insecurity in Toronto: here’s how it will transform one non-profit’s policy advocacy work
“This is a community research project. We’re trying to provide a forum for food bank clients to share their perspectives.”
Online misinformation is adding to the administrative burden of community organizations – what can they do about it?
Charities and non-profits are increasingly handling the effects of false, inaccurate and misleading information, which impacts staff wellbeing and the communities they serve.
“Be comfortable with the messiness”: how one charity built a cybersecurity policy alongside its frontline workers
The Islamic Family & Social Services Association’s cybersecurity policy breaks cybersecurity threats down into accessible language, while also inviting other community organizations to copy and adapt the policy to their own needs.
“We can’t refuse to look at artificial intelligence until it passes us by”: a new survey finds that most charities don’t understand how they could use artificial intelligence
The vast majority are open to learning more, with many saying they need more training and specialist staff.
Data story: Only 10 per cent of Canada’s Universal Broadband Fund for high-speed internet was awarded to non-profits and cooperatives. Where did the rest go?
Future of Good digs into some of the numbers behind the Universal Broadband Fund, and who will be building broadband infrastructure to connect all Canadians to high-speed internet.
Can geospatial data help communities prepare for natural disasters? Here are the lessons from Türkiye and Syria.
How open data and mapping can help disaster response organizations go from reactivity to preparedness.
In June 2022, British Columbia passed a law that would allow it to measure systemic racism using data. What progress has been made since?
The first set of findings and policy recommendations are due to be published in June 2023
