Bread, Calgary’s emergency food search platform, rolls out nationally
Why It Matters
A partnership between two Canadian social impact technology platforms has the potential to exponentially increase the amount of data collected about emergency food needs and provisions, offering a blueprint for data-informed service delivery, dignity-first design, and national impact.
How West Bank Palestinians navigate Israeli checkpoints through Telegram
Why It Matters
Grassroots digital innovation is transforming daily survival in one of the world’s most restricted regions. Ordinary Palestinians—drivers, journalists, and tech-savvy citizens—are using Telegram to reclaim mobility, dignity, and community in the face of systemic barriers - a prime example of the intersection of technology, resilience, and social impact.
New group looks to philanthropic money to fund Canadian Nonprofit Data Lab
Why It Matters
Compared to the for-profit sector, the non-profit sector remains under-researched in Canada. There are several instances of non-profits being included in national business surveys, and specific sector-related data then not being published.