Nonprofit organizations, governments and foundations are increasingly dependent on digital data to inform their strategies, monitor their progress, manage their operations, and pursue their missions. Yet, as digital data becomes increasingly important, many in the sector feel over their heads when it comes to its collection and use. How can organizations and sector leaders maximize the opportunities presented by increased data to drive evidence-based decision making and optimize limited resources?

Google believes technology can make a better world, faster. The Google.org Impact Challenge supports Canadian nonprofit innovators using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges. It's an opportunity for registered nonprofits and charities to share their vision for using technology to change the world.

Google.org will award $5 million across 10 Canadian nonprofit organizations to help bring their ideas to life. Five winning organizations will receive a $750,000 grant, and five additional finalists will receive $250,000.

The Innovative Solutions to Homelessness funding stream supports the development of innovative approaches to reducing homelessness. Funding can be used to support activities in three key areas: community-based innovative projects to reduce homelessness and/or the cost of homelessness; building strategic partnerships with key stakeholders; and testing and/or sharing tools, social metrics, and research findings geared towards homelessness.

There are two projects open for proposals:

Taking Scope of Aboriginal Issues in Canada: Potential and Limits of the Aboriginal Data Landscape

November 2, 2016 1:30-4:30 pm

The Aboriginal data landscape has changed considerably over the past decade, with new data sources becoming available to address issues related to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. 

In Calgary, 1 in 10 people live in poverty, 1 in 5 people are concerned about not having enough money for food, and 1 in 3 people are concerned about not having enough money for housing.

Environics Analytics are hosting a free webinar on their newly-released data from their HouseholdSpend and FoodSpend 2016 datasets! Read below for more details:

EA Webinar: HousholdSpend and FoodSpend 2016

Thursday, November 3, 2016

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

The Crowdsourcing Project has started in Ottawa and Gatineau! Help Statistics Canada create an open source of information by using your local knowledge of the neighbourhood in the Open Street Map tool. You and other members of the public will be able to input the location, physical attributes and other features of local buildings.

You can

The Parent Resource Centre has made Community Profiles for the Eastern Region of Ontario. These Profiles are intended to provide parents, professionals, and the general public with a snapshot of factors that contribute to early childhood developmental outcomes. Take a quick look below!

Click here to see more Community Snapshots of work done by our members!

Statistics Canada reported a net growth of 67,200 jobs in September this year, the largest increase since 59.800 hires in October two years ago! Full-time employment totalled 23,000 and part-time 44,100. Most of the job gains came from Quebec, Alberta and New Brunswick.

Additional questions were added to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following the last two federal elections to examine the voting patterns of Canadian citizens. Between 2011 and 2015, the turnout rate jumped from 61.1% to 68.3%! In 2015, more than 20 million citizens reported having voted in the federal election, compared with about 17.4 million in 2011.