Conference to revolutionize data use in the Canadian social sector doubles as the first stop of the Digital Impact World Tour to drive effective, responsible data use
Press Release – Toronto, ON – The Transform the Sector conference, presented by Powered By Data, Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS), brings together Canadian experts and global thought leaders this Thursday, February 23rd to discuss how the social sector can leverage digital data and infrastructure for higher impact.
Speakers include Michael Lenczner, Director of Powered by Data and CEO of Ajah; Lucy Bernholz, Senior Research Scholar at Stanford PACS and Director of the DCSL; Andrew Means, Head of Beyond.Uptake, founder of Data Analysts for Social Good, and co-founder of The Impact Lab; and Tris Lumley, Director of Development for New Philanthropy Capital, among many others.
“The Ontario Trillium Foundation is proud to partner with Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab and Powered by Data as a part of our commitment to work with others towards digital transformation and outcomes-based philanthropy in Canada,” said Andrea Cohen Barrack, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. “Canadian non-profit organizations are increasingly dependent on digital data to inform their strategies and pursue their missions, and I’m glad our Foundation is supporting the digital capacity of Canada’s social sector via this one-of-a-kind conference.”
The conference marks the first stop of the Digital Impact World Tour, a global extension of the Data on Purpose / Do Good Data conference hosted earlier this month by Stanford Social Innovation Review and the DCSL. In line with the mission of the DCSL’s Digital Impact initiative, the Digital Impact World Tour aims to highlight the possibilities and responsibilities of using digital data and infrastructure ethically, safely, and effectively for social good.
“This is a crucial time for stakeholders in civil society to come together to shape and share ethical, effective data practices for social good, and we’re delighted to work with our Canadian partners at Ontario Trillium Foundation and Powered by Data to advance these efforts in North America and worldwide,” said Lucy Bernholz. “We’re excited to make Toronto the first stop on our world tour, to learn from leaders in the Canadian social sector, and to spotlight both the opportunities and responsibilities facing civil society in the digital age.”
With the support of global partners Microsoft, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Perpetual Limited, the Digital Impact World Tour will host conferences across six continents, including in China, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Brazil, India, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information, visit transform.thesector.ca and dataworldtour.org.
