Why the non-profit sector needs an open data strategy

1999 — Open Source

2003 — Community Wireless (Ile sans fil)

2004 — Open data

2005 — Civic Access

2009 — Montreal Ouvert

2010 — Ajah

2012 — Quebec Ouvert

2014 — PoweredbyData

Background

CRA Charities Listings

Federal Proactive Disclosure

Fundtracker

“More than 30% of the World Bank's pdf reports weren't downloaded once in a five

year period”

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/09/is-the-pdf-hurting-democracy

Paving the Cowpaths

50+ John Howard Societies in Canada

IATI

michael@ajah.ca

@mlenc

@pwrd_by_data

ajah.ca

poweredbydata.org

Michael Lenczner