There are several important posts on the Markets for Good website that provide strong and compelling rationales for philanthropy’s efforts to collect, analyze and share robust data on the social sector’s work, impact and beneficiaries. Eric Henderson shares an update on the Reporting Commitment, a growing constellation of foundations who are committed to gathering and sharing robust information on their grants and groups they support. Click here to read the blog. Elsewhere on the site, Andrew Ackerman, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, shares his insights on how data and information created transformational outcomes for the diverse communities his institution serves. We look forward to ongoing conversations with these efforts and others to strengthen philanthropy’s capacity to support transformation in our diverse communities with better data, information and transparency.
Tags: data, diversity, research
