Nonprofits and Data: Looking for Inspiration | npENGAGE

Nonprofits and Data: Looking for Inspiration | npENGAGE: Is it just me, or is everything coming up data in 2013? From the huge turnout for the “Nonprofits, Data, and Transparency” event in Seattle to Beth Kanter’s recent blog post about the importance of being data informed (and why that’s different from being “data driven”) to the SSIR coverage of philanthropists who “fail well,” it’s encouraging to see so many nonprofits, foundations, and thought leaders grappling with measurement, metrics, and transparency.