Tag: canada
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Link2Feed leveraging Open Referral to provide resource directory information to food pantries
This post is by Emily Branton, President of Link2Feed. Welcome, Emily! Link2Feed believes that food pantries don’t just play a key role in mitigating hunger – they also a catalyst for change for broader poverty issues. Our client-intake software and reporting tool is used by food banks and other non-profits across North America to…
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OpenCIOC: Exploring New Models for Sharing and Collaboration
Across Canada, OpenCIOC project software supports the work of hundreds of diverse community organizations, including community information providers and volunteer centres, local and provincial governments, 211 providers, mental health associations, health support networks/organizations, seniors’ support services, and many others – as well as millions of public users each year. … We’re so excited to now…
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Open Referral in Ontario: A Big Step Forward
[This guest post is from Karen Milligan, the new executive director of Ontario 211. Welcome, Karen!] Excerpt: In partnership with iCarol, and leveraging the Human Services Data Specification, we are now developing a new web platform with new search capabilities to provide accurate and timely information to the public. Behind the scenes of this platform,…
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New Partnerships up North: Open Referral in Canada
[UPDATE: The Ontario Non-Profit Network has posted its ‘Data Strategy,’ which specifically references the emerging partnerships described below. Check it out!] Canada is an international leader in the field of open data, especially in the non-profit sector. The Canadian Revenue Agency was the first government entity of its kind to publish open, machine-readable data about…