Summary: <p>Leading for-profit companies thrive by embracing data insights to drive increased efficiency, effectiveness, and scale. They view information and analytics as core strategic assets in running a modern business. In this talk from our 2017 <a href="http://www.ssirdata.org">Do Good Data | Data on Purpose conference</a>, Jim Fruchterman, founder and CEO of the tech nonprofit <a href="http://www.benetech.org">Benetech</a>, argues that the social sector must follow these companies’ lead. Drawing from his 2016 <em>SSIR</em> article “<a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/using_data_for_action_and_for_impact">Using Data for Action and for Impact</a>,” Fruchterman leads a discussion about how nonprofits can embrace the “Software for Good” movement characterized by data-driven decisions to better serve communities.</p><br><a href="https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/software_for_good_empowering_the_social_sector_data_revolution">https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/software_for_good_empowering_the_social_sector_data_revolution</a>
