Data nerds rally to create new bank of expertise for non-profits

Organizers liken it to the “big bang” — an explosion of data to finally help the information-starved not-for-profit sector understand itself and the money available. 
More than 100 data scientists gathered for a 24-hour marathon of volunteer analysis this weekend, pulling together massive never-before-available data sets from Canadian Mental Health Association 211 calls for help and government grants. 
“It’s the big bang explosion of data and information,&