b'Now,anewtoolhasbeenunveiledin Thepublicwillnotbetheonlyusersof Irelandtofurtherthecultureofphilan- thedatabase:Benefactswillmakedatathropy and increase transparency and trustavailable in customized formats to a range in the nonprofit sector. ofotherend-users,inthenonprofitMinisterforPublicExpenditureandsectoritself,andamongitsfundersand Reform,Mr.BrendanHowlinT.D.in- donorsincludinggovernment.SocialtroducedBenefactsanewwebsitethatentrepreneurs,analystsandresearchers will provide up-to-date detailed financial will also benefit from access to a database andgovernancedataonnonprofitsin which is maintained up-to-date and which, Ireland. The initiative is being funded in a overtime,willbecometheauthoritative partnershipbetweentheDepartmentofsourceoftrusted,impartialinformation Public Expenditure and Reform, the Atlan- about the entire population of nonprofits tic Philanthropies and The Ireland Funds. operating in Ireland.The Benefacts team has already started to build the new database and web service. The contents will be drawn from various WhenBenefacts.ieisavailableinearlyregulatorysourcesincludingfilingsby 2016, the public will be able to access a widenonprofit companies with the Companies range of information on more than 12,000Registration Office. Irish nonprofitsthe first time that such comprehensiveregulatorydatahasever beengatheredandre-publishedinone1Caitriona Fottrell, Vice President and Director Ireland, The Ireland Funds with Mary Sutton, Country place. The mission of Benefacts will be toDirector- Ireland, The Atlantic Philanthropiesmake data available to support better-in- 2Caitriona Fottrell; Kieran McLoughlin, President and CEO, The Worldwide Ireland Funds; Patricia Quinn, formed decisionswhether by nonprofitsManaging Director, Benefacts; John Fitzpatrick, President & CEO, North America Fitzpatrick Hotelor their funders, policy-makers, prospec- Group; and Chairman, The American Ireland Fundtive donors or volunteers or indeed anyone3John Fitzpatrick; Brendan Howlin, T.D. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Kieran McLoughlinwith an interest in data for social good. 12 3connect2015 | 11'