Posts related to the Data Evolution project
Urgent call for Data4Good guinea pigs to help develop our online tool
Whether you prefer to think of yourself as a willing guinea pig, or a serious test pilot, your Data4Good community needs you. We are delighted to announce that we have begun work with our chosen digital agency, Outlandish, to build an online version of our data maturity assessment tool for the social sector. The work [...]
Sowing the seeds of a Data4Good community
Last November we ran the UK’s first Data4Good Conference for the not-for-profit sector by the not-for-profit sector. It was a huge success. The event sold out and more than 230 people created a real energy and buzz on the day. We were delighted to bring together the diversity of people and organisations we’d hoped for [...]
Looking for a Data Savvy Web Developer
We’re looking for a web development company to build on online version of our data maturity assessment tool. Following initial research in partnership with DataKind UK and further development and testing, we’re delighted Stanford University’s Digital Impact programme and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation have supported us to take this exciting work forward. Here is the [...]
Three words to describe how you feel about data? “I hate it!”
I’m talking to the CEO of The Cart Shed, Katie Eastaugh, at the outset of our 12 month journey to transform how the charity manages impact and data. I always ask people how they feel about data, it’s a useful litmus test of where an organisation is at. To be fair, Katie qualifies her comment [...]
Help us build a more data-savvy social sector
From our work with hundreds of non-profits we know there are powerful opportunities to be realised from getting to grips with data… and there are real challenges too. Many charity and social enterprise leaders tell us they are not confident about data and lack capability in this area. For this reason, we’ve developed Data Evolution+, [...]
Digital Impact profiles our new Data Evolution+ programme
At the end of last year we announced that Data Orchard was one of just seven social sector organisations worldwide to receive a Digital Impact grant, which will help fund our ambitious new Data Evolution+ programme. The Digital Impact grants, which launched two years ago with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, [...]
Driving Digital Data Research & Innovation for Global Good
We’re delighted to have been chosen by Stanford University as one of seven social impact organizations across Africa, Europe, and the U.S to receive a grant with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Sian Basker, project director says “It’s really exciting to be taking our ground-breaking Data Evolution research to the next [...]
Insights and Reflections: Data and Analytics in Non-Profits
After almost a year spent researching the world of data and analytics in the non-profit sector we’re delighted to share our findings. Our ‘Data Evolution’ project showed data is an integral part of life in charities and social enterprises. For 69% said it’s a priority either organisation-wide or at least in some departments. At the [...]
National survey on data in charities and social enterprises live until 31st July
The Data Evolution survey on data in the social sector is live until 31st July 2016. If you're a charity or social enterprise working in England or Wales please take part. It'll only take about 5 minutes. Do invite others to take part too. For more information about this exciting project with our partners DataKindUK [...]
Data Evolution Project Launched
We're delighted to announce the launch of our Data Evolution project exploring how charities and social enterprises are adapting and transforming through their use of data. We have workshops on 19th May in London and 25th May Hereford, there's a national survey launching in June, a growing community, information and resources being developed on the [...]