Our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered in May to talk about challenges and solutions when using statistics in nonprofits. Read our writeup of the discussion here.
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Our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered in April to share tales of data projects that didn't go to plan. To keep it a safe space for people to share their honest experiences, we didn’t record any of the details, but we did note down some recurring themes.
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If you’ve recently taken a Data Maturity Assessment, you may be wondering what to do next. We’ve written about what you can consider doing, based on our own ideas and what organisations have told us. Spoiler: it doesn’t all have to be about big data strategies - small and manageable can be just as powerful.
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Our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered in March to wrangle with the challenges of communicating data accessibly. The group was full of tips and experiences that have come together in this essential guide on accessible data communication.
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Our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered in February to discuss impact measurement in nonprofits. During the discussion, many had useful tips and advice to share. Here’s a writeup of the discussion.
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In a salute to Saku Chandrasekara, 2023 Great British Bake Off contestant and one of Data Orchard’s founding directors, here Sian Basker shares our new creative resource for unlocking hearts and minds around data.
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Recently, our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered to discuss AI in nonprofits. What are people using it for? What are the concerns about using it? What are the barriers? Here’s a writeup of the discussion.
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Following recent analysis by the team into data roles and salaries in the nonprofit sector, we summarise some of the big issues nonprofits need to consider when thinking about how to resource data roles.
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Orchestras Live recently completed their second data maturity assessment, with impressive results. Here, we tell their story towards mastering data maturity and why we think they’ve been successful with data.
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In June’s Nonprofit Datafolk Club workshop, we discussed the topic of data storage with an excellent group of data folk. Read Hannah’s writeup for a summary of the discussion about how nonprofits store data and wishes for the future.
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In September, our Nonprofit Datafolk Club spent some time unpacking the results of our report, released in July - State of the Sector: Data maturity in the Nonprofit Sector 2023. Here’s some of the questions and reflections they had.
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In May, our Datafolk Club focus was on pursuing a data career in the nonprofit sector, and we had some excellent discussions with folk ranging from data analysts and scientists to managers and heads of data. Hannah Khwaja shares the key learning points.
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On 4th July we launched our 2023 State of the Sector report - analysing levels of data maturity in the nonprofit sector. We held a launch webinar where Sian Basker gave a brief overview of the findings. Watch it here.
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Our 2023 State of the Sector report analyses the latest data from users of our online Data Maturity Assessment tool to see what it tells us about the state of data maturity in the not-for-profit sector..
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For our April Nonprofit Datafolk Club workshop, we discussed the challenges and approaches to get leadership buy-in around data. If this is something you’re tackling, read our crowd-sourced set of pointers.
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Our panel - from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, Scottish Government and Stirling Council - discuss assessing data maturity in the public sector.
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For our March Nonprofit datafolk club, we had a lovely group of folks join us to discuss data science in nonprofits. Here are some of their thoughts about the opportunities that data science could offer and how nonprofits can make the most of it.
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Choosing a survey tool can be a challenging task for nonprofit organisations. So, we’ve looked at eight survey tool providers to consider, and broken down the key features and considerations of each.
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We offer a crowd-sourced list of organisations that offer data support to social sector organisations.
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As part of our Nonprofit datafolk Club, we invited people to get together for an hour in January to discuss their use of geodata. The knowledge and experience they shared is a useful source of inspiration and ideas on geodata.
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