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WE HELP ORGANISATIONS GET BETTER WITH DATA

Data Orchard combines specialist skills in research, statistics and data with a passion for making the world a better place socially, economically and environmentally.

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BETTER DATA ⇒ GREATER IMPACT

If your work is about improving lives or changing the world for the better, we can help you use data to do more. Here’s how…

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WE CAN GATHER, EXPLORE AND ANALYSE DATA FOR YOU

Our skilled team offer high quality independent research and evaluation services for when you don’t have the time or skills in house.

 
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WE CAN HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR DATA MATURITY

Our bespoke support, training and coaching is helping organisations unleash the power of their own data and improve their impact and decision making.

 
 
 
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WE'RE BUILDING A DATA4GOOD COMMUNITY

We support learning, development and skills sharing for nonprofit data staff and data professionals who work in the nonprofit sector.

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Measuring impact in nonprofits
Measuring impact in nonprofits

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.

Announcing: Data Bake Off
Announcing: Data Bake Off

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.

AI in nonprofits
AI in nonprofits

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.

DATA MATURITY FRAMEWORK

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Since 2015 we’ve been developing our data maturity framework - to help assess data maturity and pinpoint where improvements can be made. Find out more >>

FEATURED PROJECT

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Using our Data Maturity Assessment to inform data strategy at Clan Childlaw
Using our Data Maturity Assessment to inform data strategy at Clan Childlaw

We supported Scotland’s law centre for children and young people, Clan Childlaw, to complete a data maturity assessment, develop a data strategy, and then take action to implement their strategy.

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Data4good tips, tools and tales... February 2024
Data4good tips, tools and tales... February 2024

#Data4good tips, tools and tales for February 2024. Imagining a better future, latest events and more…

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Uncharted: Imagining the future
Uncharted: Imagining the future

Here, our Co-CEO Sian Basker writes about her personal reflections on reading the thought-provoking book ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan, including how it encouraged her to imagine a positive future.

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Data4good tips, tools and tales... January 2024
Data4good tips, tools and tales... January 2024

#Data4good tips, tools and tales for January. Tips for your data cleaning day, farewells & welcomes, courses, events and more…

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Introducing the data cleaning day
Introducing the data cleaning day

Last October our team held our first whole-company data cleaning day. It was such a success we wanted to share our experience and encourage other organisations to do the same.

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Fond farewells and warm welcomes for new year 2024
Fond farewells and warm welcomes for new year 2024

At Data Orchard we say goodbye and thank you to our former Chair Nancy James and welcome her successor Suraj Vadgama and new Vice Chair Noreen Blanluet.

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Building data pathways and bridges: supporting small nonprofits
Building data pathways and bridges: supporting small nonprofits

Our Co-CEO Mads reflects on Datawise London’s great new report on small charity data journeys and how we support nonprofits to navigate data swamps.

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Data4good tips, tools and tales... November 2023
Data4good tips, tools and tales... November 2023

#Data4good tips, tools and tales for November. What mastering data maturity looks like, carbon reduction, latest events and more…

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Our chosen carbon reduction and biodiversity restoration projects
Our chosen carbon reduction and biodiversity restoration projects

Earlier this year we carried out a carbon footprint assessment. One of the key tasks in our plan was to identify carbon reduction and biodiversity restoration schemes that we could contribute to to offset our emissions. Here’s an update on the two projects we’ve chosen to support for 2023-26.

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Data4good tips, tools and tales... October 2023
Data4good tips, tools and tales... October 2023

#Data4good tips, tools and tales for October. Benchmarking housing organisations, diversity in data, courses, events, and more...

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