Next week sees new festival of data for charity sector
Melanie May | 5 May 2021 | News
The first Data4Good Festival takes place next week – from 10-13 May, showcasing charities using data to increase their impact.
The Data4Good Festival is being hosted by DataKind UK, in partnership with around 20 other charities and infrastructure and support bodies, with content for those new to using data, as well as for those who are more experienced.
People from more than 60 different organisations will be speaking at the Festival. Among those presenting are:
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- British Red Cross
- Change Grow Live
- Teach First
- Citizens Advice
- Street League
- London’s Air Ambulance
- HEAR Equality and Human Rights Network
- Peabody Housing Association
- Turn2Us
Funders will also be showcasing their own data use, including London Funders and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.
Among the topics being discussed are:
- How charities have used data to transform their impact
- How to produce data visualisations
- How to make the best use of CRM
- How to “decolonise” data to make sure it avoids systemic bias
- How to make data tell a story
- How to use data science – including natural language processing and modelling – to improve service delivery
- How to use specific tools – like Tableau, Microsoft power tools and Google’s data suite
Tickets cost between £45 (for charities with incomes under £100,000) and £95 (for charities with incomes over £1m) and are available here. The Festival is run on a not for profit basis, and there is also a bursary scheme available to help those for whom the ticket price is a barrier. More information on this can be requested by emailing fe******@da******.uk. The full programme for the festival is available to view here.
Giselle Cory, Executive Director of DataKind UK, said:
“In 2018, the first Data4Good conference took place, hosted by Data Orchard and partners, and we were pleased and surprised by how much engagement and enthusiasm there was for this subject in the charity sector. Since then, the pandemic has underlined the importance of data in helping organisations to respond to changing needs in their communities, and continue to deliver high quality services during times of change.
“Data has never been higher on the agenda than it is now. We’re learning more and more how important it is that charities have access to good information for all sorts of reasons – to plan finances, deliver services, and maximise impact. So we’re delighted to welcome an amazing line up of speakers from charities big and small to talk to us at the Data4Good Festival.”
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.