All Blog articles
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Data that speaks for itself: part 1
By Ellen Harries.
On 3 March 2014.
Researchers spend weeks, months and even years collecting data, so it makes sense to spend longer thinking about how to display our findings.
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Beauty and brains
By Jessica Nicholls.
On 28 February 2014.
The total accumulation of data over the past two years dwarfs the prior record of human civilisation.
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The fundraising crisis
By Cecilie Hestbaek.
On 27 February 2014.
Let’s take a closer look at why talking about fundraising efficiency and sharing those figures can help address common challenges.
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Using government data for good
By David Pritchard .
On 26 February 2014.
I will not be opting out of sharing my personal medical data, primarily because I see making it available as an act of altruism.
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Beyond typing pools and tea trollies
By Commission on the Voluntary Sector & Ageing.
On 24 February 2014.
Last month we joined the futurologist Wendy Schultz and a room full of voluntary sector leaders to contemplate the world in 2034.
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Social investment—the pros and cons
By Dan Corry.
On 21 February 2014.
If we think about how long it took the private investment market to develop, it's clear that the social investment market will also take time to grow.
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A tool for (self) analysis
By Lindsay Hodgson.
On 20 February 2014.
Theory of change helps you describe the change you want to make and the steps involved in making that change happen.
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Cancer vs. cancer
By Lena Baumgartner.
On 18 February 2014.
Many of us were recently shaken by the hard-hitting posters: bleak images of pancreatic cancer patients next to a statement 'I wish I had breast cancer'.
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Partners not supplicants
By Rob Abercrombie.
On 13 February 2014.
Housing associations are significant players when it comes to funding community services.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.