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Charity care homes
By Tom Collinge .
On 4 September 2020.
What do we know about the charitable care sector and how it compares to other providers?
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Understanding your data: One way to build back better?
By Peter O'Flynn .
On 23 July 2020.
As we emerge from lockdown, charities are asking, how can we build back better? Data can help ensure that our focus is on the right questions.
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Our analysis of Covid-19 data from Buttle UK
By Alex Miller.
On 16 July 2020.
This analysis is based on demand data from Buttle UK, who give grants to support children and young people in crisis.
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State of the Sector 2020
By Will Hanford-Spira.
On 18 May 2020.
Our research captures our sector in the final few months of calm so that funders and policy makers can best support charities.
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Covid-19 data for charities and funders
By Alex Miller.
On 24 April 2020.
Data can show the places that are currently suffering the most from Covid-19, and those that have underlying risk factors.
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Identify, prevent and predict: Using data to stop global trafficking
By Ana-Sofia Baillet & Robyn Phillips.
On 4 March 2020.
This guest blog by STOP THE TRAFFIK emphasises the importance of data in identifying, preventing and predicting global trafficking hotspots.
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Understanding Impact
By James Noble, Peter O'Flynn, and Anne Kazimirski .
On 12 February 2020.
How to turn your theory of change into a plan for measurement, the five types of data you will need to pay attention to, and how to prioritise what to measure.
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Data protection day: A time for celebration and reflection
By Rosario Piazza .
On 28 January 2020.
As part of data protection day, Principal for Data, Rosario Piazza discusses the opportunities GDPR can bring for the social sector.
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NPC Labs: Why we’re embracing open working at NPC
By Alex Green .
On 14 January 2020.
NPC Labs is a sketchbook, drawing board and very ambitious to-do list all rolled in to one. Moving to thinking as part of a wider community.
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Data Labs update
By Will Hanford-Spira.
On 22 August 2019.
Our Data Labs project aims to open up government administrative data to the social sector so they can better understand their impact.