Interactive Covid-19 data for charities and funders
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Regularly updating and interactive data on charities and the coronavirus crisis
We have built a regularly updating and interactive databank, to help charities and funders see the places most affected by Covid-19, and those that have underlying factors—such as age, health, ethnicity, economic indicators, and multiple deprivation—which may put them at risk. Our databank also includes dashboards which show charity demand data, allowing us to better understand what charities are experiencing on the ground and to set that against the official Covid-19 cases and death figures. The demand data is from the charities Turn2us and Buttle UK. This data focuses on applications, needs and beneficiary demographics. You can find our in depth analysis of the Turn2us data here and the Buttle UK data here.
We’ve done this because there are large amounts of data available from government and official sources, which tell us about the health and economic vulnerability of certain places and communities, but this data is spread across numerous sources and can be hard to compare.
Different data within our data set will have different weight to different organisations. Users can choose which factors matter most to them, or which factors they are best equipped to engage with. This is not intended to be a comprehensive data set. Nor is it intended to provide an index of the most affected or most vulnerable people and places in the UK. You can watch a tutorial video on how to use our dashboard here.
Thank you to Turn2us and Buttle UK for sharing their data with us. NPC’s Covid-19 data for charities and funders is supported by the Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.
How to use the dashboard and the data
For guidance on how to navigate our interactive dashboard, please watch this tutorial video. This video was recorded on 30 June 2020.
Further info and how to get involved
We want to further expand the range of data available to charities and funders. We are exploring including more charity demand data, funder data, plus data on mutual aid groups and social enterprises. We can only improve our dashboard with the support of others, so if you see the potential of this work and want to be involved, please get in touch. If you are a funder and you need help to further analyse this data, please contact us to discuss what services we could provide to you, click here.
NPC’s Covid-19 data tracker is one of the best resources I’ve seen globally that aims to track areas of greatest need in our communities due to coronavirus. A clear, aggregated, data-driven view of the people and places that need extra support is particularly needed right now as charities and donors struggle with prioritization of resources and efforts.
Parastou Youssefi, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Our analysis of Covid-19 data from Turn2us
This analysis is based on demand data from Turn2us, a national charity which helps people in financial need gain access to financial help. From analysing this data set we have identified key trends about this crisis relating to increased demand.
Our coronavirus data for charities and funders
We are collating and analysing data that is relevant to the coronavirus outbreak, to help inform the response to this crisis from charities and funders.
Our analysis of Covid-19 data from Buttle UK
This analysis is based on demand data from Buttle UK, who give grants to support children and young people in crisis. We have identified some key themes from analysing this 2019 and 2020 data, and it is an example of what we can learn from tools like our interactive data dashboard.
