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Data for Action @DataforAction

Developing, sharing and supporting question-led approaches to working with data and insight that lead to doing. Always in a social purpose setting.

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Data for Action@DataforAction
21 Dec 2023
🤔 What do we do? We support and connect people, projects and ideas around the use of appropriate data or insight as the direct response to natural and meaningful questions. We centre everything on social purpose and a core aim: what does this mean we can (all) do next?
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Now Then Magazine@nowthenmag
27 Jun 2024
A new project hopes to map, define and name the hundreds of distinct neighbourhoods across Sheffield for the first time. Its designers say it could be the start of a radical devolution of power from the Town Hall to street level. But how? A thread 🧵👇
A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee

ALT A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee

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Simon J Duffy@simonjduffy
27 Jun 2024
Thanks @nowthenmag - this project is a @DataforAction @citizen_network project :
Now Then Magazine@nowthenmag
27 Jun 2024
A new project hopes to map, define and name the hundreds of distinct neighbourhoods across Sheffield for the first time. Its designers say it could be the start of a radical devolution of power from the Town Hall to street level. But how? A thread 🧵👇
A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee

ALT A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee
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A most excellent summary of our NHS-funded work with @CitizenForward in #Sheffield to start and build a conversation around neighbourhoods in the city. Thanks, @nowthenmag! 🙂 Thank you to @Maptionnaire and @felt too for making the mapping tools that underpinned this 🙌
Now Then Magazine@nowthenmag
27 Jun 2024
A new project hopes to map, define and name the hundreds of distinct neighbourhoods across Sheffield for the first time. Its designers say it could be the start of a radical devolution of power from the Town Hall to street level. But how? A thread 🧵👇
A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee

ALT A group of a dozen or so local residents sitting around a table in a community centre. On the table are some paper maps and some felt tip pens. A young man is standing up and speaking to them while holding a coffee
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Rosario Piazza@rosariop_jrf
12 Jun 2024
Can data collected by poverty relief charities become a game-changing asset in the fight against hardship and inequality in the UK? Find out more in my latest blog: medium.com/p/1e25ee1cd0ab/ed… #dataforaction #jrf #insightinfrastructure #innovation

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We've pulled together all our work with #charities and #civilsociety orgs on data sharing as part of @jrf_uk's Insight Infrastructure programme. Many thanks to everyone who contributed🙂 ⚡️ dataforaction.notion.site/Pr… ⚡️ @SchofieldAdel @rosariop_jrf @Tom_c_watson @MrTomFrench

Prototyping insight infrastructure for the charity sector | Notion

Since April 2023, Data for Action and Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) have been working together with a variety of charities and civil society organisations from across the UK to explore the idea of...

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It was great to be part of this work with @NPCthinks, building on previous versions of their Local Needs Databank. We learned A LOT in the process, as we always do 🙂 @Tom_c_watson has been sharing his thoughts, and we'd love to hear what you think too...
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NPC@NPCthinks
9 May 2024
Our newly redesigned beta version of the Local Needs Databank is for anyone in the #charity sector who wants to know more about the #local areas in which they work and is looking to explore this with #data. Have a look and let us know what you think 👇 thinknpc.org/resource-hub/lo…
A screenshot of the Local Needs Databank homepage featuring: Health & Social Care, Advice & Support, Charity sector, Data Explorer, Contribute.

ALT A screenshot of the Local Needs Databank homepage featuring: Health & Social Care, Advice & Support, Charity sector, Data Explorer, Contribute.

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Citizen Network Research@CitizenForward
25 Apr 2024
⁉️ Love maps / Love data / Love neighbourhoods 🔎 discover our work with @MrTomFrench @DataforAction mapping #Sheffield 's neighbourhoods 👁️ ow.ly/rqEj50RhZ2M #NeighbourhoodMapping #CommunityEngagement #DataVisualization #DataAnalysis #CommunityBuilding
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Citizen Network Research@CitizenForward
22 Apr 2024
⁉️ Love maps / Love data / Love neighbourhoods 🔎 take part in our work with @MrTomFrench @DataforAction mapping #Sheffield 's neighbourhoods 👁️ ow.ly/rqEj50RhZ2M #NeighbourhoodMapping #CommunityEngagement #DataVisualization #DataAnalysis #CommunityBuilding
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Here's a summary of all the work we've been doing with @CitizenForward in #Sheffield so far including a directory of all the *open* outputs... dataforaction.notion.site/Ma…

Mapping the neighbourhoods of Sheffield: the story so far | Notion

Over the past few months Data for Action and Citizen Network Research have been working together with citizens from across Sheffield to map the city’s neighbourhoods. This page documents this...

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Simon J Duffy@simonjduffy
16 Apr 2024
Does #Sheffield have 147 neighbourhoods? Well maybe - at least we think this (based on citizen data) is a good place to start for human scale and recognisable communities for citizen action. @DataforAction @CitizenForward @citizen_network @OpusIndependent @EmmaLatimer3
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 Claire Boardman@boardman_claire
17 Apr 2024
"Open by Default" - shifts everything.
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DataKind UK@DataKindUK
7 Mar 2024
Come and chat to us about using data to increase the impact of the third sector today at the @Women_In_Data conference! #WID
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Read more from our @Tom_c_watson about the work we're doing with @NPCthinks...
NPC@NPCthinks
7 Mar 2024
In this blog, Sarah Sandford, NPC’s Principal: Data, and Tom Watson, Director @DataforAction, share some exciting updates on our local needs databank and how you can get involved. thinknpc.org/blog/npcs-local… #Data #Charity #Philanthropy
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Tracey Gyateng@TGyateng
28 Feb 2024
Great new post from my colleague @marion_galley sharing her approach to "managing and updating the @360Giving data standard. Do have a read!
360Giving@360Giving
27 Feb 2024
💬"To manage the 360Giving Data Standard as a product, I needed to start where I always start: understanding our aims, talking to users and doing research to understand their needs" Learn how @marion_galley manages the Standard in our new blog 👇 threesixtygiving.org/2024/02… #OpenData
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NPC@NPCthinks
13 Feb 2024
In our latest blog, Sarah Sandford, NPC’s Principal: Data, and Tom Watson, Director @DataforAction, share some exciting updates on our local needs databank and how you can get involved. thinknpc.org/blog/npcs-local… #Data #Charity #Philanthropy

Local Needs Databank - NPC

Local Needs Databank. The tool that helped you better understand needs and charity work across the UK.

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Data for Action@DataforAction
19 Jan 2024
📢 Visual designer? Brand designer? Familiar with aligning social purpose and client principles in your work? We need your help... 👇🙂👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1…

Data for Action: Brand and design brief 2024

A brief outlining what Data for Action would like support with in relation to branding and design.

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What's next for our work with @jrf_uk on Insight Infrastructure? Read all about it... open.substack.com/pub/datafo… ... and get involved! 🙂
Prototyping insight infrastructure - narrowing our focus on what to develop

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Data for Action@DataforAction
21 Dec 2023
🤔 What do we do? We support and connect people, projects and ideas around the use of appropriate data or insight as the direct response to natural and meaningful questions. We centre everything on social purpose and a core aim: what does this mean we can (all) do next?
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