Data Orchard combines specialist skills in research, statistics and data with a passion for making the world a better place socially, economically and environmentally.
BETTER DATA ⇒ GREATER IMPACT
If your work is about improving lives or changing the world for the better, we can help you use data to do more. Here’s how…
WE CAN HELP BUILD YOUR DATA CAPABILITIES AND SKILLS
Our data maturity assessments, training and capacity building, and support with data strategy and impact measurement enable organisations to unleash the power of their people and data.
Hire us for a specific project or make use of our outsourced data team for ongoing support. Our expert team are here to help when you don’t have the time or skills in house.
Our work promotes the importance and value of data for good. We share resources, carry out sector research, raise awareness, and bring people together through our monthly Datafolk Club.
Our Nonprofit Datafolk Club gathered in February to discuss hints and tips on adopting new data tools. Read this before you make plans for investing in new data tools in the coming financial year!
This case study - on LGBT Foundation’s journey from data silos to a single source of truth - was produced as part of our work with 10GM to develop data maturity in the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester.
We were commissioned by 10GM to research data and intelligence in the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester, to help them better understand the current situation, and engage the sector in exploring how data and intelligence could contribute to improving VCSE activity and services.
We supported Scotland’s law centre for children and young people, Clan Childlaw, to complete a data maturity assessment, develop a data strategy, and then take action to implement their strategy.
#Data4good tips, tools and tales for March. Our amazing new team, doing less and being more, Scotland’s data pioneers, tips on new data tools, courses, events and more…
Sian Basker, Co CEO at Data Orchard and Shona Nichol, Head of Data Standards at Scottish Government, reflect on the drive and change happening in Scotland around data for public good.
We’ve been busy recently training and onboarding a fabulous expanded team to support our consultancy and training work - we’re now delighted to introduce you to the big new team.
The numbers have been crunched and it’s finally here… This year’s analysis includes data gathered from almost 12,000 users over the last five years. It’s full of insights into how the data maturity of our sector is changing, detailed comparisons between the public and not-for-profit sectors… and, of course, it’s also brimming with fishualisations!