What are OpenStreetMap and WikiData, and how are they helping to map Wales in the Welsh language? Ben Proctor explains…
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Ben Proctor had a ball chatting to Dave Briggs at Sensible Tech earlier this month, about all things data maturity and public sector.
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The latest Data Orchard Newsletter:
Data4good tips, tools and tales... July 2021.
We are delighted to introduce you to two new members of the team who have joined us recently. Please join us in giving Becca and Charlotte a warm welcome.
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Our report - State of the Sector - Data Maturity in the Not-for-Profit Sector 2020 - explores the data from the first 15 months of use of our Data Maturity Assessment tool. So, what does the data tell us?
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People often ask us how Data Orchard came about and how we came to develop our Data Maturity Assessment tool, so we thought we’d write a blog to tell our story.
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The latest Data Orchard Newsletter:
Data4good tips, tools and tales... June 2021.
Part two of our two-part blog featuring emh group’s data story, explains how tackling their EDI data has been a springboard for enabling wider organisational change.
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In 2018, when we agreed a restructure with Sian and Mads as Co-Chief Executives, job-sharing a leadership role in the UK was relatively uncommon. Here, Mads shares why we love this way of working, and what we think is important to make it work.
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Databasic.io is a set of tools and workshops to help organisations kickstart their data culture. Ben explains why they work so well, and why we are working with Data Cymru to offer a brand new training programme for Wales .
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The latest Data Orchard Newsletter:
Data4good tips, tools and tales... May 2021.
We’re thrilled to be working with Collaborative Future on a really innovative programme, which may be of interest to many of you. The programme matches young talent with businesses for six-month internships aimed at encouraging diversity of background and experience.
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In 2019, emh group agreed a five-year strategy to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion was part of the DNA of the business. A key focus was to ensure that they were making data-driven service delivery decisions that reflected the needs of their residents, clients and staff.
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The latest Data Orchard Newsletter:
Data4good tips, tools and tales... April 2021.
In 2020 we began a trial with Superhighways to test out using our organisational Data Maturity Assessment with one of their cohorts of organisations – Datawise London.
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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named finalists in the British Data Awards 2021, for both the ‘Data for Good Initiative of the Year’ and the ‘Not-For-Profit of the Year’ categories.
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The national census is a rare and momentous occasion, especially if you’re a champion of data for good. Understanding our changing population and changing needs are vital for planning for our future.
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The latest Data Orchard Newsletter:
Data4good tips, tools and tales... March 2021.
The public sector appears to have taken a bigger interest in data maturity recently, with a spate of new strategies launched. So what’s happening, and how seriously is data maturity being taken across the different parts of the UK? Ben Proctor gives us a summary...
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Data Orchard Newsletter: February 2021
Welcome to the first of our regular monthly newsletters!