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Project volunteer Melissa Torgbi
“I saw data science as a way to solve problems using technology… that’s what it gave me.”
Project volunteer Orfeas Kypris
“I thought there must be a way to modernise nonprofits and help them make use of their data to improve outputs in a sustainable way.”
Introducing our new CEO, Kye Lockwood
DataKind UK is really excited to introduce our new CEO, Kye Lockwood. Kye has been working in the charity sector for two decades, most recently as the CEO of Hackney Foodbank.
Celebrating Giselle
We reflect on the incredible achievements of our outgoing CEO, Giselle Cory, as we look to the future.
Project volunteer Heiko Hotz
“DataKind is looking for people who are passionate about data science and willing to learn.”
Teaching the next generation with Stemettes
“The project was an amazing and enlightening experience for me. It has inspired me to improve our data quality and experiment to see what the data can produce.”
Tanikka Baylis | Impact Reporting Associate, Stemettes
Boosting inclusivity in schools with Inclusion Labs
“One of the best experiences I have had the privilege of having! Such a brilliant initiative!”
Temi Akindele Barker | CEO and founder, Inclusion Labs
Community member Lydia Monnington
“Working with totally new people and seeing how they approach new problems is fascinating.”
Five things Brightside learned about data
"The team really understood our mission, our data and our challenges, and cared about the work we do. The findings will inform our day-to-day delivery as well as our impact strategy."
Louise Jones | Head of Impact, Brightside
Online support for families with Action for Children
“Working with DataKind completely opened our mind to the possibilities of data, and gave us access to so many brilliant data scientists and their different perspectives.”
Lynn Roberts
Director of Growth and Service Design, Action for Children
Project volunteer Billy Zhao
“I was able to understand data challenges in the charity sector more clearly and share some best practices.”
DataKind UK and DEI — practising what we preach
We know that embedding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into our processes will improve the service we provide to charities, as it gives us more diversity of experience and thought in our projects.
Examining mental health in BAME communities with Sobus
“This data analysis has started opening doors.”
Shad Haibatan | Head of Organisational Development, Sobus
Committee member Michelle Lee
“It is exciting to see the possibilities in data science across both private and third sectors.”
Project volunteer Tanya Rofani
“I became a Data Ambassador to work closely with a social sector organisation, because it impacts real people who come to them for support.”
A very fond farewell from Giselle
Exits are always hard, but I know the time is right for me to pass on this wonderful privilege to a new CEO. Nearly four years ago I stepped into my dream job.
Finding the most vulnerable with Citizens Advice Lewisham
“DataKind UK’s recommendations… will help us align our services to the constant changes within the economy and Lewisham’s landscape in the coming years.”
CAL staff member
Helping young people affected by homelessness with Depaul
"The project demonstrated the potential of the data we had collected when you apply the right approaches and ask the right questions."
Beth Woods | Evaluation Manager, Depaul UK
Engaging 15,000 volunteers with St John Ambulance
“Working with DataKind really helped us to understand our own data and our own processes better... It really did exceed all our expectations.”
Nathan Palmer | Head of Programmes, St John Ambulance
Tapping into web-chat with Turn2Us
"We were excited about using text analysis techniques to pull out recurring issues and topics, streamline interactions, and make finite resources stretch to even more people!"
Meg Leyland | Project volunteer