Giselle Cory, executive director, DataKindUK Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk

1. Making the best use of data
in low-resource settings
Giselle Cory, Executive Director

2. 1. Know thyself! Understanding
your org’s data maturity
2. People first
3. But which tools?
4. Approach matters
5. Making the case for investment

3. data science
capacity

5. Welcome!

10. Data maturity

13. Leadership
Culture
Skills
Tools
Data
Uses
Analysis

14. Leadership
Culture
Skills
Tools
Data
Uses
Analysis
Excited CEO
Excited staff
Recruited 2
analytical staff
Data
infrastructure
The right data is
collected
Data for decision
making
Experimenting!

15. People

16. - Invest in people before
platforms

17. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff

18. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff

19. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff
- Add an apprentice

20. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff
- Add an apprentice

21. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff
- Add an apprentice
- Use support networks

22. - Invest in people before
platforms
- Upskill staff
- Add an apprentice
- Use support networks
Social Data Society

23. Tools

24. Everyone is on a digital/data journey!

25. Get there
without code

26. Get there
without code

27. Make maps
without code

28. Make maps
without code

29. Get coding!

30. Get coding!

31. Approach

32. What is the problem?

33. Eddie Copeland: A four step step approach to collaborative data projects
What’s the problem?

34. Eddie Copeland: A four step step approach to collaborative data projects
What’s the problem?

35. Ethics and law

36. From Sense About Science
1. Where does the data come from?
2. What assumptions are being made?
3. Can it bear the weight being put on
it?

37. Make the case

38. - Show, don’t tell
- Start with one thing
- Don’t worry about the tech
- Educate your funders!

40. https://vimeo.com/343034018

41. - Show, don’t tell
- Use pro-bono support

42. - Show, don’t tell
- Use pro-bono support

43. @DataKindUK
giselle@datakind.org.uk

44. Just incase

45. What does DataKind UK do?
● Data therapy
● DataDives
● DataCorps

46. To provide additional insight or challenge/confirm
existing assumptions to enable humans to deliver better
services
● Understand need and demand
● Effective campaigning
● Understand the people we work with
● Evaluate services
● Improve operational efficiency