Data about the sector workshop
- 1. DISCOVER. LEARN. ANALYSE. SHAPE. REPEAT Hidden London DATAABOUT THE SECTOR
- 2. Sharing what we’ve been doing working with London CVSs Finding out what else this links to Collective next steps What we’ll be covering today
- 3. Goals & activities for Cornerstone Round 2 1. Data journeys 2. Data platforms and tools 3. Data learning resources 4. Data about the sector 5. Peer to peer data spaces Data journeys Data platform & tools Data about the sector Data learning resourc Peer spaces Peer spaces Peer spaces Peer spaces Community of practice
- 4. Data about the sector in London isn’t accessible in one place There’s a multitude of siloed directories & databases A lack of data standards & external publication means it’s difficult to collate data at a regional level There is huge duplication of effort, and sector organisations are being required to add their data in multiple locations Open data sets have limitations – they’re complex and it’s harder to discover ‘below the radar organisations’ The problem
- 5. Agreed minimum data standards Linking of local data sets to regional level We better understand the scope, scale and make up of civil society in London What does good look like?
- 6. Can we identify existing data collection opportunities to start to standardise e.g. State of the Sector reports? Can we bring infrastructure orgs, local government, health agencies and funders to work together? Can the sector lead this work, dictating how sector data is categorised and used? Our learning questions
- 7. Workshops for infrastructure organisations in 2021 Who needs data about the sector? What are the use cases? What small step could we take together to improve things? Co-design activity
- 8. State of the Sector reports Work in Kingston, Southwark and Tower Hamlets
- 9. Progressing with… 1. Working with London Plus & the CVS Network to explore standardising State of the Sector surveys 2. Mapping other directories of VCSE organisations held by other infrastructure / networks 3. Exploring whether we can support use of open data about the charity sector
- 10. State of the Sector Survey
- 11. Using Charity Commission data
- 12. Links to other work… Data Collective: Place based spoke VCSE Observatory London Funders London Plus: Impact of Infrastructure VCSE Alliances & ICS Civic Strength Index
- 14. Our experiments Charity Commission data explorations
- 15. Can we create a step by step guide so people can filter charity commission data for their own areas?
- 16. See blog and guide here
- 17. Steps to first download the Charity Commission data Technical steps needed to manipulate the data in Excel – complete with screenshots Information about the Charity Commission Tables and Fields An important part of understanding this table (which also applies to some of the other tables in the list)is to know the difference between the “registered_charity_number”, “linked_charity_number” and “organisation_number” fields. Guide needed to include
- 18. Conclusions It’s probably too complex for the intended audience! Multiple data tables Need to use PowerQuery in Excel Need to Look up postcode against external geo data Processing power required – big data sets Needs good understanding of Charity Commission data – including detailed nuances & caveats of specific data fields…
- 19. Can we create a useable/ accessible interface with charity commission data that anyone can filter for their place?
- 20. Proof of concept – prototype 1 * Caveats – just the Charities data table, with postcode look up for borough based in
- 21. Next steps Creating a data dictionary (building on Charity Commission’s own) Adding & linking other Charity Commission Tables and Fields Adding Filters – so users can exclude charities not relevant to the scenario e.g. schools, PTAs etc Exploring using Find that Charity download / API
- 23. Related work – tools / platforms Charity Explorer
- 24. What other tools / platforms / data sources does this link with? Let’s share…
- 25. Civic Strength Index Innovation Challenge Current work consulting local authorities, local infrastructure and funders What activities contribute to local social support? Insights will shape criteria for inclusion/exclusion of charity data feeding into the index Contact us to book a 45 min interview Join a workshop on 13 Dec 9.30 – 11 (CVSs only) – book your place here
- 26. Who’s interested in working with us on this? Setting up a community of practice in London?