Where to get data on charities in the UK
When the pandemic hit and the charity sector struggled to predict its impact, it highlighted the need for better data. But what data does exist? And how do you get it? This blog outlines some of the most important data sources for anyone with an interest in the UK charity sector.
Kneading to relax: exploring lockdown baking trends
With millions confined to their homes, bread making started trending in 2020. Analysing data from Reddit reveals some interesting facts about the sourdough community [...]
Exploring QGIS for visualising maps
I recently left my old job and my team gave me an amazing book with 100 maps of London. Feeling inspired, I wanted to explore some mapping tools for geospatial data. This blog shows some of my experiments using QGIS, an extensive open source desktop software. [...]
Germany’s most popular audio drama in numbers
Die drei ??? (the three investigators) is Germany's most popular audio drama. As a huge fan and data lover, I wanted to explore the show in more detail while also learning some new data science skills. This is what I found [...]
Charity data: Common issues with sector definitions
What is a charity? How big is small? What do charities do? Having worked 4+ years with charity data I know there are no easy answers. This blog explores some common issues with sector definitions in research projects and why they matter [...]
How to better communicate research – learnings from a redesign project
When I started managing the UK Civil Society Almanac - an annual report on the charity sector - the project website and print publication felt outdated and incoherent while the content had almost become a copy and paste exercise. I was tasked with a redesign and this blog summarises what I learned. [...]
Where to get data on charities in the UK
When the pandemic hit and the charity sector struggled to predict its impact, it highlighted the need for better data. But what data does exist? And how do you get it? This blog outlines some of the most important data sources for anyone with an interest in the UK charity sector.
Kneading to relax: exploring lockdown baking trends
With millions confined to their homes, bread making started trending in 2020. Analysing data from Reddit reveals some interesting facts about the sourdough community [...]
Exploring QGIS for visualising maps
I recently left my old job and my team gave me an amazing book with 100 maps of London. Feeling inspired, I wanted to explore some mapping tools for geospatial data. This blog shows some of my experiments using QGIS, an extensive open source desktop software. [...]
Germany’s most popular audio drama in numbers
Die drei ??? (the three investigators) is Germany's most popular audio drama. As a huge fan and data lover, I wanted to explore the show in more detail while also learning some new data science skills. This is what I found [...]
Charity data: Common issues with sector definitions
What is a charity? How big is small? What do charities do? Having worked 4+ years with charity data I know there are no easy answers. This blog explores some common issues with sector definitions in research projects and why they matter [...]
How to better communicate research – learnings from a redesign project
When I started managing the UK Civil Society Almanac - an annual report on the charity sector - the project website and print publication felt outdated and incoherent while the content had almost become a copy and paste exercise. I was tasked with a redesign and this blog summarises what I learned. [...]