Stories & news
Learn about the organisations we’ve worked with and their projects, meet our fantastic volunteer community, or catch up on our latest news!
Chatting about bots
A growing number of third sector organisations are developing AI-powered chatbots.
Pilots, projects and plans
To pilot the first project of what we hope will become a regular series, we worked with our community to run a deep dive into our volunteering processes.
Can charities use AI responsibly?
“Generative AI can be a valuable tool, but it comes with genuine environmental and social costs that can't be ignored.”
How does data support good governance?
When times are challenging, and difficult decisions need to be made, asking the right questions and having the data to answer them can be crucial.
AI and the third sector: Catch-22?
Using AI is a challenge for a sector rooted in values, ethics, and justice, and it doesn’t have an easy solution.
Welcome our new Chair, Sophie Flemig
“My hope is that every charity leader and team we work with feels empowered and confident to use data in ways that strengthen their mission and, most importantly, allow them to serve their communities better.”
Building impact with care
A look at what’s been happening behind the scenes at DataKind UK, and a sneak peek of what we’ve got coming up.
Bridging the gap between the use of AI in the private and third sector
The 2024 AI Summit was jam-packed with cutting-edge technology, inspiring ideas, and hope for the future. What does our panel of charity leaders think this means for third sector organisations?
Updating our organisation’s values — why now?
As a charity and community, we want our mission, strategy, and values to be fully aligned and working for everyone involved with us. Our values underpin all areas of our work and inform all our decisions.
Creating shared data insights for the third sector
We have refreshed our approach, offering more guidance, the potential for more impactful insights for participant organisations, and more opportunities to share learning across the sector.
Welcome Elizabeth!
Elizabeth is our new Project and Events Manager, passionate about her background in public engagement.
Welcome Caitlin!
Caitlin Loftus is DataKind UK’s new Data Science Project Manager. She supports our data science programmes, triaging, scoping, and overseeing our projects.
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.
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.
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.
Board member: Welcome Kate!
Welcome to our new board member, community representative Kate Vang! Kate has been an active member of the DataKind UK community since 2015, previously serving as Chapter Lead, where she helped grow its incredible community of volunteers.
Board member: Welcome Lindsey!
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new board member Lindsey MacDonald as our new Vice-Chair of trustees. Lindsey is passionate about tackling inequality and creating a charity sector that delivers on the promises it makes.
Board member: Welcome Tariq!
Tariq Khokhar joins us as the new Chair of our board of trustees. With his extensive background in both international development and technology, we know he’ll be a driving force behind DataKind’s activities and mission.