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!
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
Getting people out of debt with Christians Against Poverty
“I’m really super excited about where we can go from here. If we do want to help more people, there’s absolutely no question that data can be a big part of that.”
Martin Cowles | Senior Project Manager, Christians Against Poverty
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.
Welcome Nicole!
Nicole is DataKind UK’s Communications Officer and ensures the world knows as much as possible about their work and impact. She has been working as a charity communicator for more than six years, with a background in literature and journalism.
Welcome Dulcie!
Dulcie oversees our data science support initiatives, providing technical oversight and working directly with charities to understand their data science needs.
Identifying food bank use with the Welcome Centre
“It’s really easy to be scared of data, GDPR, and all these things. But if you can embrace the idea and move forwards with it, it can be a really positive thing for you as an organisation, and for the people that you’re working with.”
Ellie Coteau | Manager, The Welcome Centre
