Only one in 20 charity leaders are prioritising use of data

Posted on: September 14, 2021

A report into data maturity in the charity sector has found that only one in 20 organisations has leadership that is prioritising the use of data to support their organisation and mission.

It has also emerged that a fifth of charities are still at the “emerging stage” in their use of data, although a third are in more advanced stages of data development.

The findings have been published by consultancy Data Orchard and are based on 572 respondents from more than 200 charities.

Data Orchard found that “only one in twenty organisations has leadership that prioritises data as a vital resource and understands how to use it to improve what the organisation does”.

Just under two thirds (63%) of charities have warned that their “leadership is not convinced about the value of data”.

Only a small minority (3%) of charity leaders are using past, present and forward-looking data to use decision making.

Meanwhile 8% of charity workers said their leadership “don’t use data for decision making at all” and only 28% say they have people with data analytics expertise within their leadership.

In addition, only around a quarter (24%) say their leaders are investing enough in data resources, for example people, skills, training and tools.

Read more here. 

Author: Alliance Admin
Posted:
Categories: News

Leave a Reply

Related Posts

Compassionate Businesses Network – Northeast Essex

When: Wednesday 23rd April: 8:30am – 10:30am Location: Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, University of Essex After a sell-out at our launch event in Feb, the Compassionate Businesses Network is thrilled to invite you to this next space for inspiring leadership, purposeful networking, and community-driven ideas. Join fellow forward-thinking professionals from across North East Essex to connect, collaborate and
Read more…

Read more...

Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) place-based support work

We are pleased to share some information about the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) place-based support work that Active Essex are leading on behalf of the Essex County Council Strengthening Communities Team. This work will be identifying what success looks like for the VCS at place, recognising the ambitions of local VCS organisations, the expertise
Read more…

Read more...

Less than one week to respond to the UK Government’s consultation on the proposed formation of a Mayoral Combined County Authority for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock.

There is now less than one week remaining to respond to the UK Government’s consultation on the proposed formation of a Mayoral Combined County Authority for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. While the proposed devolution deal could bring significant benefits such as greater local control over funding and decision-making in areas like skills, transport, and business
Read more…

Read more...