Open Charities

Open Charities

www.nominettrust.org.uk

Dan Sutch dan.sutch@nominettrust.org.uk @dansutch @nominettrust

Two lines of conversation

Ongoing ambition to be better at addressing social challenges

Data as one way of doing this:To describe aims, outcomes and valueData as stories, numbers, locations, costs etc

Development of networked technologies, tools & servicesGreater computational powerNew tools and resources

Effective use of data

Ongoing challenge to be better at addressing social challenges

Data as one way of doing this:To articulate the challenge we’re addressingTo describe aims & outcomesTo evidence effective practiceTo create arguments for effective ways of working

The network effect and the World Wide Web

Web 1.0 as ‘publishing and accessing documents online’

‘user as consumer’ Web 2.0 emergence of services/resources that support creation & user generated content

‘user as co-creator’

Web of data

‘user as researcher, lobbyist, fundraiser, analyst, actor ...

How do we create the ‘network effect’ around open charities?Demand and supply of good data, tools, services and support.

[network effect and standards]

[abundance of services, mash ups & content]

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Journey to today

State of the Art Review: Open Data and CharitiesWeb Science Trust Prof Nigel Shadbolt, Prof Dame Wendy Hall & Dr Thanassis Tiropanis- Mapping trends, policy and tech landscape- Identifying tech needs and roadmap

10 ‘data days’ – intrepid explorers!- What does it mean to start (or develop) use of (open) data- Pairing charity expert with tech/data expert- New ‘value relationships’

Event today- To share the case studies and lessons so far- To find shared challenges & opportunities- To shape the roadmap and way forward

Developing open charities: improving how we address social challenges

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