Last year we partnered with New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) to discover how collaboration had changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Following on from that initial piece of work, we have been developing the Bucks Data Exchange, a collaboration between the Rothschild Foundation, Buckinghamshire Council, Leap, Heart of Bucks, Buckinghamshire New University and the Bucks VCSE Partnership Board. This is a multi–agency collaborative project to collect and share data on needs, demand and provision in Bucks. The recent national government report calling for better data and highlighting the role of charities and community in the government’s ‘Levelling up’ agenda have reinforced how important this type of initiative is.

As part of the Bucks Data Exchange project the following online events have been organised, which hope to benefit those working in the sector use available data tools and explore trends. These events are free to attend, just register below:

‘Local Insight’ data training: Wednesday 8th December 2021

At this online event we will introduce charities and community sector organisations to the FREE data platform; ‘Local Insight’. Local Insight contains a wealth of high quality data about the profile of residents in Bucks and their needs. This data can be used to support funding applications, strategy decisions and evaluations.

We will hear from Buckinghamshire Council’s Business Intelligence team, who will demo the Local Insight platform and explain its functionality. There will also be time for questions and discussion. The full details for this event are below.

Date:  Wednesday 8th December

Time:    11am–12pm

Venue:   Zoom (link will be forwarded on booking)

Please register to attend online by clicking here.

Bucks Data Exchange meet-up: Thursday 13th January 2021

This event will bring together VCSE organisations and data experts to explore local data on poverty in Bucks. We will hear from Buckinghamshire Council’s Business Intelligence team, who will present new data into local poverty trends, as well as Citizens Advice Bucks who will share insights from their work.

There will be an opportunity for questions, as well as group activities. We have designed this meet-up as an opportunity for people working in Bucks to share data on important social issues, and support each other with their data needs. The full details for this event are below:

Date:  Thursday 13th January

Time:     10am–12pm

Venue:   Zoom (link will be forwarded on booking)

Please register to attend online by clicking here.