Practical approaches to building a positive data and learning culture in your organisation

Event organiser:
Association of Charitable Foundations
Wednesday
12
March
2025
10:00 am
12:30 pm
Until
Wednesday
12
March
2025
12:30 pm
Online
Online

Summary

An interactive workshop, part of ACF's learning event programme, which will present established and innovative approaches and tools to building an organisation-wide data and learning culture

Together, we will work through practical ways of answering:

  • What might a positive data culture look like in my organisation or network?
  • What are the first steps to shifting my organisational culture and getting colleagues on board?
  • How do I encourage colleagues who are less confident with collecting and using data and evidence, and create a psychologically safe environment?
  • How can I create space for learning without overloading colleagues?
  • Where should I start with drafting data principles, a data glossary, or a data strategy?

You’ll leave the workshop with a clearer understanding of your own organisational data and learning culture and examples and practical tools to help you take the next step. 

This workshop will be of most use to staff that are: a) using (or would like to use) data and evidence regularly; or b) are developing organisation-wide approaches to monitoring and evaluation; or c) have a vision for the strategic use of data in their organisation, and the authority to implement this.

Speaker/presenter: 

James Bowles, Charities Aid Foundation

James is an Impact Adviser at Charities Aid Foundation, where he offers bespoke, strategic support to private clients, corporates, trusts and foundations, government, and charities and social purpose organisations. He has developed learning curriculums and data culture workshops for the Trussell Trust, the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Data Maturity programme, 360giving and individual foundations and non-profit organisations. He has a PhD from the University of Birmingham which studies the construction of data by non-profit organisations and is on the advisory board of a digital inclusion initiative in Birmingham.

Price for ACF members: £100

Price for non-members: £200 - non-members are welcome to attend this event if they meet the criteria for ACF membership.

This event will take place online. Zoom instructions will be sent 48 hours before.

If you would like to discuss access requirements or have any questions, please contact acf@acf.org.uk

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