
Research and consultancy @apteligen, supporting nonprofit organisations with strategic data use. Formerly @unibirmingham.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about how to help organisations use data for strategy and develop a strategy for data. I've written a blog on where I think might be a good place to start (feedback very welcome!) jamesjbowles.com/2023/02/20/…
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This has been an exceptional night.
BREAKING: Sir Ed Davey hails 'exceptional' election result for Liberal Democrats
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#DWP's decision to prosecute #Carers is heartless and stupid. As a former DWP Minister I think the entire #carersallowance needs reform @MarshadeCordova @patrickjbutler @Helen_Barnard . These people doing essential work and are treated abysmally. Here's why
I’m using LinkedIn far more than Twitter these days. If we’ve connected on here and you enjoy charity / data content then do connect on LinkedIn too uk.linkedin.com/in/james-bow…
It's #theorythursday and this week's theory is the "nonprofit starvation cycle", which occurs when the true cost of overheads are not recognised, forcing organisations to spend less than is required on essential costs such as infrastructure, staffing, and governance.
In the UK, two important initiatives to break the nonprofit starvation cycle have been:
- Support for grantees to measure and report 'Full cost recovery'
-@IVAR_UK’s open and trusting programme
If we reframe core costs / overheads as contributing to an organisation's long-term sustainability and capacity, then are donors more likely to be willing to fund them?
It can be hard to get funding for tech and data costs, but reframing the purpose of tech and data as contributing to an organisation's overall strategy, to the stewardship of resources, and long-term sustainability, might help. #theorythursday





