Involving the Community in Evaluation

Unexpected opportunities can give us a chance to brush up on our skills, and even learn some new ones. Alan Mackie reflects on how saying “yes” to a last-minute request gave him the opportunity to think about community engagement, and what it takes to create a successful project. Last November I had the opportunity to […]
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Maps, Pipes, and Data: How APIs and external data can improve service delivery

By combining and analysing data from various sources, it’s possible to generate novel insights that can improve service delivery and help to improve outcomes. Kasra Aghajani uses data, APIs, and his coding skills to create lightweight but effective applications for Get the Data’s clients. The world is full of exciting and freely available data, some […]
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Get the Data’s 10th Anniversary – a Look Back on Our First Decade

This month we celebrate the tenth anniversary of Get the Data. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years already, it sometimes feels like we’re just getting started. Anniversaries are a time for celebration and we want to celebrate what Get the Data have achieved in our first decade, and we want to thank our […]
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GtD’s Transatlantic Team

For many of us the way in which we work has changed dramatically in the last two years. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many more of us now work from home or work remotely. Modern communications technology means that anyone can collaborate with colleagues on a different continent as easily as if they […]
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