Data about the voluntary sector: London Data Week 2025 launch event
08/07/2025

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Time: 09:30 - 10:30

Location: Online

Cost: Free

Description

Join us this London Data Week 2025 for one of two launch events of the London Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector Dashboard, a community-owned data platform designed to enhance the accessibility and visualisation of data about the social impact sector in London.

The London VCSE Sector Dashboard is a result of a collaborative effort led by Superhighways, as part of the Datawise London programme, funded by the City Bridge Foundation’s Cornerstone fund. This innovative tool aims to bring together existing public datasets with VCSE-owned data to create a comprehensive, interactive, and useful data platform.

Why was the Dashboard created?

Currently, data about the sector in London is scattered across multiple siloed directories and databases, making it difficult to access and collate. This fragmentation leads to duplication of effort and challenges in answering critical questions such as:

*How many organisations operate in London?
*What services do they provide?
*Where are they based?
*Who do they help?
*How can we support and collaborate with them?

This session will cover

You’ll hear and introduction to the Dashboard and discover:

*How to use its features and functionalities
*Insights on how the dashboard can support your work
*How voice and experience has shaped its development.

You'll have the chance to explore the dashboard, suggest areas for development and ask questions about the data.

Is this course for me?

Who Should Attend:
*Local government officers
*NHS and other health professionals
*London Borough Councils for Voluntary Service
*Data and digital support providers
*Charities in London

Course format

Large event webinar

This session is an online live-format webinar. You will hear from speakers relevant to the topic and may see demos of tools or techniques to help you in your work.

There will be limited interactivity although we may send you into smaller groups for networking.

It's great if you can join us with video but not essential throughout. These sessions may be recorded to share with a wider audience.

Trainer/s

Sorrel Parsons is our Digital Adviser & Training Manager at Superhighways and has 15 years' experience in supporting charities, community organisations and volunteers in the UK to communicate with the people that matter to them, demonstrate their impact and raise funds. Sorrel is a fan of making digital work on a shoestring.

Alice Linell is the Superhighways Data Lead. The Data team's focus is on helping small charities and community groups gain skills and knowledge to better use data to understand London's communities, identify need, develop services, demonstrate the impact of their work and advocate for change.