ICG
Building a global social mobility programme, without an in-house giving team
Supporting every part of a growing global programme of charitable activity.
The context
Since 2012, Sainsbury's Data Philanthropy Programme has mobilised analysts from across Sainsbury's, Nectar360, Argos and Sainsbury's Bank to help charities turn data into meaningful social and strategic insight.
The challenge
Many charities collect large amounts of data but lack the capacity or expertise to generate deep insight. Sainsbury's wanted to build a programme that used the skills of its analytics community to help charities understand their data, and needed help identifying charity partners to ensure a high-quality experience for both charity teams and analysts.
What we did
We supported the development of the programme alongside a team of internal stakeholders, and have since supported its delivery by:
- Recruiting and preparing high-impact charities
- Aligning charity needs with analysts' skills
- Supporting logistics, readiness and engagement
The impact
Outcomes have included dashboards, models, maps and actionable insights, such as route modelling that improved delivery efficiency for a food insecurity charity, and survey analysis that strengthened mentee matching for a youth charity.
- 100+
- participants at each event
- c.600 hours
- of expert support per event
The Giving Department's support has been invaluable in growing the Data Philanthropy programme. Their expertise in engaging charities and facilitating meaningful partnerships has helped us make a real impact year after year.
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