# Data4Good

> Data4Good is a UK social enterprise, established in 2025, that connects data volunteers with charities and non-profits. Students, graduates, professionals and career changers work in small, supervised teams to turn charity data into insight. Charities get pro bono data analysis. Volunteers get real experience. Funders and partners make it possible.

Key facts:
- Type: UK social enterprise, founded 2025 by Kieran Zhané (Founder & CEO).
- What it does: matches skilled data volunteers (students, graduates, professionals, career changers) with UK charities and non-profits for supervised, pro bono data analysis projects, ongoing support and data hackathons.
- Cost: free for volunteers — there is no membership fee.
- Volunteer status: currently at capacity; new volunteers can join a waitlist at https://data4good.co.uk/waitlist.
- Charities can request support at https://data4good.co.uk/charities; sponsors and partners can enquire at https://data4good.co.uk/partners.
- Contact: team@data4good.co.uk

## Pages
- [Home](https://data4good.co.uk/): What Data4Good is, how data becomes good, who it is for and how a project runs.
- [Volunteer with Data4Good](https://data4good.co.uk/volunteers): Free data volunteering for students, graduates, professionals and career changers: benefits, skills, time commitment and how it works.
- [Volunteer waitlist](https://data4good.co.uk/waitlist): Volunteer places are full; join the waitlist to be contacted when places open.
- [Data support for charities](https://data4good.co.uk/charities): Pro bono data analysis for UK charities and non-profits: services, process, data protection, eligibility and how to request support.
- [Partners and sponsors](https://data4good.co.uk/partners): Sponsor hackathons, fund student grants or charity projects, and build a talent pipeline.
- [Projects](https://data4good.co.uk/projects): Current charity data projects and how projects are scoped, supervised and handed over.
- [Events and hackathons](https://data4good.co.uk/events): Upcoming Data4Good data hackathons for charity and what to expect.
- [About Data4Good](https://data4good.co.uk/about): Mission, story, values and team of the UK data volunteering social enterprise.
- [Voluntary team roles](https://data4good.co.uk/careers): Voluntary (unpaid) team roles Data4Good is recruiting for and how to express interest.
- [FAQs](https://data4good.co.uk/faq): Answers about volunteering, charity support, partnerships and data protection.
- [Contact](https://data4good.co.uk/contact): How to reach the right person at Data4Good.
- [Accessibility statement](https://data4good.co.uk/accessibility): How the site meets WCAG 2.2 AA.

## Frequently asked questions
- **What is Data4Good?** Data4Good is a UK social enterprise, established in 2025, that connects data volunteers with charities and non-profits who need insight from their data. Volunteers work in supervised teams on real projects, so charities get skilled help and volunteers gain genuine experience. You can read more about us.
- **Is Data4Good free to join?** Yes, Data4Good is a free volunteering platform. There is no membership fee and nothing to pay to join the waitlist or take part in projects. Our work is supported by partners and sponsors who fund hackathons, student grants and charity projects.
- **Why is there a waitlist?** We are currently at capacity for new volunteers, so you can only join our waitlist for now. We want every volunteer to be properly supported and every charity project to be well supervised, so we open places gradually. We will contact you as soon as places become available.
- **Can I volunteer as a data analyst for a charity in the UK?** Yes. Data4Good places data volunteers with UK charities and non-profits, working in supervised teams. We are currently at capacity, so you can join our waitlist and we will contact you when places open. Students, recent graduates, professionals and career changers are all welcome to apply.
- **Do I need experience to volunteer with Data4Good?** No, you do not need to be an expert. We welcome students, recent graduates, professionals and career changers, and projects are supervised so you are supported. When you join the waitlist you tell us your role and skills, which helps us match you to suitable work.
- **What kind of data help can a charity ask for?** Charities can ask for help with things like cleaning and organising data, analysing surveys or service data, building dashboards, measuring impact and preparing evidence for funding bids. You can ask for a one-off project, ongoing support or a data challenge. The support request form lets you describe what you need.

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