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The free charity Data Finder is an online database, with analytics, that finds free open source data on charities, the sectors they work in, and fundraising, both UK and globally, and pro bono data support and free data analysis and management software. It's very simple to use and links you everything from key fundraising statistics to huge open source portals.
There are also 2 other free online databases Funding Finder and Help Finder, plus 60+ policy templates, 8 online health checks, the huge resource base, and Quality Mark. A one-stop shop for everything you need.
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You can choose from 3 levels of charity data size/complexity - from key information and analysis, through to data catalogues and huge data portals. The largest I've found so far has 70,000 data sets. However, the majority of large data portals have key facts and statistics, and many have interactive maps and graphs, so can be easily used by almost anyone.
Data Finder finds 3 types of charity statistics:
But it also finds data on just about anything else, from economics to society, and has a search category for pro bono data advice and free data analysis tools & software.
There are 19 search categories. However, to make Data Finder as simple to use as possible, similar categories are paired, so there are 33 to choose from. Once you've run your search just click the name of any provider to be taken to their website. Some of the data portals have tens of thousands of data sets, so the key is to search fairly broadly, then once you access a suitable portal, search using more specific words. For example, search the 'Health' category to find a suitable data source, then with "breast cancer" to find the data you want.
| Arts & Culture | Maps & Geography |
| Charities & NGOs | Minoritised Groups |
| Crime & Justice | Other Data |
| Economy & Finance | Poverty & Deprivation |
| Education & Training | Pro Bono Support |
| Environment & Animals | Society & Population |
| Fundraising & Donations | Tools & Software |
| Health & Social Care | Transport & Housing |
| Humanitarian & Corruption | Volunteering & Staff |
| Small Charities | Our definition is under £1m pa, but it is used for other sizes of charities by orher organisations |
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure bodies, such as CVSs and volunteer centres. |
| Artificial Intelligence | If you search using AI it brings up every word that includes "ai". |
Use the Fundraising & Donations search category to find fundraising statistics and data, charitable giving and donations, and to research donors, prospects and companies.
If you're looking for grant makers, use Funding Finder. For company donations, use the Help Finder Donations - Funding category and for products, including raffle items, the Donations - Products & Equipment category.
Diversity and inclusion is something we think we should do, not just talk about. Find statistics and data on those who have been marginalised and excluded, using the Minoritised Groups search category. The Charity Excellence Funding Finder and Help Finder online directories have similar categories.
Choose the geographical areas you want data for. If you want local county or borough statistics and it doesn't seem to come up in your location search, use the Key Word search by entering the location name or search using 'borough' to find a national data set that includes this level of data. Many international data portals include UK data, so don't overlook these.
| UK | International |
| England | Americas |
| Scotland | Asia |
| Wales | Africa |
| Northern Ireland | Europe |
| London |
A registered charity ourselves, the CEF works for any non profit, not just charities.
Plus, 60+ policies, 8 online health checks, the Quality Mark and the huge resource base. Our AI Ready programme and our 11 free online AI training courses.
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We would never knowingly link to any website that contains offensive, illegal or suspect information, or potentially scam links and we carry out checks as best we can. However, our system links charities not only to help but also websites with online lists of links and other databases. This gives you access to an enormous range of funding, resources and help but no organisation, let alone a volunteer run charity, could potentially check and validate everything.
Consequently, in using our system you accept that we cannot take any responsibility for 3rd party content or links and you agree that you will carry out all reasonable checks to keep yourself safe.
In the event you ever come across something that concerns you, please inform us immediately - ian@charityexcellence.co.uk.
