Data for social good : non-profit sector data projects / Jane Farmer, Anthony McCosker, Kath Albury, Amir Aryani

Includes bibliographical references and index

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Case Studies of Data Projects -- Chapter 3 Data Capability Through Collaborative Data Action -- Chapter 4 Activating for a Data-Capable Future

This open access book provides practical guidance for non-profits and community sector organisations about how to get started with data analytics projects using their own organisations' datasets and open public data. The book shares best practices on collaborative social data projects and methodology. For researchers, the work offers a playbook for partnering with community organisations in data projects for public good and gives worked examples of projects of various sizes and complexity. Jane Farmer is Director of the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. Anthony McCosker is Deputy Director of the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. Kath Albury is co-Leader of the Digital Inclusion Program at Swinburne University of Technology Social Innovation Research Institute. Amir Aryani leads the Social Data Analytics Lab at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne