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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Funders want robust evidence of impact. But they often won't fund the infrastructure that makes robust evidence possible. Let's talk about that. 🧵

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🧵 I built an interactive data dashboard on Love It or List It UK because apparently that's how I spend my time now.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Stuck with unrealistic evaluation asks? DM me. I help charities design evaluations that actually work for their budget and context. #SocialImpact #CharityData #ImpactMeasurement

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The best evaluation matches your resources. A well-designed survey beats a badly-executed RCT every time.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Three approaches that work for small-scale programmes: pre/post with validated tools, contribution analysis, or case-based evidence with clear mechanisms.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

What funders actually need isn't a control group. They need confidence that change happened AND that your service caused it.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Here's the reality: RCTs cost £50k+ to run properly. Most small charities have evaluation budgets under £5k. The maths doesn't work.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Your funder wants a control group for your 12-person pilot. This is a real conversation I had last week. 🧵

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

On my way to London to deliver a workshop with an awesome client. I’ve time to kill before my train home though, so if anyone wants to grab a coffee between 2 and 6pm, drop me a message. x

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Most Theory of Change diagrams are just fancy to-do lists. There, I said it. 🧵

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A dirty secret in the charity sector: most organisations collect loads of data but can't answer the one question funders care about most — "Did it work?" 🧵

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

More and more charities I work with appear to be questioning whether delivery is still viable at scale 💭 As costs rise, influencing and systems change can feel like a more sustainable route 📉➡️📣 I have written a short piece reflecting on this. Curious if it resonates 🤔

theimpactlab.co.uk

The Shift Away from Delivery: Why More Charities Are Stepping Back to Push for Systems Change | The Impact Lab

More and more charities that once defined themselves by what they delivered are now stepping back from delivery altogether.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This is super cool (the infographic not the deprivation). ⬇️

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Awesome day speaking at the Utilita Giving Conference today. Amazing amounts of energy on display to change the energy sector for the better. Let’s beat #FuelPoverty together. #Charity #ThirdSector #SocialImpact

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

It’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay and too many households are still choosing between heat and essentials ❄️💷 Next Thursday (4th Dec) I’ll be speaking at the 'One Call That’s All' Conference about how data and early intervention can make a real difference 📊🤝 More details about what they are up to here:

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One Call, That's All — Utilita Giving

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Still buzzing from last Tuesday’s #FutureofSocialImpact2025 Summit. I was incredibly lucky to be joined by some phenomenal guests to present on creating #MeasurementFrameworks that get used and #Data essentials for #SocialImpact. See you all again next year!

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Badly dressed researcher finds baby at conference and becomes very excited

Group picture of The Trust Impact team with their friends from the Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Worth a quick read if you’re into your data or charity leader: Blog: Making Sense of Change - How Small Charities Can Use IMD 2025 to Target and Tell Their Impact: theimpactlab.co.uk/press/blogs/...

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Making Sense of Change: How Small Charities Can Use IMD 2025 to Target and Tell Their Impact

A practical guide for small charities to use IMD 2025, compare with 2019, and target impact.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Checked the postcode for Buckingham Palace on my new IMD2025.co.uk site Apparently, the neighbours could use a little “levelling up.” See how your area’s deprivation scores have changed between 2019 and 2025. 👑📉 #IMD2025 #DataForGood #LevellingUp #UKData #OpenData #Mapping

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🚨 Big change for UK charities! SORP 2026 makes impact reporting part of the Trustees’ Report. You’ll need to show who you reached, what changed, and how you know. Get ready with our quick guide 👇 #SORP2026 #Charity #ImpactReporting

theimpactlab.co.uk

How the Charity SORP 2026 will reshape how UK charities report their work | The Impact Lab

For the first time, impact reporting will become a mandatory element of the Trustees’ Annual Report

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

After a long day of building, it’s live! 🎉 imd2025.co.uk gives you free tools to explore the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 — maps, lookups & insights for #researchers and small #charities tackling inequality. #IMD2025 #SocialImpact #DataForGood

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IMD 2025 Tools | The Impact Lab

IMD mapping and lookup tools for 2025 and 2019. Fast access to postcode and LSOA insights.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🧵 One of my favourite ideas: The Helsinki Bus Station Theory. It’s about creativity, originality, and the courage to stay on the bus — and it has everything to do with creating lasting social impact. #SocialImpact #Creativity 1/10

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Question for the Researchers and Data folks: Should companies be allowed to paywall ONS data (and not share the core results) despite access being granted on condition of 'benefiting the public?' 📊

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Buzzing to be leading a couple of breakouts at The Future of Social Impact 🙌 ⚡ How to design impact frameworks that actually get used ⚡ Data essentials for social impact 📅 Tues 18 Nov 🎟️ Tickets almost gone (<30 left) 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...

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The Future of Social Impact

Explore what it takes to create real impact. Join us for a day of honest talks, hands-on tools and bold ideas for meaningful change.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I am speaking at the next @dsc-charity.bsky.social online conference on 'Measuring and Reporting Impact'. I'm going to try and make it as practical as possible so people walk away with some actionable insights. Pre-questions also welcome! Details here: www.dsc.org.uk/event/grants...

dsc.org.uk

Grants Unlocked 2025 - Online conference on Thursday 18 September 2025 - Directory of Social Change

Securing grants is more competitive than ever, with increasing demand for funding and shifting priorities from grant-makers. To succeed, charities must refine their approaches, tell compelling stories...

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’m currently looking for a panel member for a session I’m hosting at our conference on the 18th November. I’m looking for an org that actively uses its impact framework as their North Star. If you are or know someone, give me a shout!

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

👋 Charity friends 👋 One of the top GDPR questions I get is "Can we collect postcodes?" The answer: sometimes ✅ sometimes ⚠️ And the risks are bigger than most people think (especially in rural areas)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🧵Impact Report Best Practices ⬇️ Just finished reading the latest @dofe.org Impact Report and their Technical Report, and wow, the level of transparency and rigour in their measurement framework is impressive. 📊👏 impctlab.uk/DoEImpactReport impctlab.uk/DoETechnicalReport (1/7)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🚨📊 The English #IndicesOfDeprivation2025 will be released in Oct/Nov this year. This is huge! 🔥 #IMD underpins funding decisions, #research, #policy targeting, and #impact #measurement across England. If you use #postcode #data, map #disadvantage, or care about place-based work, get ready. 🗺️

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🧵 I was a panelist at the #Charity #AI #Conference yesterday, hosted by the ‪@dsc-charity.bsky.social‬. One recurring question: What’s the true environmental cost of all this AI? ⚡️ (1/7)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🧠✨ I'm speaking at the #Charity #AI #Conference today, diving into what AI really means for the sector. Not the hype. Not the doom but the real, messy, hopeful reality of what AI can actually do for charities. ✅ Faster reporting ✅ Smarter insights ⚠️ But also bias, bad data, and a big access gap

dsc.org.uk

The Charity AI Conference - Online conference on Thursday 17 July - Directory of Social Change

Online booking is now closed. But you can still contact our friendly Customer Services team by 17.00 today, Tuesday 16 July, to book your space. Email cs@dsc.org.uk or ring 020 4526 5995. Artificial I...

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🧵Is #Bluesky dead? ☠️ 🧵 Not technically but something’s shifted. The early energy, ideas, curiosity seem to have faded. Let’s talk about it 👇 (1/6)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🧵Why are researchers complaining about the Labour Force Survey (LFS)? Because it's (currently) not doing what it's meant to do: reliably tell us what’s going on in the UK labour market. A quick breakdown ⬇️ (1/8)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🧵 Should your charity use Free School Meals as a proxy for deprivation? 🧵 A lot of charities use FSM eligibility to reassure themselves they’re reaching people in need. On paper it works. But in practice, it’s a blunt tool and it might be misleading your analysis. 🧩 (1/8)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The cycle of corporate volunteering: 🔁 Arrive 🎨 Paint a wall ⏭️ Leave 🔁 Next group strips the paint 🎨 Repaints Meanwhile, the charity handles safeguarding, logistics, and admin. Isn’t it time we built support around need, not novelty? (1/5)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Interestingly enough, the example of social value washing that I mention in the below thread has been quietly unlinked from the charity's main page...

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I don’t ask for help very often, so here goes: I currently sit as Chair of Manchester Young Lives, an amazing charity focussed on supporting the children and young people of Greater Manchester to improve their lives through learning and fun.

manchesteryounglives.org.uk

Stepping Stones Appeal

Help us raise funds to build a new play area and continue supporting over 900 children and young people every year.

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

What if we created a social impact credit system? A bit like carbon credits, but for homelessness, youth unemployment, community mental health, etc? Let companies earn or buy verified, measurable social outcomes. 🎯 Make impact tradeable. (1/8)

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Very random request but has anyone got a copy of the Priority Places for Food Index? Turns out data.cdrc.ac.uk is no longer and Leeds University has caught up yet. 😔

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CDRC Data Service Transition

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Ryan Miemczyk @ryanmiemczyk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I'm bringing back #FreebieFriday! I've talked to over 200 #Charities about their #Monitoring, #Evaluation, #Accountability and #Learning strategies for #SocialImpact I’m back offering time every friday #ProBono. No catches, just book in here: impctlab.uk/freebiefriday Please share!

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