Ryan Miemczyk
@theimpactlab.co.uk
Accredited Researcher | Creator of imd2025.co.uk l Founder of theimpactlab |Director of Research at Trust Impact l Chair @ Manchester Young Lives | Trustee for YMCA
I help charities measure the important stuff
https://linktr.ee/ryanmiemczyk
I help charities measure the important stuff
https://linktr.ee/ryanmiemczyk
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 🤔
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 🤔
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.
theimpactlab.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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 🤔
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 🤔
This is super cool (the infographic not the deprivation). ⬇️
The recent release of the Index of Multiple Deprivation by UK Gov. allowed me to indulge my twin interests of psephology and demographics. The results a visualisation of the deprivation profiles of the 296 English local authorities. More info here www.opendatamanchester.org.uk/revisiting-p...
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This is super cool (the infographic not the deprivation). ⬇️
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
#Charity #ThirdSector #SocialImpact
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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
#Charity #ThirdSector #SocialImpact
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:
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:
One Call, That's All — Utilita Giving
www.utilitagiving.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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:
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:
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!
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!
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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!
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!
Happy UK Budget Day. May your predictions be accurate and your surprises be mild 🤞📊💷
#BudgetDay #Budget2025 #UKEconomy #PolicyWatch
#BudgetDay #Budget2025 #UKEconomy #PolicyWatch
a woman in a black jacket is giving a peace sign .
ALT: a woman in a black jacket is giving a peace sign .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy UK Budget Day. May your predictions be accurate and your surprises be mild 🤞📊💷
#BudgetDay #Budget2025 #UKEconomy #PolicyWatch
#BudgetDay #Budget2025 #UKEconomy #PolicyWatch
Annual trip to the #YouthMattersAwards
With the #YMCA. Always an honour to attend.
#SocialImpact #LiveData
With the #YMCA. Always an honour to attend.
#SocialImpact #LiveData
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Annual trip to the #YouthMattersAwards
With the #YMCA. Always an honour to attend.
#SocialImpact #LiveData
With the #YMCA. Always an honour to attend.
#SocialImpact #LiveData
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/...
Blog: Making Sense of Change - How Small Charities Can Use IMD 2025 to Target and Tell Their Impact:
theimpactlab.co.uk/press/blogs/...
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.
theimpactlab.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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/...
Blog: Making Sense of Change - How Small Charities Can Use IMD 2025 to Target and Tell Their Impact:
theimpactlab.co.uk/press/blogs/...
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. 👑📉#IMD20252#DataForGoodo#LevellingUpU#UKDatat#OpenDatat#Mappingng
Apparently, the neighbours could use a little “levelling up.”
See how your area’s deprivation scores have changed between 2019 and 2025. 👑📉#IMD20252#DataForGoodo#LevellingUpU#UKDatat#OpenDatat#Mappingng
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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. 👑📉#IMD20252#DataForGoodo#LevellingUpU#UKDatat#OpenDatat#Mappingng
Apparently, the neighbours could use a little “levelling up.”
See how your area’s deprivation scores have changed between 2019 and 2025. 👑📉#IMD20252#DataForGoodo#LevellingUpU#UKDatat#OpenDatat#Mappingng
🇦🇺 A 14-year, 25k strong study found that hopeful adults had higher wellbeing, better health, stronger employment & faster recovery after shocks. 🌱
#Hope as measurable, predictive & essential for understanding #SocialImpact. 📈
#Wellbeing #Charity #Evaluation #Reporting #Impact
#Hope as measurable, predictive & essential for understanding #SocialImpact. 📈
#Wellbeing #Charity #Evaluation #Reporting #Impact
Hope and the Life Course: Results From a Longitudinal Study of 25,000 Adults
This paper reports the first large-scale longitudinal links between one of the least known dimensions of wellbeing—hope—and long-term outcomes in a range of life arenas. Hope has agentic properties w....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🇦🇺 A 14-year, 25k strong study found that hopeful adults had higher wellbeing, better health, stronger employment & faster recovery after shocks. 🌱
#Hope as measurable, predictive & essential for understanding #SocialImpact. 📈
#Wellbeing #Charity #Evaluation #Reporting #Impact
#Hope as measurable, predictive & essential for understanding #SocialImpact. 📈
#Wellbeing #Charity #Evaluation #Reporting #Impact
🚨 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
Get ready with our quick guide 👇
#SORP2026 #Charity #ImpactReporting
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
theimpactlab.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨 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
Get ready with our quick guide 👇
#SORP2026 #Charity #ImpactReporting
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
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
IMD 2025 Tools | The Impact Lab
IMD mapping and lookup tools for 2025 and 2019. Fast access to postcode and LSOA insights.
imd2025.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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
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
English indices of deprivation 2025
Statistics on relative levels of deprivation in England
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🧵 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
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#SocialImpact #Creativity
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🧵 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
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#SocialImpact #Creativity
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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?' 📊
Should companies be allowed to paywall ONS data (and not share the core results) despite access being granted on condition of 'benefiting the public?' 📊
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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?' 📊
Should companies be allowed to paywall ONS data (and not share the core results) despite access being granted on condition of 'benefiting the public?' 📊
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...
⚡ 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...
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.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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...
⚡ 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...
I’m speaking at the @dsc-charity.bsky.social #GrantsUnlocked2025 conference this Thursday 🎤🚀
I’ll be sharing how to measure & report impact in ways people actually care about.
Cool tools + practical tips for charities 🙌
👉 dsc.org.uk/event/grants-unlocked-2025
I’ll be sharing how to measure & report impact in ways people actually care about.
Cool tools + practical tips for charities 🙌
👉 dsc.org.uk/event/grants-unlocked-2025
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...
dsc.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I’m speaking at the @dsc-charity.bsky.social #GrantsUnlocked2025 conference this Thursday 🎤🚀
I’ll be sharing how to measure & report impact in ways people actually care about.
Cool tools + practical tips for charities 🙌
👉 dsc.org.uk/event/grants-unlocked-2025
I’ll be sharing how to measure & report impact in ways people actually care about.
Cool tools + practical tips for charities 🙌
👉 dsc.org.uk/event/grants-unlocked-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...
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...
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...
www.dsc.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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...
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...
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!
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!
August 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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!
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!
👋 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)
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)
August 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
👋 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)
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)
🧵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. 📊👏
https://impctlab.uk/DoEImpactReport
https://impctlab.uk/DoETechnicalReport
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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. 📊👏
https://impctlab.uk/DoEImpactReport
https://impctlab.uk/DoETechnicalReport
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July 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🧵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. 📊👏
https://impctlab.uk/DoEImpactReport
https://impctlab.uk/DoETechnicalReport
(1/7)
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. 📊👏
https://impctlab.uk/DoEImpactReport
https://impctlab.uk/DoETechnicalReport
(1/7)
🚨📊 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. 🗺️
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. 🗺️
July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨📊 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. 🗺️
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. 🗺️
🧵 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? ⚡️
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One recurring question: What’s the true environmental cost of all this AI? ⚡️
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July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🧵 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? ⚡️
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One recurring question: What’s the true environmental cost of all this AI? ⚡️
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🧠✨ 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
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
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...
www.dsc.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🧠✨ 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
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
🧵Is #Bluesky dead? ☠️ 🧵
Not technically but something’s shifted. The early energy, ideas, curiosity seem to have faded. Let’s talk about it 👇
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Not technically but something’s shifted. The early energy, ideas, curiosity seem to have faded. Let’s talk about it 👇
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July 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🧵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)
Not technically but something’s shifted. The early energy, ideas, curiosity seem to have faded. Let’s talk about it 👇
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