Ryan Miemczyk
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
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- 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 🤔
- 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
- 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:
- 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!
- Happy UK Budget Day. May your predictions be accurate and your surprises be mild 🤞📊💷 #BudgetDay #Budget2025 #UKEconomy #PolicyWatch
- Annual trip to the #YouthMattersAwards 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/...
- 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
- 🇦🇺 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
- 🚨 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
- 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
- ITS OPEN SOURE DATA CHRISTMAS! www.gov.uk/government/s...
- 🧵 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
- 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?' 📊
- 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...
- 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 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 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!
- 👋 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)
- 🧵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)
- 🚨📊 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. 🗺️
- 🧵 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)
