About this project

I wanted a better understanding of civil society here in Birmingham (UK), particularly in light of the 2026 council elections. I wanted to see how charitable activity overlapped with the political and demographic make-up of the city.

The project combines datasets from Birmingham's City Observatory with human insight. As well as showing information about council wards and civil society organisations, this first version lets you see where an organisation is active, and overlay that with the political power and IMD rating for that ward.

For now, I will concentrate on getting more and better data into it. But I really would welcome feedback as well as suggestions for how it might evolve.

Please do 👀 Take a look and 💬 Give feedback!