Serving Handz Volunteer Event Records for Social Return Analysis
by Ayush Deshpande·Updated 2mo ago
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Description
57 events across seven U.S. states between May 2024 and February 2026 document the operations of a student-led nonprofit. The dataset includes event dates, meal counts, clothing counts, volunteer numbers, fundraising totals, recipient organizations, and budget breakdowns. Ayush Deshpande published this data in April 2026 to support a Social Return on Investment analysis.
Use Cases
Calculate per-meal operating cost using meal counts and budget breakdowns.
Analyze volunteer leverage ratio from volunteer engagement numbers and total operating budget.
Track geographic distribution of activities across seven states using event location data.
Assess fundraising efficiency by correlating fundraising totals with event types and dates.
Model Social Return on Investment (SROI) using event metrics like meal counts, clothing counts, and budget data.
Strengths
57 documented events provide a detailed operational log.
Data spans a defined time range from May 2024 to February 2026.
Includes concrete metrics like a calculated SROI of 12.0x and per-meal cost of $0.48.
Limitations
Limited scope of 194.5 KB suggests a small dataset with potentially few rows.
Focuses exclusively on one nonprofit, limiting generalizability.
No column names provided, complicating direct analysis.
Provenance
Source
Ayush Deshpande via figshare.
Collection Method
Operational records of the Serving Handz nonprofit.
Time Range
May 4, 2024 to February 21, 2026.
Freshness
Last updated in April 2026.
Geography
Seven U.S. states, based in Mountain House, California.
File format is XLSX; requires spreadsheet software. License is CC-BY-4.0.