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DataKind tackles the world’s toughest challenges with data science and AI to improve the capabilities, reach and scale of social impact organizations.
Founded in 2012 during the first wave of the Data-for-Good movement, DataKind is a global organization based in the US, with staff and volunteers in San Francisco; Washington, DC; London, UK; Bengaluru (Bangalore), India; and Singapore. With a vibrant network of more than 30,000 supporters and volunteers around the world, DataKind is able to engage on a wide variety of issues, continually bringing the benefits of data science to new communities.
DataKind can provide speakers, data, commentary, and general expertise on the following topics:
- Ethics in Data and AI
- Data & Technology for Social Impact
- Data Maturity and the Social Impact Sector
- Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry
AI Solutions for:
- Climate & Environment
- Frontline Health
- Financial Inclusion
- Humanitarian Response
- Higher Education
Contact (for Media):
Jemilah Magnusson
Communications Director, DataKind
jemilah@datakind.org
Press Releases:
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Assessing Climate Risk with Data Science: DataKind Offers New Insights for Local and Global Mitigation
In September, DataKind held a three-day virtual DataDive® event in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Hundreds of volunteer data scientists dug into data …
Welcome Chris Chenet, DataKind’s Product Owner
We’re thrilled to introduce you to one of the newest members of our team. Shout out to Chris Chenet as one of DataKind’s Product Owners! …
Inclusive Innovation Community-Building in Central Florida
Aligning the region’s fragmented social sector ecosystem around data by “breaking down silos” and “connecting the final dots”. On a recent Friday evening, Mark Brewer and …