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Improving Environmental Sensor Data Monitoring by Detecting Anomalies

By DataKind San Francisco After the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated eastern Japan and caused the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown in 2011, the public lacked accurate and trustworthy radiation information. Safecast was formed in response to democratize data access, growing quickly in size, scope, and geographic reach as its …

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Powering Public Data for Communities: DataKind Hosts Virtual DataDive® Event

Across the U.S. and around the world, cities and local communities are responsible for addressing the everyday needs of their residents. From providing critical healthcare services to fostering economic development opportunities, communities have a growing list of responsibilities. Collecting and analyzing open data can provide local leaders new opportunities to …

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Uncovering Inequalities & Fraud in COVID-19 Stimulus Spending: National Press Foundation & DataKind DC

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related pandemic spending represent the biggest bailouts in U.S. history – Congress approved nearly $4 trillion in pandemic relief spending in 2020.

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Celebrating Russatta Buford as DataKind’s Interim Executive Director

As we celebrate a new year with new leadership, let’s first reflect on the many ways that 2020 was a year like no other. COVID-19 reshaped the world. As countries went in and out of lockdowns, the global economy faltered and poverty rates spiked. George Floyd’s tragic death followed literally …

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Volunteer Spotlight: Pratik Sachdeva

Meet Pratik Sachdeva. He was a Data Expert on our Risk Modeling project with Medic Mobile , one of our expert partners under our Frontline Health Systems Impact Practice.

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Welcome Phil Azar, DataKind’s New Technical Lead

We’re honored to welcome Phil Azar as the newest member of our team.

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Welcome Emily Yelverton, DataKind’s Technical Lead

We’re excited to have longtime volunteer Emily Yelverton onboard as our newest Technical Lead.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Lili Tang

We’re excited to introduce you to Lili Tang , a volunteer Data Expert who worked on our Data Integrity project with Medic Mobile, one of our expert partners under our Frontline Health Systems Impact Practice.

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Data Science for Good Project Scoping: Identifying Your Data-Scienceable Problem

As part of our COE blog series on project processes and best practices at DataKind, we’re excited to share this introduction to scoping.

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Passing the Torch

By Jake Porway, Co-Founder & Executive Director, DataKind *This article was originally posted on October 7, 2020 but has been reposted with updates. Well, it’s hard to believe, but we’ve just about made it through 2020. I know this year has been a tough one for all of us. In …

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