By Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind After nearly five years leading DataKind, I’ll be stepping down at the end of this month. It’s a bittersweet moment and an opportunity to reflect – not only on the extraordinary people behind this organization, but also on how the role of data and AI in the social sector has […]
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Research consistently shows that food insecurity and poor health are closely linked to economic instability – affecting everything from employment continuity to long-term mobility. Addressing these challenges requires more than isolated interventions or static reports; it requires shared data, aligned indicators, and sustained collaboration across organizations. In Central Florida, the Health and Hunger Task Force,
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By Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind In the social sector, data is everywhere – dashboards, reports, metrics, models. But for many nonprofit leaders, the question isn’t whether data exists. It’s whether it actually helps them make better decisions. Too often, it doesn’t. Data on its own is inert. It doesn’t design a program. It doesn’t decide
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We’re pleased to welcome Greg Wolniak, PhD, to DataKind as our Head of Education Initiatives. Greg joins the team with more than two decades of experience advancing equity-focused research in higher education and translating rigorous scholarship into actionable insights for policy and practice. As DataKind continues to build and scale data-driven products that support student
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By Mallory Sheff, Director, Financial Inclusion, DataKind In late 2025, DataKind partnered with Producers Direct to run a global DataKit event focused on understanding smallholder farmers’ needs through one of the largest peer-to-peer agricultural datasets ever assembled. By combining rare, farmer-generated data with a product-first approach to experimentation, the DataKit event surfaced insights at the
We’re excited to welcome Cecilia Saldaña to DataKind as our Manager, Grants and Financial Planning. With more than a decade of experience in nonprofit finance and grants management, Cecilia brings deep expertise in financial stewardship, compliance, and operational excellence. In her role, she will help strengthen the financial systems that support DataKind’s growing portfolio of
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Across Maryland, higher education leaders are transforming how colleges support students – leveraging data, AI, and cross-sector partnerships to scale impact. At the 2025 Complete College America Annual Convening (NEXT), leaders from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), Google.org, Wor-Wic Community College, and DataKind shared how aligned systems can accelerate student success statewide and beyond.
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By Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind Every year, the tech world seems to reset the conversation about “what’s next.” In 2025, that conversation was louder than ever. Headlines promised the next breakthrough in AI, investors chased the next big model, and the entire sector seemed obsessed with speed, scale, and disruption. That kind of momentum is
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By Mitali Ayyangar, Director, Global Communities Program, DataKind Earlier this month, the DataKind team participated in the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) in Nairobi, one of the leading international gatherings for digital health knowledge sharing and collaboration in low- and middle-income countries. Our week kicked off with the pre-conference Global Women Leaders in Digital Health
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By Caitlin Augustin, PhD, Vice President, Product & Programs, DataKind Insights from a Complete College America NEXT panel on how common data models – and shared data infrastructure – can unlock better outcomes for students. At DataKind, we see every day how much possibility is trapped behind fragmented systems. This conversation explored not just the
