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By Shanna Lee, Senior Director, US Communities, DataKind | Jenrose Fitzgerald, Program Manager, Data for Social Impact, Washington University in St. Louis | Dan Ferris, PhD, Co-Director of Policy Education and Practice; Associate Professor of Practice, Washington University in St. Louis Data doesn’t create impact. People do. That belief shaped Data Tools for Everyone, a […]

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

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

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