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DataKind Announces New Support from Google.org to Improve Economic Opportunity Using Data Science

With support from Google.org, DataKind will develop and scale four curated AI tools targeting higher education graduation rates, access to support services and benefits, and business financing. DataKind is thrilled to announce new support from Google.org that will enable the development and scaling of DataKind’s most impactful AI tools and products that address economic challenges …

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Tackling Big Questions on Climate and Gender: DataKind Partners with International Monetary Fund on Virtual DataDive Event

What types of structures within our built environment are most exposed to climate risks? How can we identify them and measure their financial and economic values? Where and which types of structures need to be made energy-efficient to mitigate climate change? And what are the distributional impacts of tax policies and price changes on women …

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Partner Spotlight: Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center

Back in 2007, more girls in Duval County, FL (population approximately 850,000) were being locked up than in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Tampa combined. Girls were being sent to commitment programs far from their homes and subjected to horrific abuse. When the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center opened in 2013, …

DataKind + Partners Address World Leaders at Davos as AI Takes Center Stage

The recent crises have had an uneven impact on the relationship between citizens and institutions, highlighting the need to address disparities that can’t be ignored. Specifically, the pandemic laid bare the need to close the digital divide to ensure that every community has access to health, education, and trusted information. …

Welcome Mignonne Fowlis, DataKind’s Senior Manager, Technical Projects

We’re delighted to welcome the newest member of the team. Join us in celebrating Mignonne Fowlis as DataKind’s Senior Manager, Technical Projects! Mignonne brings her experience in project management and program design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning from the UN, NGO, and private sectors. Skilled at coordinating and executing technical projects, …

Looking to 2023: 10 Ways to Engage with DataKind in the New Year

Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen how technology has led to the creation of new digital data, gaining new insights and transforming almost every sector. The same algorithms and predictive technologies that companies use to boost profits can be thoughtfully leveraged by the social sector to improve the world. …

2022 — The year superstar AI models stepped onto the stage

As we close out 2022, one can’t help but think this year has been a bit special for AI. Progress has been consistent since the rise of Neural Networks and AI is already everywhere in our day-to-day lives, but this year we started to see something a little bit different …

Welcome Jemilah Magnusson, DataKind’s Director, Marketing + Communications

We’re excited to celebrate yet another stellar member of the DataKind team. Let’s hear it for Jemilah Magnusson as DataKind’s Director, Marketing + Communications! Jemilah brings 20 years of experience amplifying the voices of global, mission-driven organizations in nonprofit, government, and public affairs. Prior to joining DataKind, Jemilah led communications …

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