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By Mitali Ayyangar, Portfolio Manager, Frontline Health Systems, DataKind Frontline health workers (FHWs), and a subset known as community health workers (CHWs), have made tremendous strides across the world to expand access to basic and life-saving health services to the last mile. For instance, through programs such as integrated community …

DataKind is thrilled to partner with data.org on the $10 Million Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge ! Launched in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Rockefeller Foundation , the goal of the Challenge is to find exceptional ideas from around the globe that apply data science …

Note: This article originally appeared on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition website . They’ve granted us permission to repost. By Asif Akram, Living Goods | Caitlin Augustin, DataKind | Jeanne Koepsell, Save the Children Digital health tools are transforming how primary health care services are delivered around the world, with …

At DataKind, we are pursuing an ambitious new strategy to accomplish Impact Practices, a new model for systems change with data science. To do that, we need to coordinate across our strategy and our operations, make sure our Executive Team is working well, and ensure Jake (our Founder & Executive Director) is in the right places at the right times. That’s why we’re so honored to welcome Sasha Neha Ahuja (she/her) as our first Chief of Staff! Sasha is charged with supporting Jake and the Executive Team (Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Program Officer), ensuring they’re prioritizing the highest impact opportunities in advancing DataKind’s mission and growth.

With the recent launch of data.org’s Inclusive Growth & Recovery Challenge , we’re working hard to design and execute key aspects of the program. As our new Project Manager, Jackson Thomas will take the Challenge to the next level, and we couldn’t be more excited.

By Benjamin Kinsella, Technical Project Manager, DataKind Written texts are everywhere, from documents and notes to surveys and forms. While every organization has access to these rich sources of information, they can also be overwhelming. For example, how can a resource-constrained mission-driven nonprofit derive value from the mountain of text …

Like so many of you, we’re deeply shaken by the deaths of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was shot in her home in Louisville, Kentucky; Ahmaud Arbery who was hunted down while out for a run in his own neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia; Tony McDade who was gunned down by …

We’re thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Larry Kilroy, DataKind’s new Director, Technology! 

A technical strategist with deep experience in the social justice and global development space and a focus on globally-reaching, data-driven solutions, Larry will play a key leadership role at DataKind and for our Chapters around the world. He will spearhead technology initiatives and build and manage our tech team as well as create and implement best-in-class systems and processes related to data security. He comes to DataKind with more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology strategy, organizational development, policy leadership, product management, and communications. Read more about Larry below, and join us in welcoming him to DataKind.