Wow, what a year! In the past 12 months, we’ve welcomed two new members of staff and two new trustees, completed 15 charity projects, held our biggest DataDive ever with ~130 people, and worked with hundreds upon hundreds of amazing volunteers. Thanks to everyone in our community — we couldn’t …
DataKind UK: A Look Back at 2018 Read More »
We’re thrilled to announce that DataKind has teamed up with Google to apply AI for social impact! The Google AI Impact Challenge is an open call for nonprofits, academics, and social enterprises around the world to apply with proposals for how they could use AI to help address some of …
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DataKind is looking for a Senior IT Manager based out of our New York (Brooklyn) office . Named as one of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative nonprofits in their 2017 World’s Most Innovative Companies List, we are a global organization that harnesses the power of data science in the service …
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We’re so pleased to announce that DataKind is officially joining the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence! The Partnership on AI (PAI) is a multi-stakeholder organization bringing together for-profit industry, civil society organizations, and academia to study and formulate the best practices on AI technologies, to advance the public’s understanding of AI, and to serve as an open platform for discussion and engagement about AI and its influences on people and society. We couldn’t be more aligned to this cause as our mission at DataKind is virtually synonymous — to create a world in which data science and AI are used ethically and capably in the service of humanity. There’s huge potential to reach this goal together, and we’re humbled to be a member of the partnership.
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DataKind is looking for an Office/Executive Assistant based out of our New York (Brooklyn) office . Named as one of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative nonprofits in their 2017 World’s Most Innovative Companies List, we are a global organization that harnesses the power of data science in the service of …
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In the world of foster care, caseworkers play a critical role in making sure that children end up in permanent, safe homes. A caseworker is often a child’s main point of contact and source of security, so it can be extremely disruptive if children have to switch caseworkers. In a …
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We hear that “data is the new oil” and that new datasets of “open data” can transform the way organizations work. However, knowing what data is available, how it was collected, and then how it can be applied is absolutely critical to creating anything of value. In the foster care …
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DataKind’s Founder & Executive Director, Jake Porway, and Nick Hamlin, Data Scientist at GlobalGiving recently caught-up in DataKind’s offices for a chat. Here’s some of what they spoke about… A little about Nick… Data scientist, worm farmer and lives to make social good data accessible, understandable, and actionable for everyone. …
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Salary: £60,000 – 70,000 Location: London, UK Applicants are required to hold the relevant UK visas/ work permits. About DataKind UK Named as one of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative nonprofits in their 2017 World’s Most Innovative Companies List, we are a global organization that harnesses the power of data …
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Photo Credit: Alison Bert for Elsevier When a natural disaster strikes, knowing where people and buildings are is of the utmost importance for saving lives. The World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and DataKind teamed up to understand how might satellite imagery and machine learning aide …
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