Analyze the impact of different factors VOTO Mobile can control to increase mobile survey response rates among rural women in developing countries
Develop a tool to enable VOTO Mobile to forecast response rates and design surveys to access the hardest to reach and the least represented populations in the world
Giving a Voice to Rural Women Through Mobile Surveys Read More »
Cultivated by about five million households, wheat is an important crop in Ethiopia as both a source of income for small farmers and a source of food and nutrition for millions of Ethiopians. Despite the country’s huge potential to grow wheat, the average wheat productivity of 2.5 tonnes per hectare is lower than the global average of 3 tonnes per hectare. This is due in part to recurrent outbreaks of a fungal disease called wheat rust that causes devastating pre-harvest losses.
Predicting Wheat Rust in Ethiopia with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Read More »
Guest Post by Andrew Brooks, DataKind DC Core Leader and Data Ambassador
American Red Cross and DataKind Team Up to Prevent Home Fire Deaths and Injuries Read More »
This week we celebrated a new DataKind hoilday.
International Craig Barowsky Day Read More »
As part of National Volunteer Week 2016, we are profiling our DataCorps volunteers of projects past, present and future. These volunteers donate a whopping 5-10 hours a week over the course of several months to apply data science techniques that can help advance a social change organization’s mission.
Managing Urban Water Use When Every Drop Counts Read More »
As part of National Volunteer Week this month, we are profiling volunteers of DataCorps projects past, present and future. In this special post, we highlight a lesser-known volunteer role – the Data Creative.
Our Secret Superpower: Data Creatives Read More »
Use historical customer payment behavior data to predict which new applicants are likely to be a good fit for their pay-as-you-go solar power systems program
Machine Learning To Help Rural Households Access Electricity Read More »
Analyze 15 years of data to uncover predictors for the best engagements between pro bono consultants, nonprofits, and Taproot Foundation
Understand what makes a nonprofit or pro bono consultant a good fit for Taproot’s long-standing and new program delivering pro bono services to nonprofits.
Gaining Insight To Scale A New Volunteer Program Read More »
Begin to understand and define “college readiness” for students enrolled at KIPP LA elementary and middle schools
Determine what factors, if any, can predict a KIPP LA student’s level of college readiness, given the available data
Understanding College Readiness To Help Students Succeed Read More »
