We’re thrilled to introduce you to one of the newest members of our team. Shout out to Matt Harris as DataKind’s Head of Data Science! Matt brings more than 20 years of experience in software development, product management, and data science leadership to DataKind. In this new role at DataKind, …
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By: Mitali Ayyangar, Matthew Harris, Caitlin Augustin, and Ivy Wang Background Data is revolutionizing how people access health services. For community-based care providers, the ability to target treatments has the potential to be transformative. Digital tools in the hands of Community Health Workers (CHWs) make it easier to collect routine …
As we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary , this year also marks another major milestone, our decade-long partnership with Teradata. Teradata Cares, and their focus on Doing Good With Data TM , has always aligned perfectly with the DataKind mission to harness the power of data science and AI in …
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By DataKind San Francisco Background How can data infrastructure be optimized to help support the financial empowerment of women? Currently, only four percent of all small business loans from mainstream financial institutions go to women, according to a report by the National Women’s Business Council. As MDRC’s recent impact evaluation …
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By John Harnisher, PhD, Advisor, DataKind Education DataKind has engaged in two fascinating projects which propose solutions linked to student guidance and help to answer the question which many students pose in their learning journey, “What do I do next?” This question is often an indication of deeper needs or …
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We’re continuing to honor our 10 Year Anniversary and the Power of Partnerships, reflecting on our project with Accountability Counsel (a Teradata Cares-funded project), and as they look to the future, seeing where there are opportunities and challenges with data science in supporting their mission. Millions of people around the …
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DataKind recently brought together more than 100 data science volunteers from over 20 different countries, from Brazil, India, Singapore, and more, for our annual Global Volunteer Summit. The Summit was once again a joint effort between DataKind team members and a volunteer planning committee. Volunteers developed a majority of the …
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The wealth gap between Black and White Americans, an important measure of inequality, has been worsening since the 80s. After the rapid wealth concentration we saw during the pandemic, the gap is growing even faster. In 2019, Black American households held only one-sixth the wealth of White American households. DataKind …
by Rich Carder, DataKind DC Chapter Co-Leader and Data Strategy & Analytics Officer at the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Global food insecurity is sharply on the rise. According to the World Food Programme, in 2022, 345 million people are facing or at risk of facing acute food insecurity, up over 200 …
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by Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind As DataKind marks a major milestone—our 10th Anniversary—I’m wondering if our past ten years of Data Science and AI for Good work have simply been the warm up act for the challenges the world is facing in 2022 and beyond. I recently participated in the …
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