How did you first become involved with DataKind? What was appealing to you about it? I went to a DataJam in the fall of 2020. During the pandemic, I was looking for ways to get more involved with my community and that offered a way for me to just move …
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 …
Meet Kelson Shilling-Scrivo! He’s a volunteer with DataKind DC and recently worked with the Red Cross to create a national fire risk score . As the Data Ambassador, he worked alongside the rest of the volunteer team to predict the locations in greatest need of intervention so that the Red …
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related pandemic spending represent the biggest bailouts in U.S. history – Congress approved nearly $4 trillion in pandemic relief spending in 2020.
What happens when the original data begins to get a bit stale and as new insights are learned? DataKind DC and the American Red Cross (Red Cross) have spent the past year answering these questions.
By DataKind DC DataKind DC held its first citizen science DataDive last month. Citizen Science is the public contributing to the scientific process, usually by helping with data collection. More than 50 data scientists showed up over the weekend (April 27-28, 2019) to help organizations collate, visualize, and analyze data …
Can government partner with hackers to deliver better services? The National Day of Civic Hacking answered with a resounding yes! In support of this day, last September, we teamed up with the Office of the D.C. Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and Code for DC, to help tackle …
