The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with DataKind, released two reports today: Data Science for Water Justice and US Energy Equity . As we approach the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, the accelerating pace of climate change, coupled with fears of dwindling natural resources, have impacted nearly every person on the …
Image caption: Lorenzo Rubio is a data engineer in Madrid, Spain, and has been working with DataKind as a volunteer for the last several years. How did you first get involved with DataKind? I was aware of DataKind’s work for a long time, it just made so much sense to …
Volunteer Spotlight: Lorenzo Rubio Read More »
“It’s crazy to ask the Central Florida community to fight today’s social sector challenges with yesterday’s tools.” ~Mark Brewer, CEO, Central Florida Foundation Central Florida is a near-perfect data innovation hub. Due to the region’s demographic, economic, ethnic, industrial, racial, and political diversity, Central Florida offers a datascape that’s a …
Let’s give a warm welcome to the newest member of the team. Join us in celebrating Naeha Vora as DataKind’s Senior Manager, Program Operations! Naeha is an experienced project manager and systems thinker. Prior to joining DataKind, she was the Admissions and Operations Manager at Global Health Corps where she …
Welcome Naeha Vora, DataKind’s Senior Manager, Program Operations Read More »
Chat GPT’s release at the end of 2022 has, so far, been the dominating tech story of 2023. For many people outside the tech field, this is the first time they’ve been aware of just how similar to human interaction an AI tool can be, and it’s both thrilling and …
Back in 2007, more girls in Duval County, FL (population approximately 850,000) were being locked up than in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Tampa combined. Girls were being sent to commitment programs far from their homes and subjected to horrific abuse. When the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center opened in 2013, …
Partner Spotlight: Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center Read More »
The recent crises have had an uneven impact on the relationship between citizens and institutions, highlighting the need to address disparities that can’t be ignored. Specifically, the pandemic laid bare the need to close the digital divide to ensure that every community has access to health, education, and trusted information. …
DataKind + Partners Address World Leaders at Davos as AI Takes Center Stage Read More »
We’re delighted to welcome the newest member of the team. Join us in celebrating Mignonne Fowlis as DataKind’s Senior Manager, Technical Projects! Mignonne brings her experience in project management and program design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning from the UN, NGO, and private sectors. Skilled at coordinating and executing technical projects, …
Welcome Mignonne Fowlis, DataKind’s Senior Manager, Technical Projects Read More »
Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen how technology has led to the creation of new digital data, gaining new insights and transforming almost every sector. The same algorithms and predictive technologies that companies use to boost profits can be thoughtfully leveraged by the social sector to improve the world. …
Looking to 2023: 10 Ways to Engage with DataKind in the New Year Read More »
As we close out 2022, one can’t help but think this year has been a bit special for AI. Progress has been consistent since the rise of Neural Networks and AI is already everywhere in our day-to-day lives, but this year we started to see something a little bit different …
2022 — The year superstar AI models stepped onto the stage Read More »
