We’re still riding the wave of excitement from our DataDive ® events earlier this month all in the name of food security. Four projects, a DataDive Ask Me Anything webinar , 300 attendees just for our kickoff event alone, and over 300 volunteers throughout the weekend. Whether you’re new to …
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This year, we’re celebrating 10 years of successfully leveraging Data for Good—an idea that seemed novel a decade ago when data science was barely on the radar. Since our founding in 2012, we’ve worked alongside the social sector community, leading as a technical partner and driving social change with the …
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Black wealth data can unlock solutions to advance racial wealth equity, showing leaders where and how to invest to disrupt systemic inequities and generate sustained Black wealth accumulation. DataKind partnered with the Black Wealth Data Center on their recently released, first of its kind Racial Wealth Equity Database , drawing …
We’re honored to share that DataKind’s Data Observation Toolkit (DOT) has been recognized as a Digital Public Good and added to the Digital Public Goods Alliance DPG Registry . The goal of the DPGA and its registry is to promote digital public goods in order to create a more equitable …
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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 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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