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By Shanna Lee, Director, Global Volunteers, DataKind As Global Volunteer Month approaches its end, we thank our global volunteer community past and present for your support of DataKind. We hosted a volunteer appreciation and networking event on April 21. It was a great time to reflect on recent DataKind happenings …

At DataKind, we take an expansive definition of data ethics and responsible data science as broad terms that can be used to describe the appropriate handling of data, use and performance of models, inclusion of stakeholders, staffing of teams, and more. Incorporating ethical review and responsible data science practices has …

Data Integrity and the Future of Intelligent Community Health Systems in Uganda One billion people lack access to healthcare because they live too far from a health facility, so digitally-enabled Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been a lifeline in communities where health infrastructure is lacking. For instance, it’s estimated that …

By Afua Bruce, Chief Program Officer, DataKind This is the second blog post in our ethics blog series. Read about how DataKind defines data ethics and embeds ethical checks throughout the project process in this introductory blog on our ethical and responsible data science practices at DataKind. This blog includes …

By Rachel Wells, Senior Manager, Center of Excellence, DataKind At DataKind, we take an expansive definition of data ethics and responsible data science as broad terms that can be used to describe the appropriate handling of data, use and performance of models, inclusion of stakeholders, staffing of teams, and more. …

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We’re excited to introduce you to Rachel Ford , DataKind’s Project Manager for our project work with Google.org! Rachel brings her experience in grant project management, partnerships, and nonprofit programs to DataKind. At DataKind, Rachel will ensure the success of specific DataKind programming by managing select partner relationships and overseeing …

We’re thrilled to announce that DataKind has yet again received support from Google.org to apply data science and AI for good! As a longtime supporter of DataKind, Google.org’s latest funding is helping DataKind advance economic empowerment through new data science and AI projects. Building on our Economic Resilience Impact Practice …

We’re delighted to welcome the newest member of the team. Join us in celebrating Raina Han as DataKind’s Senior Director, Development! Raina comes to DataKind with more than a decade of experience building philanthropic partnerships, primarily in international and sustainable development. With a passion for collaboration, she’ll lead the Development …