Melissa DiLoreto

(Image: DataKind CEO Lauren Woodman (far right) speaks at the closing plenary with moderator Saadia Zahidi, and panelists Reshma Saujani, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Nili Gilbert, and Badr Jafar.) The World Economic Forum’s network of Global Future Councils is an interdisciplinary community of government, business, and civil society leaders that support the Forum’s mission by […]

Discuss AI use at your organization alongside other strategic social impact data leaders with support from DataKind Nonprofits and other social impact organizations are under enormous pressure to develop capabilities and capacity to use AI in everything they’re doing… yesterday! Working at organizations that must be risk averse to protect the populations they work with,

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are mission-driven financial institutions that focus on creating economic opportunity for individuals, small businesses, and communities in the US. As part of DataKind’s work in economic opportunity and financial inclusion, we’re working with CDFI Friendly America (CFA) to try to solve an endemic problem for CDFIs: how to better connect

In the US, tens of millions of Americans are unbanked, meaning they have no formal checking or savings account, or underbanked, meaning they primarily use nonbank services such as money orders and payday loans. There are many complex reasons why this is the case, ranging from systemic social injustices to documented status to lack of

DataKind’s report highlights some consistently reported successful strategies in inclusive climate finance. One such strategy is targeting savings programs to women, giving them more resources to manage income and livelihood shocks. Savings programs, in general, have proven effective in reducing poverty indicators, such as increased savings, improved incomes, and enhanced food security, particularly in sub-Saharan

Food insecurity is an urgent and unyielding challenge, impacting millions of individuals and families, including those in Orlando. The JASKY Foundation, in collaboration with DataKind, is channeling its resources and belief in technological innovation to combat food insecurity head-on in the region. “Orlando, as a fast-growing innovation hub, has everything needed to build world-class tech companies.