As part of National Volunteer Week 2016, we are profiling our DataCorps volunteers of projects past, present and future. These volunteers donate a whopping 5-10 hours a week over the course of several months to apply data science techniques that can help advance a social change organization’s mission.
Managing Urban Water Use When Every Drop Counts Read More »
As part of National Volunteer Week this month, we are profiling volunteers of DataCorps projects past, present and future. In this special post, we highlight a lesser-known volunteer role – the Data Creative.
Our Secret Superpower: Data Creatives Read More »
Use historical customer payment behavior data to predict which new applicants are likely to be a good fit for their pay-as-you-go solar power systems program
Machine Learning To Help Rural Households Access Electricity Read More »
Analyze 15 years of data to uncover predictors for the best engagements between pro bono consultants, nonprofits, and Taproot Foundation
Understand what makes a nonprofit or pro bono consultant a good fit for Taproot’s long-standing and new program delivering pro bono services to nonprofits.
Gaining Insight To Scale A New Volunteer Program Read More »
Begin to understand and define “college readiness” for students enrolled at KIPP LA elementary and middle schools
Determine what factors, if any, can predict a KIPP LA student’s level of college readiness, given the available data
Understanding College Readiness To Help Students Succeed Read More »
Guest post: Ryan Swanstrom, Blogger at Data Science 101
Collaboration and Open Data Helping to Prevent House Fires Read More »
Prepare and anonymize never-before-released American Red Cross domestic disaster data and open data to gain insights
Explore the data descriptively with statistics and visually with maps and graphics to understand data quality and identify patterns
Prototype a model that predicts and maps which counties American Red Cross should target for its next smoke alarm installation campaigns
Using Open Data To Prevent Home Fire Deaths And Injuries Read More »
Prototype a tool to harness Citizen Advice’s data to better identify and react to emerging social issues in the UK
Build awareness among Citizens Advice staff of new methods for mining and using data, and encourage them to open their data
Share learnings with other charities on how to better manage and use data
Gaining Visibility into Social Issues in the UK Read More »
Suas believes in the power of young people to make a positive change in the world.
Increasing impact for Global Development volunteers and students Read More »
TASC’s mission is to produce policy analysis and present evidence-based proposals for the achievement of a more equal, flourishing society with accountable government and strong, responsible public engagement. TASC’s work focuses in particular on proposals to reduce Ireland’s high and persistent level of economic inequality and to develop the genuine participation of people in decisions that affect themselves and their society, as well as an overall commitment to promote social equality and non-discrimination including the nine grounds in the Equal Status Acts 2000-2011.
Understanding inequality in Irish Society Read More »
