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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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …