DataKind Global

By Caitlin Augustin, Director of Product, DataKind It’s been a busy nine months here at DataKind. We’ve been heads down, working towards a standing body of work where we’ll manage thoughtful, thematically-linked cohorts of DataCorps projects, called DataKind Impact Practices . To drive sector-wide change, DataKind is looking to use …

By Jake Porway, Founder & Executive Director At DataKind, we’re on the precipice of a significant strategic shift . Over the last seven years, our intrepid community of data scientists have generously donated their time and skills to complete over 300 projects with social good partners through our DataCorps and …

Hi DataKinders! As many of you know, we announced a search for a new President position for DataKind to lead the organization through its next phase of growth. The goals for that hire were twofold. First, we needed someone who would design and execute a strategy for providing DataKind’s data …

DataKind has teamed up with Microsoft to use data for good yet again, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! At DataKind, our mission is to harness the power of data science and AI in the service of humanity. Similarly, Microsoft believes that AI, when designed and used responsibly , can …

Hi DataKinders! As many of you know, this is a momentous year for DataKind . We received a major grant from The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to continue DataKind’s mission to harness the power of data science and AI in the service of humanity. As …

We’re thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of the DataKind team, Russatta Buford, DataKind’s Chief Operating Officer! As we set out to scale our impact and set DataKind up to support the data science for social good ecosystem in the long run, Russatta will be a critical member …

Dear DataKinders, This is a big moment. You’ve been with us from the start because you believed that we had the opportunity to redefine how data science is used in pursuit of humanity’s greatest values. You pitched in your time, your efforts, and your support to make that happen. You …

We’re thrilled to announce that DataKind is receiving major support from the new Data Science for Social Impact collaborative funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Impact Fund – administered by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth . Data Science for Social Impact is a transformational model for collaborative …

By Jake Porway, Founder & Executive Director, DataKind It’s with a bittersweet note that we wish a fond farewell to Emma Prest, the Executive Director of DataKind UK. Emma has served valiantly as the leader of DKUK since 2014, when she joined this fledgling charity as a general manager, staffed …

It’s that time of the year again when folks share their predictions for the year ahead. There have been a couple of lists of AI trends, which arrive at some rough consensus that in 2019 we’ll likely see breakthrough trends in better AI assistants , increased logistics efficiency , and …