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Data science is used to "unify statistics, data analysis, machine learning and their related methods" to "understand and analyze actual phenomena" using data. (Hayashi, Chikio, 1996. "What is Data Science? Fundamental Concepts and a Heuristic Example").

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Aquaya

Aquaya

San Francisco

Aquaya is a data-driven nonprofit organization that is dedicated to improving safe water and sanitation access in low-resource settings.

Creating a better justice system with data

Exygy's collaboration with the CROP Organization and their work aggregating reentry data across the state of California.

The Center for New Data

The Center for New Data

United States of America (the)

The Center for New Data is a non-profit using big data to build a stronger democracy.

The Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance

The Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance is identifying 100 mayors that are the most sophisticated, ambitious, and advanced at harnessing data and help them set a new standard for local governments committed to using data to power better results for residents.

Data in the ATL

Data in the ATL

Georgia (US state)

PIDLit’s Data in the ATL and Data Empowered Events series features local and global professionals and social justice advocates who use data analysis & visualization in their daily work and careers.

IDinsight

IDinsight is a mission-driven global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps global development leaders maximize their social impact.

Case Western Reserve Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Case School of Engineering, two of Case Western Reserve University's top schools, have developed a Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact.

NYU Public Safety Lab

NYU Public Safety Lab

New York University

Using data + social science to support communities' efforts to improve equity and efficiency in public safety outcomes

Deon

deon is a command line tool that allows you to easily add an ethics checklist to your data science projects. We support creating a new, standalone checklist file or appending a checklist to an existing analysis in many common formats.

Equitech Scholars

An 8-week program for current undergraduates to learn how to use data science and AI for social impact

Equitech Futures' Civic Tech Institute

The Civic Tech Institute at Equitech Futures empowers leaders in the social sector - governments, nonprofits, and social enterprises - with the data and technology skills critical to achieving impact at scale.

Data Activism program for Cambridge Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program

six-week Data Activism curriculum to equip students with critical-thinking skills so they feel prepared to utilize data science to challenge social injustice and empower their community

Using Local Data to Address Structural Racism | Putting Local Data to Work

In its latest program to support local efforts to leverage data in community change, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute (Urban) awarded a total of $1.5 million to 38 organizations across the US and its territories through the Using Local Data to Address Structural Racism grant program.

Community Lattice

Community Lattice is a social enterprise that helps communities understand and optimize land revitalization programs, like EPA Brownfields, as a pathway to environmental and climate justice.

Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

A report on 'data for good' efforts by Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University

The Turing Way

The Turing Way

The Alan Turing Institute, Euston Road, London, UK

Community-led guides for data science and open research

DataKind UK

DataKind UK

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

We help social change organisations use data science

Dark Data Project

The Dark Data Project helps organizations uncover, deobfuscate, semantify and analyze problematic datasets

Isahit

Ethical data labelling platform for AI & data processing

Polaris

Polaris holds the largest known data set on human trafficking in North America, which grew out of more than a decade of operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline.

Eduplana

Eduplana

Nigeria

Eduplana is a civic tech organization that uses data to advocate for quality education in Nigeria. We believe every citizen should have equal access to quality education with no bias on their location or status in Nigeria.

Pulse Lab Jakarta

Pulse Lab Jakarta is a joint data innovation facility of the United Nations (Global Pulse) and the Government of Indonesia (via the Ministry of National Development Planning, Bappenas).

ANCIR Investigative Lab (iLab)

The ANCIR iLab uses forensic data science techniques to expose the networks that disseminate and amplify misinformation, disinformation, and toxic content (such as hate speech or extremism) with a special focus on coordinated inauthentic behaviour and other influence/information operations.

Solve for Good

Solve for Good is the Data Science for Social Good Foundation's platform for social good organizations to post data projects they need help with, for volunteers to help scope those projects into well-defined problems, and to help solve those problems.

Analytics Exchange

A community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.

Hyperobjekt

We are a digital agency focused on innovative work for social good.

Seam Social Labs

Seam Social Labs

New York, NY

We are a group of badass scientists who use technology to empower communities across America.

data.org Resource Library

Practical information and inspirational ideas to help social impact organizations use data science to solve the world's biggest problems.

Co:Census

We help government teams gather & analyze inclusive data to achieve equitable outcomes. Get actionable insights faster with our cloud-based solution.

Dataphyte

Dataphyte

Abuja, Nigeria

Dataphyte is a media research and data analytics organisation with the mission to deploy data tools and technology for the socio-economic development of Nigeria.

Measurement Lab Research Fellows 2022

Measurement Lab is seeking three Research Fellows to expand Internet performance research beyond the measurement and optimization for bandwidth. Fellows will utilize M-Lab’s longitudinal, open dataset and/or platform to identify under-recognized Internet performance metrics that can be used to improve end user performance.

The Narrative Observatory

With data infrastructure purpose-built to deliver audience-based insights, narrative and network analysis, and empirical validation of cultural strategy and content, we help strategists and creative practitioners identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues.

The 100 Questions Initiative

A structured conversation to identify the most pressing, impactful questions for which data and data science have the potential to answer.

Politik.ch

Politik.ch

Seefeldstrasse 123, Zürich, Schweiz

Automated monitoring, issue management, analysis and reporting of political affairs.

The Observatory on Social Media

The Observatory on Social Media

107 S Indiana Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA

To improve the study of the impact of the internet on democracy by increasing the scale, quality and availability of social media data

Climate Modeling in Colombia

Climate Modeling in Colombia

Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Avenida Jimenez De Quesada, Bogota, Colombia

In a cross-sector partnership led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, The Clima y Sector Agropecuario Colombiano (Colombian Climate and Agricultural Sector; CSAC) provides meteorological data to farmers along with data on the economics and agronomy of rice cultivation.

Housing Data Coalition

Housing Data Coalition

50 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, United States

The Housing Data Coalition (HDC) is a group of individuals and organizations who collaborate on their use of public data to further housing justice in New York City.

Preteckt

Preteckt

88 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, United States

Preteckt studies vehicle data from buses to predict system failures at least 48 hours before the Check Engine light is activated and the bus must be removed from service. Preteckt’s insights have the potential to reduce time spent on maintenance, prevent service disruptions and reduce fleet costs.

Local Inspector Value-Entry Specification (LIVES)

Local Inspector Value-Entry Specification (LIVES)

Yelp, Inc, New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Restaurant hygiene scores from the City of San Francisco will be imported onto Yelp business pages

Johnson & Johnson-Yale Open Data Access Project

As of October 2014, the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project is enabling scientists across the world to gain access to the company’s clinical trial data assets.

Blue Labs

We solve your toughest challenges with expert data science – for businesses, campaigns, and government.

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