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A platform for partnerships
data.org brings together philanthropy, private sector technology, academia, and social impact organizations to build the field of data science for social impact. We do this work in three ways:
Prove the Cases
data.org, in close collaboration with other funders, invests in use cases to advance the ways data science is used in the social sector and show what great looks like to inspire and connect others.
Learn more about our initiativesStrengthen Capacity
data.org supports initiatives to strengthen the human and organizational capacity required to advance the field and develop a data science mindset and capability within organizations and the sector as a whole.
Learn more about our initiativesTransform the Commons
data.org believes that the field of data science has a responsibility to help tackle the most pressing challenges and commits to democratizing and advancing public goods like data sets, tools, resources, and knowledge required to transform the ecosystem.
Learn more about our initiativesAt data.org, we are placing bold bets to deploy the power of data science to solve some of society’s biggest challenges, from the pandemic, to climate change, from social justice to financial inclusion. Our global engagement with philanthropy, academia, technology, and social impact organizations focuses on leveraging existing partnerships and forging new ones to build the field of data science for social impact, together.
Danil Mikhailov, Ph.D. Executive Director data.org
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data.org is a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, launched by Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Rockefeller Foundation.
