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Turning Data into Action ✅ In Northern Malawi, a single road connects the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service hub in Mzuzu to hospitals in Karonga and Chitipa. When floods wash out bridges, life-saving blood deliveries stall and emergencies become critical. Africa CAN Fellow, Steven Bowah, turned this frontline challenge into evidence for action. By analyzing blood requests and deliveries and combining quantitative trends with interviews from couriers, hospitals, and disaster management officials, Steven and partners identified how floods disrupt supply chains and how data can guide solutions. Through local collaboration, Steven’s project shows how leading with localism, building trust, and connecting cross-sector partners can drive meaningful change. This is the power of the #CapacityAcceleratorNetwork and purpose-driven #data and #AI practitioners tackling systemic challenges at the intersection of #climate and #health. 💡 Learn more about the impact of Steven’s project in a new impact story from Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data: https://lnkd.in/eHbwUUp9 #AfricaCAN #ClimateHealthData #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact Annita Mwagiru, Priyank Hirani, Shivam Shukla 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Danil Mikhailov, Felipe J Colón-González, Florence Nguuni, Andrew Njiyo, Aboubacar DIALLO, ICON Data and Learning Labs (IDL), Temie Giwa - Tubosun

Have questions about our Activate AI: Economic Opportunity Challenge? We have the answers!    Join DataDotOrg during one of our two Q&A webinars to ask about this funding opportunity.    🗓️Thursday, November 13   🗓️ Tuesday, December 9     Register today: https://data.org/events/    #ForThePeople #ActivateAI #AIDrivesImpact #GreenEconomy Zoom, Joanne Jan, Shubhi Vijay, Tilly Josephson, Perry Hewitt, Lindsey Gottschalk, David Gerard Mascarina, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D

Since 2020, we've led 5 global innovation challenges, drawing more than 2,400 submissions across 150 countries. In our latest for Devex, our Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships Lindsey Gottschalk shares key insights from this work, and what they reveal about how #data and #AI are transforming social impact. The biggest takeaways?  💡Responsible AI requires an organizational culture shift.  💡Capacity is not (yet!) evenly distributed.  💡Localism unlocks how the global majority wants AI to work for them. Tap into these valuable data and AI strategies and put them to work in service of your mission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJG3Yfu5 #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft, Zoom, Payal Dalal, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Tilly Josephson, Josh Kallmer, Casey Ryu, Bridget Moriarty, Perry Hewitt, Joanne Jan, Shubhi Vijay, Ginger Zielinskie

Picture what’s possible: purpose-driven #data and #AI practitioners are driving inclusive growth across Asia. Last week, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D Whitley took the stage at the inaugural Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit to debate a defining question: is innovation the most powerful lever for inclusive growth? While there were strong arguments on both sides of the debate, DataDotOrg’s point of view is clear: innovation and technology alone are not the greatest drivers of economic resilience—people are. Capacity, trust, and collaboration are what ensure a prosperous and inclusive future for all. #AIGS2025 #ASEANInclusiveGrowth #InclusiveGrowth #AIforGood #AIDrivesImpact #DataDrivesImpact Subhashini (Shuba) Chandran, Payal Dalal, Shabnam Akhter, Emma Stanton, Nur Hasan, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Priyank Hirani, Helena Zhang, Jack Lew, Asian Institute of Digital Finance, Jackie W., APRU, Ming T., Nimisha Tailor, Dorron Mottes, Perry Hewitt, Emma Donelan, Lindsey Gottschalk

Time to catch up on the latest news for #data and #AI for impact: 📽️ WATCH: Check out a quick overview of how Quipu is closing the financing gap for microentrepreneurs—and what we all can learn as a result. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/epG_XGZp 💬ENGAGE: Join the conversation coming out of DataDotOrg’s UNGA breakfast on the Accelerate What’s Possible report. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ew-9aRkW 📚READ: Check-in on the early observations and lessons learned of the #AI2AI Challenge as our awardees hit the grant midpoint. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCYT7h3g SUBSCRIBE to the Impact Data Brief ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eN44sxcG #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Perry Hewitt, Ginger Zielinskie, Danil Mikhailov, Tilly Josephson, Zoom, Sid Ravinutala IDinsight, Last Mile Health, Gaurav Godhwani, CivicDataLab, Joanne Jan, Liam Nicoll, Humble Bee, Benjamin Ruxin

“Just apply.” DataDotOrg’s Global Innovation Challenges surface and scale innovative uses of #data and #AI for good. Awardees gain access to funding, technical expertise, and a global network of peers. To date, our challenge awardees have raised $47M+ in additional funding. But don’t just take our word for it, hear from past challenge awardee Danielle Getsinger, PG from Adaapta:   “You may have a crazy idea, and you might think this is a long shot—and those crazy ideas are just the things that data.org is looking for.” 💡 Submit your “crazy idea” for the Activate AI Challenge by Thursday, January 8: https://lnkd.in/dE9_iqjJ #ForThePeople #AIDrivesImpact #ActivateAI #AIforGood #GreenEconomy Zoom, Tilly Josephson, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Smita Jain, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Dasra, Parnasha Banerjee, Roberta Evangelista, Fundación Capital, Tatiana Rincon, Women's World Banking, Sonja Kelly, PhD, Mississippi AI Collaborative, Krystal Chatman, EdS, Data Elevates, Prem Durairaj, IDinsight, Sid Ravinutala, Monika Shukla

📣 Calling all AI innovators! DataDotOrg and Zoom have launched the Activate AI: Economic Opportunity Challenge — a global call for ideas using AI to empower people and communities to build a more resilient future. ✨ If you’re using AI to create jobs, build skills, or strengthen communities, we want to hear from YOU! 🗓️ Application deadline: January 8, 2026 Link in comments to apply! ⤵️ #ForThePeople #ActivateAI #AIForGood

📣 The Activate AI: Economic Opportunity Challenge is now OPEN!    We’re thrilled to partner with Zoom for our 5th Global Innovation Challenge—a call for mission-driven organizations using #AI to unlock opportunity around the world.    We’re seeking collaborative, community-oriented solutions that:  🪜 Build AI workforce skills and organizational capacity  🧭 Create pathways to future-ready jobs  🌱 Strengthen climate-resilient communities for a green economy    Apply by Thursday, January 8, and join us in shaping the future of AI for good!    💡Learn more and apply: data.org/ActivateAI    #ForThePeople #AIforGood #AIDrivesImpact #DataDrivesImpact Tilly Josephson, Kimberly Storin, Josh Kallmer, Iravati Damle, Casey Ryu, Josh Reed, Cleo C., Heather Alford, Wellcome Trust, Jim Fruchterman, Tech Matters, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Women's World Banking, Suhani Jalota, Myna Mahila Foundation,Uyi Stewart, PhD, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Daniel Uribe, Fundación Corona, Perry Hewitt, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Joanne Jan, Lindsey Gottschalk, Shubhi Vijay

Picture what’s possible: #data and #AI readiness is accelerating social impact. As part of the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 pre-summit event series, DataDotOrg led an in-person session in NYC on the Data Maturity Assessment, a free tool that helps social impact organizations evaluate their data and AI readiness and chart actionable next steps. Our own Shubhi Vijay guided participants through the tool and demonstrated how building data and AI capacity can advance an organization’s mission. Participants left with practical resources and a roadmap for leveraging data and AI for good. #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #AIForGood Abhishek Singh, Kavita Bhatia, Swadeep Singh, Perry Hewitt, Donnel Baird, Rebecca Ruf, Center for Responsible Hospitality, Alex Maza, The Policy Academies, Mark S. Lee, NYC Kids RISE, Alexandra Feldhausen, Fund for the City of New York, Imani Isaac, Nicole Fogarty, Trust for Governors Island, Julian D Stillman, The HOPE Program, Lindsey Gottschalk, Priyank Hirani, Joanne Jan