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Picture what’s possible: global innovation challenges are accelerating impact around the world. DataDotOrg’s challenges identify and support organizations using #data and #AI to tackle the world’s toughest problems, from advancing economic opportunity to driving skilling and strengthening climate resilience. To date, we have launched five global challenges, drawing over 2,400 applicants from 150 countries, and catalyzing $47M+ in additional funding. Are you ready to advance data and AI for good? Stay tuned for DataDotOrg and Zoom’s new challenge, Activate AI: Economic Opportunity Challenge—opening soon! #AIforGood #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact Tilly Josephson, Casey Ryu, Bridget Moriarty, Solar Sister, Olasimbo Sojinrin, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Mycala Gill, Smita Jain, Carolina Zuluaga, Perry Hewitt Joanne Jan, Lindsey Gottschalk, Jaklyn Van Manen, Shubhi Vijay

AI is driving social impact, but too many are still left behind. Our brand new Accelerate report highlights four key areas to unlock #AI for everyone. The snapshot below explores these four ways forward. For practical insights, clear recommendations, and inspiring case studies, check out the full report ➡️ data.org/accelerate2025 #Accelerate2025 #AIforGood #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth Perry Hewitt, Stefaan Verhulst, PhD, Amber Oliver, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Victor Odumuyiwa, Shanna Crumley, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Harvard Data Science Initiative, Francesca Dominici, Joanne Jan, Priyank Hirani, Shivam Shukla 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D

🗺️ Accelerate What’s Possible, the latest report from DataDotOrg, is a roadmap for how #data and #AI can be used innovatively and intentionally to drive social impact. 👋 Meet leaders and organizations around the world doing this work well 📓Apply recommendations and best practices to your own capacity building efforts ⚒️ Develop new tools and AI solutions 🏃♀️Accelerate what’s possible Access the Accelerate Report and read more about its insights by subscribing to our Impact Data Brief newsletter 📩 Subscribe on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/eN44sxcG #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth #AI2AI Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Mercedes Bidart, Quipu, Perry Hewitt, Ginger Zielinskie, Danil Mikhailov, Tilly Josephson, Zoom, Sid Ravinutala, IDinsight, Abraham Zerihun Megentta, Last Mile Health, Gaurav Godhwani, CivicDataLab, Joanne Jan, Liam Nicoll, International Rescue Committee, Monika Shukla, Humble Bee, Alister Martin, Link Health

As part of the #RoadToImpact for the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, join DataDotOrg for "Journey Together: AI Readiness for Impact," an official pre-summit side event. We’ll explore how social impact organizations can assess and strengthen their #data and #AI capabilities using our newly updated Data Maturity Assessment (DMA), which now includes an AI readiness score. Together, we’ll unpack practical ways AI can help organizations meet their missions, from AI readiness to real-world impact. 📍 New York City 🗓️ Thursday, October 16, 6:00 p.m. ET ➡️ Apply to attend: https://lnkd.in/eF69-T_3 #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #AIforGood #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact Abhishek Singh, Kavita Bhatia, Swadeep Singh, Priyank Hirani, Perry Hewitt, Shubhi Vijay, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Julian D Stillman, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Picture what’s possible: future leaders across Asia Pacific are leveraging #data and #AI for inclusive growth. As part of the #CapacityAcceleratorNetwork (CAN), DataDotOrg joined forces with APRU, Google, and NUS FinTech Lab to host students from 14 universities across #APAC for a Tech Policy Hackathon in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭. Teams co-created innovative technology solutions paired with policy proposals to address some of the region’s most pressing challenges—from supporting small and medium enterprises (#SMEs) in the digital economy to strengthening disaster resilience. Congratulations to all the university teams, and special thanks to the partners who made this hackathon possible. Together, we are advancing the purpose-driven data and AI workforce and accelerating progress. #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #FinancialInclusion Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Subhashini (Shuba) Chandran, Priyank Hirani, Shivam Shukla 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Christina Schönleber, Jackie W., Benjamin Zhou, Yinghui Tng, Nicholas Mac Gregor Garcia, Michelle Banawan, Miho Naganuma, Won-Yong Shin, Terence Lim, Kamolpun Punpuing, Rafael T., Patricia Mulles, Shota Tohara, Raul Vincent Lumapas, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) 

Lasting impact starts locally. Our new Accelerate report shows how co-creating solutions with communities builds trust, drives adoption, and delivers real progress. Here are some of the key insights on the power of leading with localism. It highlights how our challenge awardees, Myna Mahila Foundation, Link Health, and Quipu, are putting localism into practice with #AI solutions built BY and FOR the people they serve. For practical insights, clear recommendations, and more best-in-class case studies, download the full report ➡️ data.org/accelerate2025 #Accelerate2025 #AIforGood #SocialImpact #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth Suhani Jalota, Tanvi Divate, Alister Martin, Benjamin Ruxin, Mercedes Bidart, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Carolina Zuluaga, Tilly Josephson, Felipe J Colón-González, Linet Kwamboka Nyang'au, Dr. Partha Pratim Das (PPD), Gaurav Godhwani, CivicDataLab, Priyank Hirani

🌎 Julian D Stillman was looking to change the world. That was the goal when he moved to the United States from Colombia in 2017. He got off to a good start at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, ultimately becoming chief of staff at The HOPE Program, which provides job training and career counseling, paired with lifelong career support. 💼 Today, 82 percent of HOPE graduates secure full-time employment, and collectively, graduates earned $18.1 million in wages in FY24. Julian is proud of those results but is keeping his foot on the gas, as he continues to bring a data-driven lens to the work and find new ways to leverage #AIforGood. Learn more about his career goals and career advice in our latest Pathways to Impact. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePDUQ27h #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth #WorkforceDevelopment Perry Hewitt, Joanne Jan, Prem Durairaj, Microsoft, Anupama S., Kevin Teo, Alister Martin, Tea Tüür, Jacqueline Chan, Dr. Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, Evan Tachovsky, J. Nathan Matias

What if the same technology that gives you a customized dinner recipe could help a family afford to eat? AI isn’t just for convenience or novelty. In the social sector, it’s changing lives. That’s the focus of our new 2025 Accelerate report—a roadmap for using and scaling #data and #AI responsibly. It explores the current landscape, offers clear recommendations, and spotlights gold-standard work from the field. Like Link Health, our challenge awardee, bringing AI into medical waiting rooms so people can access life-changing benefits easily, securely, and with dignity. 📖 Read the full report: data.org/accelerate2025 #Accelerate2025 #AIforGood #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact #InclusiveGrowth Alister Martin, Benjamin Ruxin, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Smita Jain, Mycala Gill, Carolina Zuluaga, Perry Hewitt, Ginger Zielinskie, Lindsey Gottschalk, Shubhi Vijay, Joanne Jan, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Jeremie Ponak

AI for social impact in five minutes flat. 🎧 On Humanitarian AI Today’s new Voices five-minute series, Perry Hewitt shares the latest from DataDotOrg, including our 2025 Accelerate What’s Possible report, our newly announced global innovation challenge with Zoom, and the upcoming Accelerate 2026 Conference in Bogotá, hosted with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Thank you to Brent O. Phillips and the Humanitarian AI Today team for spotlighting this work, and to Neo4j for supporting the flashpod series. ⏱️ Ready, set, listen: https://lnkd.in/gGexm4YF Payal Dalal, Tilly Josephson, Aparna Bawa, Josh Kallmer, Iravati Damle, Zulma M. Cucunubá, Jessica Jeng, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Smita Jain, Andrew Sweet, Deepali Khanna, Dawn Heisey-Grove, Ph.D., Nick Martin, Ginger Zielinskie, Lindsey Gottschalk, Cormekki Whitley, Ph D, Jaklyn Van Manen

Across health, education, and climate, #data and #AI are already driving change. But scaling that impact responsibly means rethinking how we build, fund, and support the ecosystem around it. That’s the challenge—and the opportunity—we explore in our new 2025 Accelerate report. In the full report, you’ll find practical insights, clear recommendations, trends to watch, and field-leading case studies. 📖 Download the report here: data.org/accelerate2025 🔁 Repost to keep your network in the know #Accelerate2025 #AIforGood #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact Dawn Heisey-Grove, Ph.D., Stefaan Verhulst, PhD, Jim Fruchterman, Gaurav Godhwani, Jeremie Ponak, Casey Weston, Mariama K., Smita Jain, Diane Sammak, Lorreen Ajiambo, Perry Hewitt, Ginger Zielinskie, Emma Donelan, Shubhi Vijay, David Gerard Mascarina