Zoom Virtual Meeting
Free
Join us for the April meeting of our Peer Learning Circle dedicated specifically to foundations working on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or are open to learning more about how the SDGs can fit within their work.
Caitlin Augustin, Ph.D.
Vice President, Product and Programs
DataKind
This month's guest speaker is Caitlin Augustin. Caitlin is responsible for delivering DataKind's core offerings, ensuring that high quality, impactful data science interventions are created in partnership with social sector leaders.
Since the SDGs were created in 2015, Caitlin has led DataKind in executing over 400 projects that have centered on each of the 17 Goals. Her finding is that each Goal is grounded in data and, therefore, AI and data science will vastly accelerate impact. When we spoke with Caitlin, she said, “It’s crazy to think we can tackle the SDG’s greatest challenges with yesterday’s tools,” so she will be presenting DataKind’s Art-of-the-Possible through the lens of the SDGs.
Under Caitlin’s leadership, DataKind launched its flagship portfolio of work in frontline health systems, which has led to global partnerships and publications, and the release of a digital public good: the Data Observation Toolkit. She is also an advocate for open data and open data systems, and is a thought leader in making data available to government and policy actors working across social sectors in support of local communities across the United States and around the world. Caitlin holds a BSIE and a PhD from the University of Miami. She resides in Orlando with her husband and son.
Connect with foundation peers to learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The group meets monthly via Zoom to discuss SDG hot topics including education, local implementation, community alignment and communication, professional development, data, grantmaking, and more. This community is primarily focused on expanding the SDGs in the United States through community foundation action, but all nationalities are welcome.
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