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We are driven to explore how the approach and rigour of data and analytics can be used in unique ways to assist the charitable sector.

GDI Team
Jan 23
How Data Helped Chance Creators Improve Decision-Making with BI
See how GDI built a BI solution for Chance Creators, giving them insights to drive impact and improve decision-making.

GDI Team
Dec 18, 2024
4 Years, 80 Projects: How GDI is Using Data to Drive Social Impact
GDI celebrates 4 years of impact! See how 80+ data projects have helped nonprofits make smarter decisions and drive change.

GDI Team
Dec 2, 2024
Empowering Indigenous Communities with Data & Analytics: Just Reinvest NSW
GDI & JR NSW partnered to help Indigenous communities harness data for impact. Learn how insights can drive change and empowerment.

GDI Team
Oct 25, 2024
Helping Take2 Measure Social Impact with Data-Driven Insights
GDI helped Take2 build a data-driven reporting system to track impact and support at-risk youth. See how data can drive real change.

GDI Team
Oct 1, 2024
Data-Driven Support: Building a BI System for Childline Thailand
GDI helped Childline Thailand build a BI system to track cases, analyse trends, and improve child protection efforts with data insights.


GDI Team
Sep 13, 2024
How GDI Built a Power BI Solution to Support The Glen Centre
GDI helped The Glen Centre implement a Power BI solution to streamline reporting, improve insights, and support ethical data use.

GDI Team
Aug 29, 2024
Data for Good: Spotlight on Our 2024 Hackathon with Ersilia
At GDI’s 2024 Hackathon, volunteers helped Ersilia build solutions for better measurement and help AI models to fight infectious diseases.

GDI Team
Aug 1, 2024
How GDI Used PostgreSQL, Flask & Plotly Dash to Quantify Ocean Cleanup
GDI built a data model using PostgreSQL, Flask & Plotly Dash to track ocean cleanup impact, automating data ingestion with Cron & Jq.

GDI Team
May 2, 2024
Which Data Visualisation Tool is Best for NFPs? A Comparison Guide
Power BI, Tableau or Looker? This guide helps NFPs choose the best data visualisation tool based on cost, usability & impact.

GDI Team
Apr 1, 2024
Becoming a Data Volunteer with GDI: Misty Tommei
Following the day in the life of Misty as she becomes a data & analytics volunteer with GDI through the Data 4 Good Cohort.

GDI Team
Mar 27, 2024
Using Data to Transform Education: GDI’s Work with Red InnCol
GDI helped Red InnCol use Power BI & data analytics to improve education in Colombia, turning data into insights for better decision-making.

GDI Team
Jan 9, 2024
Pipeline Dreams: SMILES All Around as MLOps Boosts Drug Discovery
MLOps is revolutionising drug discovery by automating ML pipelines, improving scalability, and accelerating biomedical research breakthrough

GDI Team
Nov 20, 2023
Data for Data Professionals: How GDI Leverages Its Own Insights
How does GDI, an organisation of data professionals, use its own data? See how we track impact, optimise projects & improve decision-making.


GDI Team
Oct 29, 2023
Four Inclusive Hiring Practices for Building Diverse Data Teams
GDI shares 4 inclusive hiring practices from the Data for Good program, helping build diverse, equitable, and high-impact data teams.

GDI Team
Oct 13, 2023
Using Data to Build a More Inclusive Music Industry with The Push
GDI partnered with The Push to analyse data, building insights and dashboards to drive diversity and inclusion in the music industry.

GDI Team
Sep 28, 2023
Chuffed-GPT: Using AI to Boost Fundraising & Engagement for Charities
Chuffed-GPT is an AI model designed to help nonprofits optimise fundraising, donor engagement, and impact—ethical AI for social good.

GDI Team
Sep 4, 2023
Transforming Non-Profit data: Empowering Rānui Action Project through Data Insights
GDI helped Rānui Action Project build a data strategy, empowering them with insights to better serve their community and drive impact.

GDI Team
Jul 19, 2023
Driving Sustainability with Data: 2023 Hackathon with BioGro
At GDI’s 2023 Hackathon, we partnered with BioGro to enhance sustainability using data analytics—streamlining certification & tracking impac

GDI Team
Jun 22, 2023
Welcome to Andy Smith: Our New Director of Comms and Project Excellence!
We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Andy Smith to the role of Director of Communications and Project Excellence. Andy's...


GDI Team
Jun 7, 2023
What is Algorithmic Fairness? A Guide to Ethical AI & Bias Reduction
What is algorithmic fairness? Learn how AI bias affects decision-making and how we can build more ethical, responsible AI systems.
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