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GDI has created a practical guide to help charities choose the right CRM—breaking down pricing, features, and real-world examples from recent projects. With input from our data science volunteers, the guide supports nonprofits to manage donor, volunteer, and partner data more effectively. Whether you're scaling operations or just starting out, it’s a must-read for anyone navigating charity data and CRM decisions.

Discover what it’s like to be a GDI data science volunteer! Learn how to join, work with nonprofits, and use data for social good.

GDI celebrates 4 years of impact! See how 80+ data projects have helped nonprofits make smarter decisions and drive change.

At GDI’s 2024 Hackathon, volunteers helped Ersilia build solutions for better measurement and help AI models to fight infectious diseases.

Power BI, Tableau or Looker? This guide helps NFPs choose the best data visualisation tool based on cost, usability & impact.

GDI shares 4 inclusive hiring practices from the Data for Good program, helping build diverse, equitable, and high-impact data teams.

What is algorithmic fairness? Learn how AI bias affects decision-making and how we can build more ethical, responsible AI systems.

Learn four key steps to using data for DEI—collecting insights, analysing gaps, and driving real change in your organisation.

By Raul Bermejo (Data Engineer @ Versent & Fellow @ GDI) Picture taken in Aotearoa New Zealand Data Science has come to permeate almost...

GDI Co-Founder, Tom Perfrement, recently pitched GDI at the University of New South Wales Alumni Pitch Night.

Data Ethics & Mitigating Algorithmic Bias in the NFP Sector.

The pollution of the ocean with plastics is a notable and concerning issue. Ocean plastic has dire consequences on a plethora of groups and

I had first noticed the lack of gender diversity in school subjects during my Sixth Form education, aged 16. I then became acutely aware of

Introduction In early 2019, GDI began its journey as a provider of pro-bono data and analytics consulting services to the not-for-profit...