Introduction
We all belong to many communities. And in a lot of those communities, AI is playing a much more prevalent role. AI is built on data. So how do we use data to make an impact in our community? Well, that’s exactly what the article linked here plans to tackle.
Summary of Article
The article starts with an overview of data analytics and then also gets into the importance of data analytics. The article cites the importance of data analytics can be shown in the informative decisions that businesses will use analytics make in the results of those decisions generated. The article then gets into a specific data philanthropy initiative which was launched a couple of years ago and now has over 40 organizations and more than 16,000 hours of data analysis and has made numerous impacts and numerous amounts of communities which shows the power of data analysis especially in these communities. And then gets into actual steps for charity organizations to start using and leveraging their data to benefit them so for example Charities enhance performance through effective data practices including capturing and storing data properly utilizing the correct data sources measuring their impact and presenting data visually to the stakeholders. The article then gets into actionable insight and how to use them so finding them is extremely useful but being able to take that inside and then use it to further your bottom line or impact is also just as important if not more important. The article farthest this point through the same case that he mentioned before where they were able to become more effective and engaging girls in tennis rather than basketball through data analysis. The article then touches on some challenges which are that hiring these technically Adept people can be very expensive for organizations although they do Drive value they upfront Capital required is high for most organizations so it hinders the amount of organizations that can benefit from this.
My Take
Overall I enjoyed this article’s focus on Charities as well as real-world actionable insights and real-world case studies to further their points are extremely useful and extremely interesting. The combination of data analysis and its impact on the community is also an extremely important point that I enjoyed this article bringing up and further. I also really like the author’s writing style as it kept me engaged and kept me wondering for more throughout the entire article which made it a very fast read.
Conclusion
All in all, I really enjoyed this article the article focus on Charities as well as its combination of real-world actionable insights and Theory made it a very interesting read. I really recommend that you check it out if you have the time and the article is linked here.