Product in LA podcast with Chris Chenet
Chris Chenet says “the goal is to get [people] housed way faster than we are currently doing.” And that homeless tech is getting exciting, as it creates new opportunities to do so.
Data is power – let’s level the playing field for women
Responsible data practice means leveling the playing field and making sure all women are fully and authentically represented in data and in decision-making.
Connecting the dots: my journey in analytics
Have you ever read a book… that, as you look back now, fundamentally changed how you viewed the world?
3 Ways to be a Responsible Data Practitioner
Whether you already identify as a responsible data practitioner or if you're new to the idea, we outline three things you can do to advocate for equity in your data work.
What is data equity and why does it matter?
Data equity is a growing movement for more responsible data work, from analytics and data visualization to data science and machine learning to data-driven decision making.
Want to achieve health equity? Start by eliminating data bias
Ryan Parker, Vice-President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at CGI explains how one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world is proactively embedding the principles of data justice as a strategy to help their healthcare clients better understand and eliminate health disparities through equitable and ethical data practices.
No tech for the abortion police
LA Tech4Good is firmly against technology and data being used as instruments against reproductive rights. Read how they are being weaponized for the anti-abortion agenda and what we can do!
Are you prepared for the Google Analytics 4 transition?
We share some perspective from Parsons TKO on how to evaluate whether Google Analytics 4 is right for your organization.
Artificial intelligence is creating a new colonial world order
A four part MIT Technology Review series investigates how AI is enriching a powerful few by dispossessing communities that have been dispossessed before. Karen Hao and other authors take you from South Africa and Venezuela to Jakarta and Aotearoa (the Māori name for New Zealand) to paint a spectrum of AI from outrage to resistance.
Building Ethics into Data Management
Yes, there are a few looming, scary reasons why nonprofit professionals are rethinking their relationship with their own data. But there is another brighter side as well.
A merge! We're teaming up with SFTech4Good
Cousins LA Tech4Good and SFTech4Good are affiliating!
Sweet victory: Public outcry forces IRS to drop facial recognition!
People rallied - and on Monday, February 2, the Internal Revenue Service cancelled plans to include selfies in its identify verification process for taxpayers! This is a victory to celebrate: a major branch of the federal government was stopped in its tracks from gathering more biometric data on more people.
Language and data: 4 endeavors to watch
Some interesting and unexpected ways that data and language come together: the Māori language, Equity Fluent Playbooks, parrots and fixing AI, plus a style guide for conscious language.
UInclude: Creating a more inclusive workplace, one job description at a time
We interview Toshe Ayo-Ariyo, co-founder of UInclude, about their new Inclusive Writing Tool to make recruiting material more inclusive.
This will be the year we see tech equity make its mark and move beyond gesture
2022 will be a year of growth and momentum around tech equity and ethics… we’re designing ways to do things differently so that we can better tackle the ways that tech can be used to enforce inequalities.
Be literate and inquisitive about your social media
A recap of Data 4 Good’s December 14 event How Data Impacts My Life: Social Media. It was a thought provoking evening that explored how social media platforms impact our lives, how we all can better protect our data, and how we might move forward as a society.
Greet our new Leadership Council
Help us welcome our new Leadership Council: Christopher Chenet, Dr. Eboni Dotson, Jessica Medrano, and Rachel Whaley, joining with Founder and Executive Director Karen Borchgrevink.
Tech must represent its users and our communities
Jessica Medrano, daughter of immigrants, shares perspective on how Covid-19 has impacted essential workers and their families, and how data students have innovatively tackled the digital divide.
Data equity at Data Con LA 2021
We’re happy to share highlights from our panel Elevating Data Equity in Practice from Data Con LA 2021.
