May 16th Nonprofit Network: Data Science for Social Good
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May 16th Nonprofit Network: Data Science for Social Good

Join us at Nonprofit Network with Data Science for Social Good on May 16th from 9:00-11:30 am at the Texas Life Annex!

By Cooper Foundation

Date and time

Thursday, May 16 · 9 - 11:30am CDT

Location

Texas Life Annex

1000 Washington Avenue Waco, TX 76701

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Join Cooper Foundation for the May 16th Nonprofit Network, Data Science for Social Good, from 9:00 - 11:30 am* at the Texas Life Annex.

*Please note, the presentation is from 9:30-11:00 am and the remaining time is for networking.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

At the May session, Dr. Wilkerson will discuss the data science pipeline for nonprofits - from data creation to management and analysis to communication. The session will include information about bridging the gap between existing data that nonprofit organizations have access to and data nonprofits would like to have. Dr. Wilkerson will also review data analysis techniques and touch on machine learning techniques that can be used to measure outcomes and quantify impact for nonprofit organizations. Finally, Dr. Wilkerson will examine the variety of open-source tools that are available to nonprofits for data visualization and communication.


SESSION DETAILS:

Date: Thursday, May 16th

Location: Texas Life Annex (1000 Washington Avenue)

Session Schedule (am):

  • 9:00-9:30 - Doors open for light breakfast & networking
  • 9:30 - Welcome & program begins
  • 9:30-11:00 - Presentation
  • 11:00-11:30 - Optional Q&A, table discusstions, and continued networking

Additional Details:

  • You are welcome to bring flyers to place on tables but please pick them up after the session.
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