Report by by Perry Hewitt, Ginger Zielinskie, Danil Mikhailov, Ph.D.: “Social impact organizations are already using AI to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges—but not yet at the speed we need. Informed by our global network of partners and five years of program delivery at data.org, the 2025 Accelerate Report is a roadmap for how data and AI can be used innovatively and intentionally to drive social impact. From fair finance to workforce upskilling, 2025 Accelerate highlights the people, practices, and technology accelerating progress where it’s needed most.
Recommendations to Accelerate
- Stay focused on how AI can assist you and your mission. Don’t lose sight of what you’re trying to accomplish with technology. Incorporate data and AI in ways that fuel both operational excellence and impact strategies.
- Harness the power of partnerships. Partnerships help us all go farther by sharing best practices, curating important information, and facilitating sharing of data, talent, and infrastructure.
- Remember who you’re serving. Building trust and leading with localism are essential to ensuring the tools, technology, and systems you’re building are responsible, inclusive, and sustainable…(More)”.
