Data Infrastructure

Thursday, February 27 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Data is a key tool that your nonprofit can use to enhance your impact. Whether that means measuring your impact, optimizing your operations, or implementing generative AI into your workflow, your team needs data. Your ability to use data is only as strong as the infrastructure that you have supporting your work.

In this session, we'll explore how nonprofit organizations should think about data infrastructure - regardless of the stage of growth that they're in. Whether you're looking to improve your data collection, storage, or analysis capacity, dge and tools to leverage data for greater organizational success.

About Our Instructor

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Ryan Harrington | Director of Strategy and Operations for the Data Innovation Lab, Tech Impact

Ryan Harrington is the Director of Strategy and Operations for the Data Innovation Lab (DIL) at Tech Impact where he focuses on developing data science projects for social good. Previously, Ryan was the lead data scientist at CompassRed Data Labs, a data science and analytics consulting firm where his focus was on developing models using a combination of statistical methods and machine learning techniques. Outside of work, he co-founded and co-organized Open Data Delaware, an organization dedicated to improving data transparency within government institutions and applying data and technology to solve civic problems. 

Harrington holds a B.S in environmental and business economics from Rutgers University and an M.S. in business analytics from Drexel University. Prior to his work as a data scientist, he was a high school math teacher through Teach for America and spent time building Delaware’s entrepreneurial ecosystem at 1313 Innovation. Outside of work he enjoys Euro-style boardgames, attempting to woodwork, and travel - from Zion to Zanzibar.