Common Good Labs

Data science for the common good. Common Good Labs helps mission-driven organizations find new solutions that improve people’s lives and communities. We work with foundations, governments, non-profits, and for-profit businesses. Our partners have led data-focused projects in more than a dozen countries across North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Our current projects include a social network mapping study for a large education non-profit, a data strategy development planning project with a socially focused fintech company, and effort to apply algorithmic learning techniques to identify factors associated with poverty reduction in neighborhoods. Our work focuses primarily on: - Reducing poverty; - Improving education; - Increasing economic growth; - Expanding access to finance; - Preserving the environment; and - Enhancing access to healthcare.