Keynote: Become a Data Superhero How Data Can Change the World
summary
Byte Back details a concrete intervention: a 24-hour data dive that ingests 3,300 student records and links Excel with Salesforce and Excel exports to run regressions, predictive models and mapping. Results show 2015–16 metrics (854 enrollments, 93 classes, 75% job-search use), identify that stable housing and employment predict completion, locate optimal sites across 53 locations, and produce actionable changes (risk flags, site selection) that the organization implements.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Becoming data superheroes
- 3:17BitBack's mission
- 11:20Tech skills' transformative power
- 14:51Nonprofits' data struggles
- 15:58BitBack's data dive transformation
- 24:28Key insights from analysis
- 25:12How to become a data superhero
- 27:20Q&A
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