Day 1 of #MAPProject48 is off to a fun start 🤓 @ThinkMFF

Day 2 representing @DataSciColumbia at the #MAPProject48 challenge. It's always exciting to build technical data toolkits for non-profits and social good! #dataforgood #tidyverse #RStats @ruralinnovatio @ThinkMFF

At the end of 2021, we announced a new initiative under the Morgridge Acceleration Program umbrella: #MAPProject48! Over the next week, we'll be sharing everything you need to know about the 48-hour impact-athon for changemakers taking place March 3-6. (1/4)

Drumroll, please! 🥁 The last day of our #MAPProject48 series is for our mentors! These data & design professionals will guide student teams through the challenge + offer their expertise. We can't wait to see what the teams accomplish! Stay tuned for Project48 updates March 3-6.

📣 The Morgridge Acceleration Program—better known as MAP— has a new home online! Visit the new https://t.co/b0HUnM1iQP for all things #MAPFellowship, #MAPProject48 & #MAPSummit Grants. We've got a lot more exciting MAP updates coming over the next 2 weeks. Stay tuned!

Catch up – it's day 7 of our #MAPProject48 series! What value do students gain from participating? Teams will build relationships with mentors, judges & each other, participate in skills workshops + see their work make a lasting impact. Learn more: https://t.co/k6nl487hKm.

It's day 6️⃣in our series on #MAPProject48, a 48-hour impact-athon challenging teams from three graduate data science programs to design data visualization solutions for @Ruralinno. Last, but certainly not least, is the team from the Data Science Institute at @Columbia. 👇

We're kicking off day 1 of #MAPProject48 by learning about the complexity and dynamism of rural areas + how @Ruralinno helps rural communities capitalize on their strengths to drive digital economic opportunities with CEO @mattdunnevt.

Myths about race & ethnicity in rural America are rampant & have real-world consequences for rural communities. We partnered with @Ruralinno for the first #MAPProject48 to help them create clear data visualizations showcasing rural America's diversity: https://t.co/NJ9TLHZg8J

Welcome back to our series on everything you need to know about #MAPProject48, a 48-hour impact-athon where teams of data science students will build solutions for our participating nonprofit: Center on Rural Innovation (@Ruralinno).

All 3 #MAPproject48 teams created thoughtful, thorough & detailed data visualization solutions. Our judges – @mattdunnevt, Adam Robinson of @viacomcbs & our VP @CarrieMorgridge – faced a tough choice. Congratulations to all the teams + the official winners, @DataSciColumbia!

https://t.co/h9EgB1xlcq #MAPProject48 a 48-hour impact-athon in which teams from three graduate data science programs will design data visualization solutions for a select nonprofit: Center on Rural Innovation

Welcome to our series on #MAPProject48, our upcoming 48-hour social impact-athon! Today we're shining the spotlight on the participating graduate data science programs at @Columbia, @parsonsdesign & @Mizzou. Next, we'll meet the students themselves. Stay tuned!

The #MAPProject48 teams are beginning their presentations – sharing the data visualization solutions they created for @Ruralinno. Up first is @parsonsdesign and their people-centered approach.

"Data + storytelling = impact." – @CarrieMorgridge The work of #MAPProject48 teams from @parsonsdesign, @Mizzou and @Columbia has made data more accessible, enabling @Ruralinno and rural communities to more effectively tell their stories and drive impact.

That wraps up our #MAPProject48 series! Visit our profile for all the details and, if you want more, read our recent blog post about how @Ruralinno uses data to help rural leaders revitalize & empower their communities through economic development.

Today is the official first day of #MAPProject48! Over the next 48 hours, Angelica & 8 other impressive graduate students from around the country will build data visualization solutions for the Center on Rural Innovation (@Ruralinno). Stay tuned for updates from the impact-athon!

#MAPProject48 challenged 3 graduate student teams to help @Ruralinno simplify the process of creating high-quality data visualizations to advance their work for rural America. The results are a testament to the hard work of the Project48 & CORI teams:

Over the weekend, MFF hosted the first #MAPProject48 & crowned the team from @DataSciColumbia the inaugural winners! All 3 teams created impressive data visualization solutions for @Ruralinno through collaboration & innovation. Catch up with a full recap:

Smarth Gupta, Dashansh Prajapati and Abhishek Sinha's #dataviz solution for the Center on Rural Innovation @Ruralinno won the inaugural #MAPProject48 competition sponsored by the Morgridge Family Foundation @ThinkMFF. Read more: https://t.co/29KnKzbXIt #datascience #ruralamerica