Richard Hendra
@hendr239
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Director of the MDRC Center for Data Insights
Joined September 2011
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COMMENTARY | For governments, AI success depends on understanding residents’ needs and on the thoughtful handling of their data. Via @hendr239 / @MDRC_News
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@mdrc @MDRC_News @hendr239 Rick: "There is no quick way to get to data capacity...you need to learn by doing" #datalive
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@mdrc @MDRC_News @hendr239 Rick: Our experience with the TANF data collaborative is very positive. "These barriers can be overcome"
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Rick Hendra from @MDRC: #EvidenceAct is key part of changing landscape for data capacity today #datalive
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Experts said child care was going off a cliff, reports Ann Schimke @ChalkbeatCO. Colorado officials say not exactly.
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A think tank estimated that more than 1,000 child care programs would close in Colorado after federal COVID dollars expired, but state officials say that’s not going to happen.
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Everyone's talking about the AI executive order. I'm not sure everyone realizes there are EXPLICIT portions related to public benefits! For example, re: SNAP — look at all these specifics that the Sec of Ag will put out IN 180 days!
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The #TANF Data Collaborative: An Innovative Approach to Increasing #DataAnalytics Capacity. Learn more 🔗 https://t.co/DzFHIgOvAa TDI/TDC Project Funder: @OPRE_ACF @OFA_ACF. Partners: @CDI_MDRC @Chapin_Hall @Coleridge4Data & @AISP_Penn
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New podcast!!! Alissa Stover and Ahmed Whitt discuss our Center’s partnership with @ceoworks on the importance of capturing participant voices that represent a fuller spectrum of program experiences.
New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast! How Can #DataScience Tools Better Represent Participant Experiences? A Conversation with Ahmed Whitt @ceoworks and MDRC's Alissa Stover
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Impact analysis does not need to be a multiyear affair. In Lean Impact, @annmei shows how the social sector can adopt methods that have propelled rapid innovation in the private sector. https://t.co/0o2lMbrMb0
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Top functions used in our PUMP #rstats package, which calculates power for RCTs, built with @LMiratrix @keporter_ca @ZarniHtet13 and @CDI_MDRC. Thanks @nrennie35 for the fun tutorial! Find PUMP on CRAN and github https://t.co/TTYYhNzjXB.
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As climate related disasters increase in frequency and severity, excited to speak at NDEM this morning about how machine learning can help emergency managers prepare for and respond to disasters
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Not the technology or advanced methods but rather…
What are the three ingredients of successful data projects? People, perseverance, and project scoping, writes @edith_yang @CDI_MDRC
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It’s not about the systems —it’s about collaboration and setting up teams for success.
But what about investments in data infrastructure? 💰 In 21st century data systems? "The age of a data system had an almost inverse relationship with the data use score . . . " 2/4
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For those interested in increasing success rates for data initiatives I recommend this book by @AJAlgmin Very insightful and a good audiobook! So much of it resonated and I like the ‘can do’ energy.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow is a book everyone should read. But, only 7% of people who’ve started it ever made it to the end. 21 insights from the best book you never finished:
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A new brief by Shawna Anderson and @donmarwhar describes how human-centered, operational data science supports continuous program improvement in our ongoing research-practice partnership with @PerScholas.
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Love working with data? Interested in using data science to make a difference? Like working on interdisciplinary teams? At the Center for Data Insights at MDRC we have positions open at multiple levels. https://t.co/wmfhqp9gAB (See positions 2022-13, 14 and 15)
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