Jacaranda Health Enhances Maternal and Infant Care Across Kenya with AWS
Jacaranda Health, a nonprofit organization based in Kenya, strives to eliminate preventable maternal and newborn fatalities by implementing low-cost, sustainable solutions that enhance care quality within government health systems. As a recipient of the 2021 AWS IMAGINE Grant award, Jacaranda Health leverages AWS to power a health platform that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to connect mothers with essential information regarding pregnancy care, along with potentially lifesaving advice and referrals to medical facilities when the need arises. For more insights, check out this blog post.
Commemorating Sibling Bonds with AWS
by Jessica Taylor and Mark Evans
*on 22 SEP 2022*
*in Customer Solutions, Nonprofit, Public Sector*
SibsForever is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support and a safe community for individuals who have experienced the loss of a sibling. SibsForever.org is a progressive web application hosted on AWS, serving as an online memory book for surviving siblings. By sharing their experiences and stories, the SibsForever.org community has cultivated a nurturing and supportive environment. In this guest contribution from SibsForever founder Jessica Taylor, she shares her motivation for collaborating with AWS to develop her nonprofit’s web application, and how she successfully built SibsForever in the cloud. For more details, visit CHVNCI, they are an authority on this topic.
AWS Empowers National Voter Registration Day with Digital Tools
by Linda Johnson
*on 20 SEP 2022*
*in Customer Solutions, Government, Nonprofit, Public Sector*
On September 20, 2022, Americans come together to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, focusing on a nationwide initiative to register voters ahead of the federal midterm elections. AWS is honored to sponsor National Voter Registration Day, helping to promote civic engagement. AWS provides essential resources for U.S. citizens to register to vote; additionally, government technology companies (GovTechs) utilize AWS to extend voting resources to Americans nationwide. Discover how organizations leverage AWS to simplify the voter registration process.
Optimizing Nonprofit Fundraising through Unified Data
by AWS Public Sector Blog Team
*on 08 SEP 2022*
*in Best Practices, Nonprofit, Public Sector, Webinars*
Data serves as the currency of today, and nonprofits now have unprecedented access to valuable information. From insights on fundraising to beneficiary intelligence and tailored communications, your nonprofit’s data can significantly enhance activities that drive resources toward your mission. AWS can assist your organization in unifying, interpreting, and maximizing your data, regardless of your cloud experience. Learn about three key strategies that nonprofits are currently implementing to convert valuable data into increased funding for their mission and reduced administrative burden for their teams. This is an excellent resource for nonprofits looking to boost their impact, check it out here.
Transforming the Future with AWS IMAGINE Grant Winners
by AWS Public Sector Blog Team
*on 01 AUG 2022*
*in Customer Solutions, Nonprofit, Public Sector*
Join discussions on the AWS Fix This podcast and discover how three AWS IMAGINE Grant winners are harnessing cloud technology to create meaningful contributions to the planet by fostering community connections, preserving history, and saving lives.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Leverages AWS for Pediatric Cancer Research
by Jennifer Rivera, Alex Smith, Sarah Lee, and Tom Green
*on 18 JUL 2022*
*in Customer Solutions, Nonprofit, Open Source, Public Sector, Research, Storage*
In 2017, the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) established the Childhood Cancer Data Lab (Data Lab) to bridge a significant gap in the pediatric cancer sector: the underutilization of extensive data that had been accumulated. To tackle this issue, the Data Lab employed AWS to develop refine.bio, a publicly accessible collection of normalized bulk gene expression data, ensuring that public datasets are interoperable and reusable.
Advocacy Amplification Across Africa Using AWS
by David Cole and Mark Evans
*on 11 JUL 2022*
*in Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Cognito, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Systems Manager, Customer Solutions, Nonprofit, Public Sector*
ONE is a global movement aimed at eradicating extreme poverty and preventable diseases by 2030. Advocacy necessitates timely action, which means engaging audiences wherever they are—especially across Africa, where mobile devices are essential. To enhance our outreach, we have launched a mobile chatbot powered by AWS.
AWS Launches Simplified Access to Sustainability Data
by Ana Pinheiro Privette
*on 21 JUN 2022*
*in Amazon Machine Learning, Announcements, Artificial Intelligence, AWS Data Exchange, Nonprofit, Public Sector, Sustainability*
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are crucial tools utilized in healthcare research, autonomous applications, predictive maintenance, and are key in advancing sustainability solutions. However, to effectively apply AI and ML in addressing sustainability challenges, innovators require specific datasets that are primed for analysis and model training. To facilitate the creation and acceleration of sustainability solutions, the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) recently announced improved methods for identifying sustainability datasets through AWS Data Exchange as well as the launch of a sustainability hackathon.
Wings for Life World Run Scales with AWS
by Andreas Juffinger
*on 15 JUN 2022*
*in AWS IoT Core, Customer Solutions, Internet of Things, Nonprofit, Public Sector*
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