All Social Impact Stories

This blog takes a look at two stakeholder groups: students and their families, and teachers and administrators. In each case, we'll see examples of how people are using data to overcome barriers imposed by the pandemic.

Satellite data from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) show that atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide had reached exceptionally low levels in parts of the world that went into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 has affected every community across the world, and Tableau’s hometown of Seattle is no exception. Through a $2 million package of grants we’re dedicating to organizations across the greater Seattle area, we’re directly supporting the wellbeing of minority students and their families through the pandemic while investing in their educational and future career success.

The team behind the COVID Tracking Project did not expect to be here right now. Learn how the COVID Tracking Project built one of the most widely used coronavirus datasets of the pandemic.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a Tableau Foundation partner, is stepping up to fill this information gap. Together with the Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton University, they launched the U.S. Crisis Monitor to aggregate real-time data and analysis on political violence and demonstrations in the U.S. for the first time.

COVID-19 is not only a public health challenge—it’s a public information challenge. Learn more about dis/misinformation around COVID-19.

An open letter from Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky addressing the tragedies and brutality that have occurred over the past weeks.

Through conversations with our nonprofit partners, Tableau Foundation has learned that COVID-19 is pouring lighter fluid on already-urgent issues. Hunger-relief organizations like Feeding America have seen an increased demand, and homeless services nonprofits are both grappling with upheaval in services as well as bracing for an influx of need.

Tackling hunger in America is no small task. More than 37 million people in the U.S. struggle to put food on the table —that’s one in nine people. As you walk down the street, you probably pass someone who is facing hunger.

Operation ASHA (OpASHA) uses pioneering technology to provide communities in need with top-quality, end-to-end TB care. Hear from Sonali Batra, Director of Technology & Development, to hear how they are using data can save lives.

Over the past year, we’ve deepened our existing partnerships for climate action and begun working with several more organizations to further our impact. Here are some of the key insights that we’ve learned through these partnerships.

We know that in societies around the world, people are not treated equally. Over the past year, our partner organizations in the equity space have reminded us just how broad and entrenched various inequities are, both in the U.S. and around the world. Here are four of the biggest insights we’ve gained through our work with non-profits advancing equity.