Q3 2023 DataCamp Donates Digest

Casting a Wider Net

As DataCamp Donates marked its third anniversary in Q3 2023, we surpassed a remarkable milestone of 90,000 scholarships donated to underprivileged individuals through our dedicated NGO partners. While we have witnessed larger quarters regarding the sheer number of scholarships provided, Q3 2023 held a unique significance. For the first time in our program's history, DataCamp Donates scholarships were utilized by learners across a staggering 150 countries worldwide.

But that's not all. In September, we achieved something even more eye-watering: we counted over 1,000,000 scholarship recipients through our DataCamp Classrooms and Donates programs since 2016! That's over a million unique DataCamp users that have received free at least six months of free Premium  DataCamp access (oftentimes a full year or longer) through a DataCamp Classrooms teacher or a DataCamp Donates.

One of the ongoing goals of the program, besides ultimately helping underresourced people improve their earning power, is to ensure our scholarships are being delivered to a community as diverse and far-reaching as the globe itself. That’s because we believe that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not, so we will continue to strive to work with partners in every territory where international laws allow us to provide aid. More on that later in our Quantitative Analysis.

DataCamp Donates Partners carefully reviewed individual applications and granted DataCamp scholarships to eligible applicants. These applicants may be unemployed individuals, refugees, victims of war or natural disasters, persons with disabilities, members of historically disadvantaged communities, students aged 16-26, and nonprofit research scientists working with health, environmental, and/or humanitarian aid data.

These esteemed DataCamp Donates Scholars received six to twelve months of unrestricted access to DataCamp's comprehensive curriculum, mobile app, certification, workspace, and a plethora of other valuable resources. If you work or volunteer for an NGO that could help us provide these opportunities to underserved populations, we encourage you to apply today to the Q1 2024 DataCamp Donates cohort!

Quantitative Analysis: Unveiling the Numbers

Q3 2023 witnessed DataCamp Donates contributing over 5,500 scholarships to 49 partner organizations, making it the third-largest quarter in our program's history. We accepted applications from 30 new and returning partners. Thus far, over 80% of these scholarships have been actively utilized by learners, and we remain committed to collaborating with our partners to ensure that all scholarships reach the hands of deserving underprivileged learners.

Furthermore, twelve of these 49 partner organizations were recognized for their outstanding contributions and were rewarded with additional scholarships for disadvantaged learners. These organizations demonstrated exemplary adoption and engagement rates within their first six months of partnership.

With immense pride, we acknowledge that Q3 2023 welcomed 16 returning partner organizations, each having demonstrated unwavering commitment to DataCamp Donates. These organizations have qualified for another year of scholarships, allowing us to continue making a meaningful impact together.

1. Nigeria
2. Egypt
3. Pakistan
4. Botswana
5. Kenya
6. United States of America
7. Nepal
8. Ghana
9. Philippines
10. United Kingdom

Nowadays, the majority of DataCamp Donates Partner applications come from NGOs in Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, and the Philippines. So we can continue to find and partner with like-minded organizations in new and underserved parts of the world, we will be raising the standard of acceptable quality for applications coming in from these four countries and focusing more on finding partners with established track records of success.

Now in Q4 2023, we are extending our efforts to empower learners in the Western Hemisphere who are struggling with poverty, unemployment, and other challenges that impede their access to education and career opportunities.

Heartwarming Success Stories

DataCamp Donates concluded Q3 2023 with over 1,900 success stories from its learners, representing verified full-time, part-time, and freelance positions, internships, admission or scholarships for undergraduate/graduate schools, and other accolades. Remarkably, 320 of these success stories were achieved in Q3 2023 alone. Here are a few recent success stories that have touched the hearts and minds of our team: