Neal Myrick is the Global Head of the Tableau Foundation, a philanthropic initiative led by the Tableau employees that encourages the use of facts and analytical reasoning to solve the world’s problems.
An inside look: The World Food Programme’s data-driven response to hunger during COVID-19
September 23, 2020 • By Neal Myrick
An inside look: The World Food Programme’s data-driven response to hunger during COVID-19. As COVID-19 has progressed, the need for organizations to be able to quickly access and analyze data has only increased. Tableau Foundation has worked with many of our partner organizations as they’ve navigated new challenges, from increased needs to constrained supply chains and limited resource-delivery options.
Tableau is dedicated to supporting kids of color in the Puget Sound region—through COVID-19 and into the future
August 26, 2020 • By Neal Myrick
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.
Where the data shows communities of color are most at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census—and what you can do about it
July 21, 2020 • By Neal Myrick
Decisions about the need for schools and health clinics are influenced by the Census. COVID-19 has shown how much investment in communities and health infrastructure matters, and how critical it is that people be represented accurately so their needs can be heard and met by the government. But the pandemic has also complicated the Census data collection effort.
How data can power the advancement of women and girls’ rights around the world
June 12, 2019 • By Neal Myrick
Equal Measures 2030 and Tableau Foundation join forces to visualize gender equality data in 129 countries.
Visualize No Malaria crosses new frontiers in fight against disease
April 25, 2019 • By Neal Myrick
Today is an exciting day for Tableau Foundation! We're joining with PATH to expand the Visualize No Malaria initiative in up to 6 countries, which will cover 60 million at-risk people in sub-Saharan Africa.