“Harnessing the Power of Community Collaborations: Use Seven Tools to Get Results” by Lyle Wray and Paul Epstein was the March 2012 cover story of ICMA’s "Public Management" magazine. The article presented a Community Results Toolkit to address the many issues communities face that require collaborative action because no single organization can adequately address the issue on its own. During this workshop, Wray and Epstein will facilitate an interactive experience for participants to use their own knowledge to begin applying the tools for a selected issue, including application to select and use indicators. Drawing on the local knowledge and any subject expertise participants, the presenters will demonstrate how a number of the seven tools can be used in combination to help a community achieve desired results, including improving outcomes as measured by community indicators for the selected issue, identifying “drivers” of desired community indicators, how the drivers can be measured, and what typical community organizations may be asked to sign a compact to advance the drivers.
PRESENTATION AND TOOLKITS
In this workshop, JCCI, the Jacksonville Community Council Inc, will share their extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience on developing and using different processes for public engagement. Engagement processes will focus on deriving community indicators based on public input and utilizing these indicators for achieving goals and catalyzing action. Case studies from multiple and diverse communities will be presented.
PRESENTATION - BEN WARNER AND SUSAN COHN
Capitol Hill Economist and Data Visualization Expert Jonathan Schwabish, now a senior researcher and data visualization expert at the Urban Institute, will offer the opening remarks to the 2014 Impact Summit, setting the tone with his impactful views and advice on the importance of clarity and accessibility in research.
For nearly 25 years, America's Health Rankings® has provided a comprehensive assessment of the nation's health on a state-by state basis. In this session, come learn how United Health Foundation and its partners are putting data into action and inspiring change to improve population health.
VIEW CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Improving Lousiana's America's Health Ranking, Mary K Poole
Business Engagement in ImprovingPopulation Health
Improving Systems through a Multi-State Learning Collaborative, Elizabeth W Romero
National attention on the lives and experiences of young black men has been captured by tragic incidents such as the deaths of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin. Data shows that as early as preschool, the educational experience of young black males varies dramatically from that of other children. Earlier this year President Obama launched the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. What can community leaders do to understand and improve black male achievement?
This session will provide participants with recommendations on key indicators for communities to measure, track and improve data to ensure black male achievement.
2014 Presentation Create 100% Buy-In
Using a Quality of Life Indicator project as illustration, participants will learn about and discuss the influences that determined our inquiry and reflect on the challenges that confront those of us using this tool in community and economic development.
This presentation is part of a session called Connecting for Better Quality of Life. The complete session is as follow:
DOCUMENT SHARED BY THE PRESENTER:
A Summary of the Madison Region's Quality of Life Indicators, Greg Wise
(see below for other shared document)
20 images x 20 seconds: the format of the Pecha Kucha allows for an invigorating approach to story-telling. Six projects have been selected to describe their value and accomplishments. Hear the presentations and the constructive critique from a distinguished panel. Help select the best presentation.
SESSION PRESENTATIONS
DATAHAVEN Data for Community Action
