Nov. 14: Nonprofit New York Annual Conference
November 14, 2024: Alex Powers and Kristen Lewis presented at Nonprofit New York’s annual conference. They shared how organizations can leverage data and did a walkthrough of how to use DATA2GO.NYC, our online tool which brings together federal, state, and city data on a broad range of issues critical to the well-being of all New Yorkers.
1-in-8 of the region’s young people were disconnected from work and school in 2023
November 4, 2024 — Kentuckiana Works
Oct. 28-30: Aspen Institute OYF Conference
October 28-30, 2024 — Measure of America’s Kristen Lewis and Alex Powers presented at the Aspen Institute’s Opportunity Youth Forum convening. One session, presented in partnership with Newark Opportunity Youth Network, focused on how the human development approach is a powerful tool for understanding youth well-being and access to opportunity, with a specific focus on the work we partnered on in Newark. We discussed the results of our research as well as its implications for the broader ecosystem of service providers, philanthropists, educators, advocates, and policymakers in Newark. The second Measure of America OYF session focused on our latest national-level work on youth disconnection.
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September 30, 2024 — The New Yorker
Sept. 12: Congressional Briefing on Opportunity Youth
September 12, 2024 —Measure of America Director Kristen Lewis briefed the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus on Capitol Hill. She presented key data on the state of youth disconnection in America. Staffers from 22 congressional offices attended.
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August 27, 2024 — New America
July 30: Hilton Foundation Convening on Opportunity Youth
July 30, 2024 — Co-founder and Director Kristen Lewis is representing Measure of America at Collaboration Across Place: Building Better Futures with Opportunity Youth, hosted by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Mexico City.
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July 12, 2024 — Mosaic
Redesigning DATA2GO.NYC: An Interactive Session
June 24, 2024 — NYC Open Data Week on YouTube
June 25: Newark Funder Affinity Group And Newark Education Funder Group Joint Meeting
June 25, 2024 — Associate Director Alex Powers and Program Assistant Tara Shawa present the key findings of our report, A Portrait of Newark, to an audience of grantmakers in Newark, New Jersey. They co-presented with Robert Clark from Newark Opportunity Youth Network and two youth leaders, and engaged in discussion about agendas for action based on the data. More information regarding the event is here.