Our Work
Strengthening the Data Capacity of NYC Nonprofits
Short Read | July 27, 2020Measure of America launched Learning What Works (LWW), a free technical assistance program designed to increase nonprofit leaders’ capacity to use data.
NYC Community Portraits
Short Read | June 21, 2018This site features the community portraits created by nearly 20 NYC-based human services organizations to illuminate important well-being challenges and unmet human needs in their neighborhoods or fields using the indicators found in DATA2GO.NYC.
Measure of America at the Smithsonian
Short Read | September 30, 2017Measure of America work was featured in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's third exhibition in a series about socially responsible design, "By the People: Designing a Better America."
Tales of Two Americas
Short Read | March 6, 2014America is the land of opportunity... or is it? The Measure of America series uses "tales of two": juxtapositions of community resources.
State of the Congress 2013
Short Read | January 28, 2013The 113th Congress is the most diverse group of representatives in history. Yet its members are still significantly more likely to be male, white, and over 65 than other Americans. And in terms of basic well-being and access to opportunity, members of Congress are far ahead of the average in earnings and education but lag in life expectancy.
A Day in the Life
Short Read | May 11, 2012A day in the life of a typical American woman reveals an array of public investments that help us build capabilities, decrease risks, and increase resilience.
Open Letter to the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission, October 7, 2010
Short Read | October 7, 2010Letter urges commission to hold a hearing on investments in prevention today that will provide significant returns in money saved or revenues added tomorrow.
29 Reasons for Optimism on Health Care Spending
Short Read | March 10, 2010A report by American Human Development Project ranks the 50 states and Washington, D.C. against 80 countries in the world on life expectancy at birth, infant death rates, and annual per person spending on health care.