Dec. 2: Philanthropy NY — An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC
December 2, 2015 — New York, NY. From 2:45 to 4:30 PM, Measure of America co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis along with Tamara Fox of the Helmsley Charitable Trust will present in a workshop-style interactive demonstration of DATA2GO.NYC. Participants will be able to pitch their data needs and see if the tool can help address them. Even if you’re not a New York City funder, this program can help you think about what you might do to inspire the creation of new data sources that help you be a better grantmaker. For more details, see here.
Vermont Still Ranks First, but US ‘Opportunity’ Shows Increasing Poverty, Income Inequality
October 6, 2015 — Vermont Business Magazine
Want to Get Ahead? Live in the Right ZIP Code
October 6, 2015 — CBS News
Opportunity Varies by Region in MD
October 6, 2015 — The Baltimore Sun
Study: R.I. Trails N.E. States in Opportunity Index
October 6, 2015 — Providence Journal
R.I. Improves to No. 25 on National Opportunity Index
October 6, 2015 — Providence Business News
Building Community Through Family
October 2, 2015 — Sonoma Valley Sun
Starbucks-Coalition to Target Phoenix Jobless Youth
September 17, 2015 — USA Today
School for ‘Disconnected Youth’ May Come to South Phoenix
September 11, 2015 — The Arizona Republic
Oct. 28: DATA2GO.NYC Launch
October 28, 2015 — New York, NY. From 8:30 to 9:30 AM at Civic Hall, the Measure of America team along with selected presenters will launch DATA2GO.NYC, a free, easy-to-use mapping tool to visualize and analyze well-being and inequality in NYC. Presenting will be John R. Ettinger, CEO of the Helmsley Trust, Matthew Klein, Executive Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity and Senior Advisor to the Mayor’s Office of Operations, and Cynthia Esposito Lamy, Metrics Manager for the Robin Hood Foundation. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, click here. Please RSVP here.
