Insights from Four Cities on Community Data and Training

In June, the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership and Microsoft released a collection of resources and recommendations on extending and expanding training opportunities for staff at civic organizations and governments to help them leverage data and technology to tackle local priorities.  To illustrate the foundations, learnings, and impacts that informed the NNIP study, four NNIP partners from around the U.S. shared their experiences in developing and operating their local training programs in a series of guest blogs.  

• Seattle/King County: Improving Nonprofit Data Capacity to Strengthen Grant Proposals to Serve Local Communities
• Detroit: Lessons from Detroit: Empowering the Community through Data Training
• Oakland: Blind Spots: Building Your Capacity by Training Others
• Pittsburgh: Fulfilling the Promise of Open Data through Data Literacy Training