Every year, Data You Can Use offers services to the winners of the Data Dream, a competition which helps groups move beyond limitations created by a lack of information or the capacity to interpret data already collected.

Portions of this program have been removed to comply with YouTube's copyright policy. Data Day, hosted by Data You Can Use, provides an opportunity for leaders, from neighborhoods to universities, to better understand what data are available, the implications of data on community revitalization, and how to increase connections between research and practice. If you are a neighborhood champion, a data scientist, a government leader, a researcher, a philanthropist, a student, a data visualization specialist, or just an enthusiastic dataphyle, you belong at Data Day!

Welcome and Data Day 2021 Proclamation by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett

Dr. Katie Pritchard provides an update on Data You Can Use. Data You Can Use is a diverse group of local professionals who help people access data and make it useful in improving community conditions. We help connect people who need data to people who have data and assist in accessing, analyzing, translating, interpreting and presenting data. We can help you ask the right questions to get the right data, put it into a local context, present it visually and put it to work in addressing issues important to you. We subscribe to the principles of the Urban Institute’s National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership and work to democratize data by building local capacity, sharing best practices and helping users sort through the data to surface, explain and address issues of concern. We know this takes technical expertise, knowledge of local context, the ability to convene and collaborate with multiple stakeholders and trust.

Data as a Language, Lens and Lever for Social Change. Fostering 'data literacy’ is widely considered a priority of the “Data Revolution” that started about a decade ago. But what exactly is meant by and expected from ‘data literacy’? The COVID pandemic exposed and exacerbated preexisting fault lines and accelerated digitalization across the world. Data can play a powerful transformative role if it is used as a lens on the world, as a shared language, and as a lever for social change. This vision requires considering and promoting data literacy beyond a skills-based approach, as literacy in the age of data. Learn more about data literacy in Dr. Letouze's white paper from 2015, "Beyond Data Literacy: Reinventing Community Engagement and Empowerment in the Age of Data". - Dr. Emmanuel Letouzé is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and the founder of Data-Pop Alliance, a not-for-profit organization on Big Data, AI and human development created in 2013 by the MIT Media Lab, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), where he is a Connection Science Fellow, a Visiting Scientist, and a Research Associate, respectively. He previously worked as a Development Economist for UNDP in New York (2006-10) on poverty, post-conflict recovery and migration, and in Vietnam for the French government as a Technical Assistant in public finance and official statistics (2000-04). He holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in Applied Economics-Economic Demography from Sciences Po Paris, an MA in International Affairs-Economic Development from Columbia University, where he was a Fulbright Fellow, and a PhD in Demography from the University of California, Berkeley (2016). He’s also a political cartoonist (‘Manu’) for various publications and media. ​

Every year, Data You Can Use offers services to the winners of the Data Dream, a competition which helps groups move beyond limitations created by a lack of information or the capacity to interpret data already collected. The 2019 Data Dream winners provide their feedback and an update since their award was received.

Every year, Data You Can Use offers services to the winners of the Data Dream, a competition which helps groups move beyond limitations created by a lack of information or the capacity to interpret data already collected. 2019 Data Dream winner Antonio Butts, Executive Director of Walnut Way sits down with Northwestern Mutual's Keri McConnell to discuss.

Every year, Data You Can Use offers services to the winners of the Data Dream, a competition which helps groups move beyond limitations created by a lack of information or the capacity to interpret data already collected.

Celebrating Dr. Katie Pritchard! Data Day, hosted by Data You Can Use, provides an opportunity for leaders, from neighborhoods to universities, to better understand what data are available, the implications of data on community revitalization, and how to increase connections between research and practice. If you are a neighborhood champion, a data scientist, a government leader, a researcher, a philanthropist, a student, a data visualization specialist, or just an enthusiastic dataphyle, you belong at Data Day!

Overview of available resources (Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory WisTransPortal, City of Milwaukee Open Data, Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) Tableau Public, and MPD Open Records), what information about a crash is included/excluded from those various sources, and who/how you can access/request that data.

The City of Milwaukee Office of Equity and Inclusion was created as part of an effort to operationalize and advance racial equity in city government and in the communities we serve. Since our office began operating in January 2021, we have started to develop a collection of data and mapping resources for city leaders, staff, and others to support the city's racial equity work. Learn more about these data resources and how they fit in with our broader racial equity efforts.

Reckless driving is a major concern in Milwaukee, and street infrastructure improvements are one way to approach the problem. This presentation will discuss how the City of Milwaukee uses data to prioritize traffic calming locations and evaluate the effectiveness of different projects.

We will explore what a scopeathon is, and why it can benefit dataphiles in Milwaukee and beyond! Join us live on Data Day to hear from Andrew and ask him any question you might have. Andrew will be live in Session A on Data Day.

The City of Milwaukee Health Department is embarking on its Community Health Assessment process. Community Health Assessments are an essential component in the field of public health; utilizing systematic data collection to identify assets and concerns within a community, which then become priority action areas for local health departments and partners to address. Aziza Carter from the Milwaukee Health Department provides an overview of their Community Health Assessment process and explains how they are incorporating health equity into the data collection and sharing process.

Data You Can Use launched the MKE Indicators Project at Data Day in 2019 and is currently working through the newest round of updates including interactive maps. The Equity and Access maps are the first maps to be completely converted to the interactive format including new features which allows local stakeholders to view neighborhood boundaries, examine the data at a finer geography, and share with others online.

Since 2010 the Community Development Alliance (CDA) has acted as a conveyor in affordable housing efforts led by local philanthropic and government agencies. In 2021 CDA embarked on expanding their governance to assist in developing a new strategic plan drafted as the Milwaukee’s Collective Affordable Housing Strategic Plan to ensure “a quality and affordable home for every Milwaukeean”. This plan is the first of its kind outlining coordinated approaches to address affordable housing needs within the City of Milwaukee that leverage resources and investments. CDA in intends to work with current and new partners to further these efforts in the City of Milwaukee in collective action.

Riverworks is made up of three dynamic organizations working together to positively impact businesses and neighborhood residents in our target areas. The coordinated efforts of Riverworks Development Corporation (RDC) and the Riverworks Business Improvement District (BID) were paramount to reviving Milwaukee’s northeast industrial corridor which was devastated by the exodus of major national corporations up until the early 1990s, including Square D, Johnson Controls, Coca-Cola, and American Motors Corporation. In 2016, a resident-led effort, through through the Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative (HGNI), led to the creation of the Harambee Neighborhood Improvement District (NID). The Harambee NID is the newest arm of the Riverworks Center, and gears focus towards property improvements for homeowners within the boundaries of the NID.

In 2012, five Metcalfe Park resident leaders formed the Metcalfe Park Community Action Team (MPCAT) to join with neighborhood and citywide partners in considering how resident engagement could contribute to the improvement of Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood. The same year, Metcalfe Park was chosen as a site for the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP), a federally-funded program that provided the financial resources and support for residents and partners to catalyze resident-driven neighborhood revitalization. Resident and partner involvement in the BNCP yielded a vision, mission and values for change, and led MPCAT to become Metcalfe Park Community Bridges.

The mission of the United Community Center is to provide programs to Hispanics and near south side residents of all ages in the areas of education, cultural arts, recreation, community development, and health and human services. UCC assists individuals in achieving their potential by focusing on cultural heritage as a means of strengthening personal development and by promoting high academic standards in all of its educational programs.

Southside Organizing Center (SOC) is a neighborhood-based organization dedicated to the development and sustainability of Milwaukee’s near south side neighborhoods. SOC works with and for residents to create a safe, livable, and economically vibrant community. SOC is committed to helping residents have a voice, vote, and vehicle act together on the issues that affect them and to make positive changes in their neighborhoods. SOC’s district includes almost 90,000 residents within the following boundaries: Menomonee Valley on the south, Oklahoma Avenue on north, 1st Street on the east, and Miller Park Way on the west. Our coverage area contains the most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods in the State, has the largest concentration of non-English speaking residents, and is one of the few areas of Milwaukee to experience population growth in recent years.

The mission of Eras Senior Network is to engage and support seniors, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers in leading meaningful lives. Eras Senior Network is THE nonprofit leader in creating communities where seniors and adults with disabilities are fully embraced through collaborative partnerships, coordination of services, and intergenerational volunteer activities.

Too many people in Milwaukee’s central city face significant barriers to long-term employment—unsuccessful work histories, addictions, criminal records, limited education, housing instability and lack of access to transportation, among others. We provide the pathway to overcome these barriers, to help motivated people find sustainable employment and become self-sufficient. With self-sufficiency comes pride. A feeling of self-worth. A positive impact that ripples out beyond the individual. No matter what they’re dealing with, anyone in Milwaukee who’s ready to change and ready to work will get the support they need to find and keep a decent job.

Data Day, hosted by Data You Can Use, provides an opportunity for leaders, from neighborhoods to universities, to better understand what data are available, the implications of data on community revitalization, and how to increase connections between research and practice. ​If you are a neighborhood champion, a data scientist, a government leader, a researcher, a philanthropist, a student, a data visualization specialist, or just an enthusiastic dataphyle, you belong at Data Day! ​Preview our Ignite Sessions! Then join a LIVE breakout room-- or two-- with the presenter of your choice and other interested attendees on Data Day. October 21st, 2020 at 10am

From education to activism, Liz Dozier has spent her career working tirelessly to disrupt the culture of inequity that is often pervasive in urban neighborhoods.  After serving as a teacher and principal in Chicago Public Schools, Dozier launched Chicago Beyond  in 2016. An “impact investor”, Chicago Beyond has invested more than $30 million in local nonprofit organizations and community leaders to remove barriers to equity for youth, investing in everything from education, to youth safety, to health and wellness, and beyond.  In 2019, Chicago Beyond published ” Why Am I Always Being Researched? “, a guidebook for funders, researchers, and community organizations on how to deconstruct harmful power dynamics when researching communities. Chicago Beyond also started a speaker series on antiracism that has been joined by more than 100,000 individuals globally and has provided entry points for people with the desire to learn what it means to be antiracist.

About Data You Can Use: We are a diverse group of local professionals who help people access data and make it useful in improving community conditions. We help connect people who need data to people who have data and assist in accessing, analyzing, translating, interpreting and presenting data. We can help you ask the right questions to get the right data, put it into a local context, present it visually and put it to work in addressing issues important to you. We subscribe to the principles of the Urban Institute’s National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership and work to democratize data by building local capacity, sharing best practices and helping users sort through the data to surface, explain and address issues of concern. We know this takes technical expertise, knowledge of local context, the ability to convene and collaborate with multiple stakeholders and trust.

Every year, Data You Can Use offers services to the winners of the Data Dream, a competition which helps groups move beyond limitations created by a lack of information or the capacity to interpret data already collected. The 2020 Data Dream finalists were announced prior to Data Day and the six winners were announced live at the event!

What are social determinants of health and why should we capture them? Rosamaria Martinez gives an overview of work that is being done at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers to collect information about factors that affect health and how that data has helped address needs and promote recovery. Rosamaria Martinez, MBA, RD, Vice President of Community Health Initiatives Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Rosamaria.Martinez@sschc.org