Data can be a powerful tool, particularly in the social sector, with unique opportunities and challenges alike. However, the majority of available data-focused resources are designed to build technical skills. Fewer resources are designed to build capacity around elements of responsible data use or strategies for utilizing data to impact people’s lives and promote equitable outcomes.
The Data for Social Impact (DSI) initiative is working to develop a set of free, accessible training and programming opportunities tailored to the priorities and needs of social sector organizations seeking to build capacity in these areas. This event series was informed by our community and advisory committee, our key themes identified during our roundtables led the development of resources and learning events, which concluded in November 2022.
2022 Learning Events
- We Are All Data People: An Equity-Centered Approach to Increasing Impact – March 7, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Start Where You Are: Mapping a Journey Toward Equitable Data Practice – April 6, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Data-Informed, Equity Driven: Cultivating a Collaborative Data Culture – May 4, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Sharing Data, Sharing Power: Tools and Tensions in Collective Data Efforts – June 15, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - It’s a Process, Not a Product: Building Equitable Data Infrastructure – July 14, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Setting a Bigger Table: Participatory Approaches to Evaluating Impact – Sept. 8, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Engaging Community and Mobilizing Data to Advocate for Change – Oct. 3, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials - Data is for Everyone: A Data for Social Impact Summit– Nov. 15, 2022
Watch Recording & View Materials
Data for Social Impact Roundtable Series
In order to serve the needs of the St. Louis social sector, our event series was informed by roundtables hosted in 2021. Our first two roundtables took place in spring 2021. Feedback from participants, the DSI advisory committee, and event planning partners informed the development and design of a second roundtable series in the fall of 2021. Informed by our community and advisory committee, our key themes identified during our roundtables will lead our development of resources and learning events in 2022. View all events here.
- How Can a Data-Informed Social Sector Amplify Impact in St. Louis? – May 2021
Read the Report & Watch Recording - Mapping Your Data Journey from Vision to Impact – Oct. 2021
Read the Recap & Watch Recording - Using Data to Promote Equitable Outcomes – Nov. 2021
View Event Slides & Watch Recording - Community-Centered Data Practice: Data Protection, Data Sharing, and Who Benefits? – Nov. 2021
View Event Slides & Watch Recording
