Community-Engaged Research

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Youth advocate states her opinion through a megaphone

Nothing about us, without us. Community-engaged research centers the community that is the focus of the research. This shift to have community members more involved in the design, collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of research ensures that the findings reflect the actual community and will have greater impact. There are a variety of levels of engagement in community-engaged research and Partners' work has ranged from the community members informing the research to community members leading the project and being the main decisionmakers.
Related Activities:
Equity in Data Community of Practice
2023
CTData Collaborative   (Hartford - Connecticut)


CT Data hosts the Equity in Data Community of Practice, which is comprised of data users in Connecticut who are supporting one another in working towards more equitable data... [read more]

Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Community Receives de Beaumont Grant
August 2023
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


Pittsburgh NNIP partner, the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, is part of a committed team bringing participatory data governance to the City of Pittsburgh. The Black Equity Coalition (... [read more]

New RWJF, Urban Grant Program Helps Communities Use Local Data to Address Structural Racism
September 2022 - June 2023
Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)


The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with the Urban Institute, has selected 38 organizations from around the country for the... [read more]

Hartford Youth Data Fellows
2022
CTData Collaborative   (Hartford - Connecticut)


Since 2022, the CT Data Collaborative has managed the Hartford Youth Data Fellowship - a program for Hartford youth ages 17-24 that provides them with tools and experiences... [read more]

Taking residents on a data walk to democratize community research findings
April 2020
Kinder Institute for Urban Research   (Houston)


Through workshops, community feedback and an interactive data walk, a Houston Community Data Connections team empowered Third Ward community members and other stakeholders to use data from a multi... [read more]

Research and Community Organizing Series
December 10, 2019 to February 12, 2020
DataWorks NC   (Durham)


  A 3-part blog series that examines the relationship between research and community organizing. ... [read more]

Sunlight Foundation features NNIP Partners in its Community Data Dialogues Playbook
November 2019
Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)
Center on Poverty and Community Development   (Cleveland)


The purpose of Sunlight Foundation's Community Data Dialogues playbook is to help jump-start community action, providing stories about how open data advocates have co-designed, collaborated, and... [read more]

Monitoring Neighborhood Air Pollution with Advocates in South Philly
2019
Urban Health Collaborative   (Philadelphia)


UHC recently began partnering with Philly Thrive and neighborhood residents on a participatory process to measure air pollution in South... [read more]

Data You Can Use Helps Residents Collect and Share Insights on Safety and Policing
December 2018
Data You Can Use   (Milwaukee)


Data You Can Use is working with Amani neighborhood residents to build their capacity around neighborhood conditions, safety, and policing. They paired the analysis of crime trends and hot spots... [read more]

Engaging Residents with Data to Improve Health in Durham and Milwaukee Neighborhoods
August 2018 - October 2018
Data You Can Use   (Milwaukee)
DataWorks NC   (Durham)


Two NNIP Partners are creatively engaging residents with data to improve neighborhood health conditions. In both cases, they combine rigorous data and new resources with on-the-ground insights. ... [read more]

Helping More Boston Youth Get Summer Jobs through MAPC-led Civic Tech Partnership
December 2017
Metropolitan Area Planning Council   (Boston)


As part of the ... [read more]

West Philadelphia Collaborative Explores how Home Repairs Affect Health
April 2017 - January 2018
Urban Health Collaborative   (Philadelphia)


The Urban Health Collaborative is working with the Home Preservation Initiative (... [read more]

Residents learn how to tell their neighborhood's story
March 2015
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute   (Charlotte)
City of Charlotte   (Charlotte)


The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute sponsored free neighborhood workshops March 3 and March 7, to offer residents ways they could learn more about their neighborhoods. The workshops were intended,... [read more]

Southwest Counseling Solutions & Community Youth Mapping Program
2012
Data Driven Detroit (D3)   (Detroit)


D3 partnered with Southwest Counseling Solutions to educate youth in Southwest Detroit about the geography of their neighborhood as part of the Community Youth Mapping Program. Funded in Detroit... [read more]

Related Publications:
Presentation for Collaborating with Communities Using Data
October 28, 2022
Presentation - By: Caroline Issacs; Rahul Jayaraman
Just Communities Slides
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
NNIP Camp October 2022: Supporting Mutual Aid
October 28, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
Camp 2022 - Supporting Mutual Aid.docx


NNIP Camp October 2022: Participatory Community Engagement
October 28, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Amy Carroll-Scott
Camp Notes
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Framing Page for Collaborating with Communities Using Data
October 28, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
Framing Page
Urban Health Collaborative
Philadelphia
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Collaborating with Communities Using Data
October 28, 2022
Video - By: Amy Carroll-Scott; Caroline Issacs; Rahul Jayaraman; Erikka Gilliam; Christina Brown
Urban Health Collaborative
Philadelphia
Presentation for Collaborating with Communities Using Data
October 28, 2022
Presentation - By: Erikka Gilliam; Christina Brown
Philadelphia Slides
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
NNIP Camp October 2022: Community Voice as Actionable Data
October 27, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
Camp 2022 - Community Voice as Actionable Data.docx
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Communities Count
Seattle
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
Los Angeles
The Data Center
New Orleans
NNIP Showcase, Part 2 (October 2022)
October 27, 2022
Video - By: Sara Jaye Sanford; Cheryl Knott; Elly Schoen; Jenna Losh; Elizabeth Burton (Moderator)
Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
Los Angeles
Leveraging Data for Collective Impact in the South LA Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z)
October 27, 2022
Presentation - By: Elly Schoen
Slides
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
NNIP Camp October 2022: Power Dynamics and Data
October 26, 2022
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
Camp 2022 - Power Dynamics and Data.docx
Innovate Memphis
Memphis
The Promises and Realities of Data-Driven Community Development
February 22, 2022
Blog post - By: Austin Harrison
Blog post; Memphis Property Hub
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Charlotte
Examining Housing Needs at Brookhill Village in the Event of Redevelopment
February 10, 2022
Report - By: Angelique Gaines; Khou Xiong; Mary Louise Wilson
Report
Institute for Housing Studies
Chicago
Housing Needs and Economic Conditions of Cook County’s Older Adults, 2021
December 2021
Report - By: Institute for Housing Studies
Housing Needs and Economic Conditions of Cook County’s Older Adults, 2021
Institute for Housing Studies
Chicago
Planning for the Housing Needs of an Aging Population
December 2021
Blog post - By: Institute for Housing Studies
Planning for the Housing Needs of an Aging Population
Institute for Housing Studies
Chicago
Building Community Data Capacity: The Southwest Organizing Project
August 2021
Blog post - By: Chris Silber
Building Community Data Capacity: The Southwest Organizing Project

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Evolving Community Engagement Panel Discussion
December 2, 2022 - 12:00pm
Speaker: Marisa Denker; Mike Flynn, AICP; Theresa Carr, AICP; Samantha Donovan, AICP


Technology has profoundly impacted cities: they are more dynamic and active than ever before. Can we use these new technology and data to rise to the challenge of an urban planet? This fall, CURA... [read more]



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Supporting Baltimore Neighborhoods with Actionable Local Data
October 17, 2023

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Residents Inform Priorities of Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention
May 11, 2020

Thanks to community-driven research conducted by the Urban Strategies Council (The Council), the new director of the City of Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is planning the department’...

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Milwaukee’s Amani Neighborhood Uses Data to Target Traffic Safety and Build Trust
January 10, 2020

People in Milwaukee’s Amani neighborhood are using data to identify safety issues and build relationships with the police. It’s a story of community-engaged research at its best. In 2017,...

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Utilizing Youth Voice to Inform Local Health Planning in Austin
September 8, 2019

In 2018–19, 20 high school students identified the assets of and health needs for their Del Valle community, which directly informed the priorities set in the 2019 Austin/Travis County Community...

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Training Dallas’s Youth to Make Change in their Communities
August 30, 2019

“Youth inherit a world with a lot of policies that affect them. They don’t necessarily have the tools to make those changes. So what we want to do is equip students with...

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