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Who we are:
Data Driven Detroit (D3) provides accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive informed decision-making. Our vision is that essential and unbiased information is used by all.  

We are a statewide organization with a focus on the city of Detroit. We are building a comprehensive data system that includes current and historic demographic, socioeconomic, educational, environmental, and other indicators. This data system allows us to illustrate complex relationships by combining different datasets to reveal the true stories of our regions, cities, and blocks. We are committed to serving all communities; we adapt data into different formats for different audiences.

What we do:
As a one-stop shop for data, D3 has an extensive library for a variety of projects. Our work falls into five categories:

Data Collection - We collect and process administrative and government datasets for use at the local level. When these data are too general for use at the local level, D3 has collaborated with partners to collect primary data to fill geographic gaps.
Data Visualization – In order to ensure widespread understanding and interpretation of data, D3 creates visualizations that help people understand complex and diverse data patterns. Maps are the most common form of visualization, but we also transform spreadsheets into powerful and unique graphs, charts, illustrations and infographics.
Data Analysis - We perform expert analyses to benefit diverse planning efforts for community groups and regional collaborations. We utilize clear and transparent methods for combining and synthesizing various datasets into single measures.
Data Accessibility - We are committed to making data, visualizations, and analyses accessible through a variety of online and printed products. We believe in increasing accessibility while respecting sensitivity and privacy by building relationships and restructuring data so it can be released to the widest possible audience. D3 provides access to national and regional datasets through online tools on our website. D3 also develops trainings about finding and using data. 
Data-Driven Outcomes - All of our collection, visualization, analysis and accessibility work is focused on increasing data-driven outcomes in policymaking and collaborative planning processes throughout Detroit and Michigan. Our work helps build the civic capacity of disadvantaged communities through the infusion of data in collaborative efforts that improve quality of life.

 

Our History:
From the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State University, to the Southeast Michigan Information Center at United Way, there have been many initiatives to collect and democratize data about Detroit and its neighborhoods. In 2008, The Skillman Foundation and The Kresge Foundation awarded City Connect Detroit a $1.85 million grant to incubate Data Driven Detroit (originally named the Detroit-Area Community Information System).

Within its first year, D3 was selected by the Urban Institute to join the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP). NNIP is a select group of organizations that have built advanced and continuously updated data systems to track neighborhood conditions in their cities.

In December 2012, after an extensive period of review, discussion and due diligence, Data Driven Detroit became an affiliated program of the Michigan Nonprofit Association.  This move has strengthened D3’s back office operations and increased our exposure to a statewide network of member nonprofits and philanthropic organizations.

Activities

October 1, 2023
Over the past few months NNIP Partners have been using data to explore drivers of Black wealth to better understand the dynamics of wealth and inform strategies to build wealth. We highlight a few... [read more]
January 2023 - March 2023
In the first video, learn about real-world examples of data practices at the federal, state, and... [read more]
September 2022 - December 2024
Over the past two years, the NNIP Network has elevated how local data are critical tools for communities to address the racial wealth gap and improve racial ... [read more]

Publications

September 25, 2024
Presentation - By: Nafeesah Symonette

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

WednesdayAM_Arts_Nafeesah.pptx
September 25, 2024
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Metropolitan Area Planning Council, University Center for Social and Urban Research, Neighborhood Data for Social Change

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September 24, 2024
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute

Urban Health Collaborative, Data Driven Detroit (D3), University Center for Social and Urban Research

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September 23, 2024
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Community Innovation and Action Center (CIAC), Neighborhood Data for Social Change, DataHaven

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September 23, 2024
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Center on Poverty and Community Development

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September 23, 2024
Presentation - By: Noah Urban

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

MondayPM_Noah - NNIPShowcase_09092024.pptx
July 1, 2024
Report - By: CDC Foundation

Community Information Now (CINow), University Center for Social and Urban Research, DataWorks NC, Data Driven Detroit (D3), Neighborhood Nexus

April 8, 2024
Blog post - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog Post
February 29, 2024
Blog post - By: Leah Hendey

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog on UrbanWire
October 17, 2023
Report - By: Kendall Nash

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Report Link
October 17, 2023
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog Post
March 8, 2023
Video - By: Black Wealth Data Center

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

February 23, 2023
Presentation - By: Trish Abalo

Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

MNA BIPOC survey-nnip 02-23-2023.pdf
Report, Network Map Tool, Tutorial for Network Map Tool
December 7, 2022
Report - By: Kelley Kuhn et al.

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog Post
December 1, 2022
Report - By: Trish Abalo, Stephanie Quesnelle, Rosie Liu, Jeff Williams

Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Report
October 28, 2022
Presentation - By: Melyssa Tsai-O’Brien, Jordan Graves

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center

Slides
October 28, 2022
Video - By: Matt Nowlin, Nicole Hall, Melyssa Tsai-O'Brien, Jordan Graves, Elizabeth Burton

Urban Institute, The Polis Center, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

June 23, 2022
Blog post - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog post
March 31, 2022
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Report
March 11, 2022
Blog post - By: Rosie Liu

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog post
May 19, 2021
Meeting Materials - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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January 27, 2021
Job Description - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Job_Description_Research_Analyst_20210122.docx
January 27, 2021
Job Description - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Job_Description_Data_Analyst_20210122.docx
November 23, 2020
Website - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog announcement, Report Detroit website
July 6, 2020
Digital Feature - By: Data Driven Detroit, Michigan League for Public Policy

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Press Release, Childhood Vaccines in Michigan Story Map
February 12, 2020
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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February 3, 2020
Protocol/Methods - By: Data Driven Detroit`

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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November 26, 2019
Digital Feature - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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February 15, 2019
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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PDF, Story Map
November 13, 2018
Job Description - By: D3

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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November 7, 2018
Presentation - By: Kathryn Pettit

Urban Institute, Center on Poverty and Community Development, Data Driven Detroit (D3), Urban–Greater DC

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October 17, 2018
Presentation - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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October 8, 2018
Job Description - By: D3

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 9, 2018
Meeting Materials - By: Noah Urban

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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March 30, 2018
NNIP admin document - By: Urban Institute

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3), Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Data You Can Use

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August 14, 2017
Blog post - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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June 19, 2017
Blog post - By: Stephanie Quesnelle

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

June 9, 2017
Blog post - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

May 18, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Noah Urban, Megan Johanson, April Urban, Alicia Rouault

Data Driven Detroit (D3), (Inactive) Thoughtwell, Center on Poverty and Community Development, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

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February 2, 2017
Presentation - By: Kathryn Pettit, Erica Raleigh, Michael Grover

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Urban Institute

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January 25, 2017
Blog post - By: Kit Frohardt-Lane, Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Who Are the Centenarians? Part 2: Dying at Age 100+ vs. Dying at Ages 65-99
January 1, 2017
Digital Feature - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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December 11, 2016
Job Description - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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December 9, 2016
Blog post - By: Kit Frohardt-Lane, Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Who are the Centenarians? Part 1: Dying at Age 100 or More
September 15, 2016
Meeting Materials - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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September 15, 2016
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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September 15, 2016
Presentation - By: Noah Urban

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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August 31, 2016
Blog post - By: Ivoire Morrell

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Community Takes Commitment (Part 3)
August 22, 2016
Blog post - By: Ivoire Morrell

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Community Takes Commitment (Part 2)
August 18, 2016
Blog post - By: Ivoire Morrell

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Community Takes Commitment (Part 1)
June 20, 2016
Presentation - By: Kathy Pettit, Julia Seward, Tom Woiwode, Michael Grover, Erica Raleigh

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 25, 2016
Presentation - By: Kathryn Pettit

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 19, 2016
Blog post - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 18, 2016
Blog post - By: Kibichii Chelilim

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Another Open Data Quick Dive: Metro Taxes
February 10, 2016
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the Staff: Noah Urban
January 12, 2016
Blog post - By: Meghin Mather

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Food Equity in Detroit's Brightmoor Neighborhood
December 14, 2015
Video - By: Erica Raleigh, Katie Pritchard

Data Driven Detroit (D3), (Inactive) IMPACT, Inc.

VIDEO
December 7, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the Staff: Josh Long
November 4, 2015
Blog post - By: Noah Urban

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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November 3, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the Staff: Kit Frohardt-Lane
October 29, 2015
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Community Change: Engaging Through Data
October 22, 2015
Video - By: Kathy Pettit, Ken Barone, Clarence Wardell, Erica Raleigh

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Session Materials
October 22, 2015
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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October 22, 2015
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

The Odyssey of Policing Data in Detroit
October 22, 2015
Presentation - By: Noah Urban

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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The D3 Internship Program
October 21, 2015
Meeting Materials - By: Erica Raleigh, Kathy Pettit

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Urban Institute

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September 18, 2015
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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September 10, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the Staff: Stephanie Edlinger
September 1, 2015
Video - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Data Driven Detroit -- 2015 Summer Internship
August 15, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the D3 Staff: Jeffrey Bross
July 15, 2015
Blog post - By: Sabiha Zainulbhai

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Demystified: Oakland County — By The Numbers
June 25, 2015
Presentation - By: Kathryn Pettit, Rob Pitingolo, Erica Raleigh, Merissa Piazza, John Killeen, Richard Campanella

Urban Institute, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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June 18, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the D3 Summer Interns! (Part 2)
June 17, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Meet the D3 Summer Interns! (Part 1)
May 7, 2015
Blog post - By: Kit Frohardt-Lane; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog
May 7, 2015
Presentation - By: Josh Long

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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Detroit Open Data Portal
April 16, 2015
Journal Article - By: National Geographic Magazine; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Taking Back Detroit -- Portraits of the Motor City
April 2, 2015
Blog post - By: Kit Frohardt-Lane; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog
March 31, 2015
Presentation - By: Diana Flora; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

March 28, 2015
Presentation - By: Data Driven Detroit; Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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March 26, 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit; Josh Long

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

March 21, 2015
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

March 20, 2015
Blog post - By: Josh Long; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

March 19, 2015
Video - By: Jake Cowan, Erica Raleigh, Sheila Martin

Data Driven Detroit (D3), (Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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March 12, 2015
Blog post - By: Kit Frohardt-Lane; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Moms, Place, and Low Birth Weight Part 1: Detroit
March 4, 2015
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; DataDriven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Uphill Both Ways: Where Are the Jobs in Metro Detroit?
February 13, 2015
News article - By: Walter Wasacz

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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February 10, 2015
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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January 25, 2015
Blog post - By: Diana Flora

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
January 15, 2015
Presentation - By: Jessica McInchak

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

PPTX
December 23, 2014
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; DataDriven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
December 18, 2014
Blog post - By: Jessica McInchak, Claire Nelson

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link to Part 1, Link to Part 2, Link to Part 3
December 16, 2014
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
December 9, 2014
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
November 18, 2014
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; DataDriven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
November 11, 2014
Blog post - By: Noah Urban; DataDriven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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October 29, 2014
Blog post - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
October 1, 2014
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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July 28, 2014
Report - By: Anna Clark

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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July 22, 2014
Report - By: Eric Burnstein

Data Driven Detroit (D3), Urban Institute

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May 1, 2014
Journal Article - By: Erica Raleigh, George Galster

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

April 28, 2014
Blog post - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
April 4, 2014
Video - By: Rob Pitingolo (moderator), Erica Raleigh, Josh Wheeling

(Inactive) CamConnect, Data Driven Detroit (D3)

April 4, 2014
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

PPTX
March 28, 2014
Blog post - By: Jessica McInchak

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
March 20, 2014
Presentation - By: Erika Raleigh

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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Link
March 20, 2014
Presentation - By: Erica Raleigh, George Galster

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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February 7, 2014
Video - By: Krista Jahnke

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
January 1, 2014
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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October 13, 2013
Proposal - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

DOCX
August 1, 2013
Protocol/Methods - By: Jessica McInchak

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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June 22, 2013
Blog post - By: Kat Hartman

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
June 21, 2013
Video - By: Erica Raleigh, Matthew Kachura, Tom Warshauer

Urban Institute, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, Data Driven Detroit (D3), City of Charlotte

June 19, 2013
Meeting Materials - By: Erica Raleigh, NNIP meeting participants

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

DOCX
June 10, 2012
Job Description - By: D3

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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February 1, 2012
Website - By: D3 Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

D3 Newsletter - February 2012
January 31, 2012
Report - By: D3 Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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D3 Annual Report
December 7, 2011
Presentation - By: Gregory Parrish

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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November 21, 2011
Website - By: D3 Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

D3 Staff Blog
November 9, 2011
Presentation - By: Kurt Metzger

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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November 1, 2011
Website - By: D3 Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link
September 1, 2011
Website - By: D3 Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Newsletter - September 2011
August 23, 2011
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Online Tool
August 15, 2011
News article - By: Data Driven Detroit Staff

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

August 2011 Issue
August 1, 2011
News article - By: Alice Hargreaves, Julia Roberts, Kat Hartman

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

powerlines_d3_article.pdf
May 11, 2011
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 11, 2011
Report - By: Data Driven Detroit, Community Development Advocates of Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 11, 2011
Report - By: Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD), Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 11, 2011
Presentation - By: Karla Henderson, Planning and Facilities at City of Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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Watch Video
May 1, 2011
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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May 1, 2011
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Link to D3 page, Link to Scorecard
May 1, 2011
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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March 23, 2011
News article - By: Kurt Metzger

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Blog Post
September 1, 2010
Report - By: Christian Madera

Data Driven Detroit (D3)

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Partner Webinars

March 18, 2015 - 8:00pm

Jake Cowan, NNIP alumni and consultant, presented on the completed "Monitoring Impact" guide. The guidebook frames defining and measuring performance for local data... [read more]

Presenters Jake Cowan, Erica Raleigh, Sheila Martin


Check out our first Idea Showcase of 2015 and work your fellow NNIP partners are doing:  Eleanor Tutt (St. Louis) and Bob Gradeck (Pittsburgh) will present on their idea to hold regular... [read more]

Presenters Bob Gradeck, University Center for Social Research, Eleanor Tutt, Rise, Jessica McInchak, Data Driven Detroit, Josh Wheeling, CamConnect