Today we are incredibly proud to present the result of our Tactical Data Engagement project with the City of Madison, WI. The final product is a data toolkit designed to help nonprofit organizations working to reduce youth violence on Madison’s Northside find and use open data to better contextualize their work and goals in grant applications to the City.
Continue reading39 fresh ideas to support community use of open data
Open data professionals from across the country came together yesterday to share ideas for helping residents from all walks of life find, understand, and use publicly available data. Here's what they shared.
Continue readingGet some fresh ideas to help your community use city open data
Maybe your city is already publishing data but you haven’t seen many members of your community use it. Maybe you’re just starting to publish data and want to build your program with community needs at the center. Or maybe you already have a thriving community of open data users and want to learn new ideas or share your successes. No matter where you are in your work, on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 pm EDT, city open data staff are invited to join us for an online discussion, idea swap, and presentation on best practices to support community data use.
Continue readingCity solutions, like stories, should start with a problem
As city staff hear new ideas at the SXSW Cities Summit, a recurring question they'll likely ask is, "how do I convince my colleagues that this is a good idea?"
Continue readingAustin and Norfolk selected to be the next pilot projects of Tactical Data Engagement
Sunlight Open Cities is excited to congratulate Austin, Texas and Norfolk, Virginia as the next pilot projects of Tactical Data Engagement. Austin and Norfolk are both passionate about open data and ready to convene community partners to learn how to support open data use outside of city hall. We’re looking forward to working with both of them to put open data to use addressing community needs.
Continue readingTwo models for increasing community impact of open data
On February 27, we hosted a webinar with our colleagues at Canadian non-profit Open North designed to help city staff collaborate more with community residents on open data. The recording of the webinar is now available on-demand in this post.
Continue readingJoin us for “Community impact with open data: Two models from Canada and the United States”
For city data to have the biggest impact, it needs to be open and it needs to involve residents. For many city staff, this can be unfamiliar, unclear, or even intimidating. How can city staff recognize these fears, understand the powerful potential of public collaboration, and cultivate that power to create a robust and enduring open data program? Join us for a webinar conversation with Canadian nonprofit OpenNorth about two models for what engaged, collaborative data publication and use looks like.
Continue readingHow open data can support equitable and complete neighborhoods in Madison, WI
Lots of people are working to make neighborhoods in Madison, Wisconsin more equitable and complete. Could open data from the city help their work? And if so, how? Our third pilot project of Tactical Data Engagement sets out to answer these questions.
Continue readingHow Glendale, Arizona is using Tactical Data Engagement to improve procurement
We collaborated with the City of Glendale, Arizona on our first Tactical Data Engagement pilot project. Building on the success of this first project, Glendale also wanted to use data and evidence to improve the way it manages city contracts.
Continue readingHelp community groups use your city’s open data: Apply to be the next pilot of Tactical Data Engagement
Is your city interested in helping community groups put city open data to use addressing local challenges? If so, consider applying to be a Tactical Data Engagement pilot city.
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