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Creating Meaningful Data Visualizations: Embracing Diverse Perspectives For Impactful Insights, Cristián Doña-Reveco Sep 2023

Creating Meaningful Data Visualizations: Embracing Diverse Perspectives For Impactful Insights, Cristián Doña-Reveco

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Presenting data to the Latino Community Omaha, NE – September 1, 2020 CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact Omaha, September 29, 2023 Cristián Doña-Reveco, PhD Office for Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) University of Nebraska at Omaha


Decoding Nebraska: State And Local Trends In Demographics, Workforce, And Socio-Economics, Josie Gatti Schafer Sep 2023

Decoding Nebraska: State And Local Trends In Demographics, Workforce, And Socio-Economics, Josie Gatti Schafer

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

American Community Survey Why Use • You need population characteristics/socio-demographic information • Not official counts DP02 Social Characteristics DP03 Economic Characteristics • Research requires detailed tables or possible micro-data • Studying contemporary change (2010 to present) • Examining political geographies (legislative districts, county, city, zip code, school district, etc.)


Greater Nebraska Youth Survey: Understanding The Perceptions And Perspectives Of Nebraska’S Next Generation, Carrie Malek-Madani Sep 2023

Greater Nebraska Youth Survey: Understanding The Perceptions And Perspectives Of Nebraska’S Next Generation, Carrie Malek-Madani

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In January 2020, Nebraska Community Foundation began working with Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to co-create a survey designed to explore young people’s perceptions of their Greater Nebraska hometowns. Now, after four years, more than 3,700 students have participated in our youth surveys. Over the last year, 980 students responded to the online survey which was administered in rural communities of varying sizes and geography between December 2022 and May 2023. The results of the 2023 Greater Nebraska Youth Survey begin to reveal the priorities, values, and desires of these individuals as well …


Creating Meaningful Data Visualizations: Embracing Diverse Perspectives For Impactful Insights, Monica Miles-Steffens Sep 2023

Creating Meaningful Data Visualizations: Embracing Diverse Perspectives For Impactful Insights, Monica Miles-Steffens

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The Message Behind the Data


Decoding Nebraska: State And Local Trends In Demographics, Workforce, And Socio-Economics, Allison Shafer Sep 2023

Decoding Nebraska: State And Local Trends In Demographics, Workforce, And Socio-Economics, Allison Shafer

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2020 Census Urban Areas and Related Geographies Urban Areas Team Geography Division U.S. Census Bureau


Why So Many Dashboards? Unlocking The Power Of Data Dashboards, Bryce Jones M.A. Aug 2023

Why So Many Dashboards? Unlocking The Power Of Data Dashboards, Bryce Jones M.A.

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Unlocking Insights: Accessing And Applying Census Data To Impact Your Community, Josie Gatti Schafer Aug 2023

Unlocking Insights: Accessing And Applying Census Data To Impact Your Community, Josie Gatti Schafer

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Data from the United States Census Bureau •Different products • Different users • Different schedules • Different access methods • So, what ties it all together?


Unlocking Insights: Accessing And Applying Census Data To Impact Your Community, Carol Miller Aug 2023

Unlocking Insights: Accessing And Applying Census Data To Impact Your Community, Carol Miller

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Welcome and Thank you! My Community Explorer Community Resilience Estimates Other Tools of importance Questions and Answers


Why So Many Dashboards? Unlocking The Power Of Data Dashboards, Jeff Armitage Aug 2023

Why So Many Dashboards? Unlocking The Power Of Data Dashboards, Jeff Armitage

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What is Nebraska Public Health Atlas Our Journey • Why data dashboards • Determining what to report in dashboards • Our lessons learned


Tips To Ensure Impact: Finding And Applying Financial Data To Governance Challenges, Craig S. Maher Sep 2022

Tips To Ensure Impact: Finding And Applying Financial Data To Governance Challenges, Craig S. Maher

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Finding and applying financial data to governance challenges Breakout Session


Tips To Ensure Impact: Best Practices In Sharing Data With Elected Officials, Renee Fry Sep 2022

Tips To Ensure Impact: Best Practices In Sharing Data With Elected Officials, Renee Fry

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Best practices in sharing data with elected officials Breakout Session


Tips To Ensure Impact: Best Practices In Sharing Data With Funders And Foundations, Emily Nguyen Sep 2022

Tips To Ensure Impact: Best Practices In Sharing Data With Funders And Foundations, Emily Nguyen

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

Best practices in sharing data with funders and foundations Breakout Session.


2020 Toolkit For Centering Racial Equity, Actionable Intelligence For Social Policy Sep 2022

2020 Toolkit For Centering Racial Equity, Actionable Intelligence For Social Policy

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Societal “progress” is often marked by the construction of new infrastructure that fuels change and innovation. Just as railroads and interstate highways were the defining infrastructure projects of the 1800 and 1900s, the development of data infrastructure is a critical innovation of our century. Railroads and highways were drivers of development and prosperity for some investors and sites. Yet other individuals and communities were harmed, displaced, bypassed, ignored, and forgotten by those efforts. As railroads and highways both developed and decimated communities, so too can data infrastructure. At this moment in our history, we can co-create data infrastructure to promote …


Tips To Ensure Impact: Using Data To Understand Root Causes To Detrimental Disparate Outcomes, Cammy Watkins Sep 2022

Tips To Ensure Impact: Using Data To Understand Root Causes To Detrimental Disparate Outcomes, Cammy Watkins

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Applying Data To Impact The Lives Of Nebraskans, Josie Gatti Schafer Sep 2022

Applying Data To Impact The Lives Of Nebraskans, Josie Gatti Schafer

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

A range of data points exist to characterize the lives of Nebraskans. Once we have the data, we need to share the data so we can raise awareness, build coalitions, and create programs and policies that will impact the lives of Nebraskans. Attend this session to explore the variety of ways data can be analyzed, visualized, and disseminated to ensure it has maximum impact. This session will be an overview of topics that UNO CPAR has provided data for in the state, including workforce equity, entrepreneurship development, and mobility of Nebraskans. In addition, we will demonstrate our approach to analyzing …


Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Available Data On Economic Topics, Kim Davis Aug 2022

Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Available Data On Economic Topics, Kim Davis

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• Economics of Census • Economic Programs • Economic Data Resources & Products • Quarterly Workforce Indicators Explorer • Resources & Contact Information


Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Available Data On Housing For Nebraska, Mike Norton Aug 2022

Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Available Data On Housing For Nebraska, Mike Norton

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We are a national mission-driven financial institution that creates opportunity for underserved people and places through partnerships. We marshal the capital, analytics, and expertise necessary to build strong, healthy, and more equitable communities. Since 1985, Reinvestment Fund has made $2.7 billion in cumulative investments and loans. We are supported by 830 investors that include individuals, foundations, religious institutions, financial institutions, civic organizations and government.


Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Accessing Acs Data From Data.Census.Gov, Carol Miller Aug 2022

Tips For Getting Started Accessing Data: Accessing Acs Data From Data.Census.Gov, Carol Miller

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

Objectives ✓ Understand more about census geography ✓ Access data through census.gov ✓ Navigate Quick Facts, data.census.gov and My Community Explorer ✓ Locate resources for additional learning, research and data assistance


New To Gathering Data On The Lives Of Nebraskans? Start Here, Carol Miller, Josie Gatti Schafer Aug 2022

New To Gathering Data On The Lives Of Nebraskans? Start Here, Carol Miller, Josie Gatti Schafer

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

A range of resources exist to understand the population, economic, and social trends of Nebraskans and of our region provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, including and beyond the 2020 Census. This data has a wide range of applications, including grant writing, needs assessments, planning, reporting, and evaluation. Attend this session for an overview of resources to characterize life in Nebraska from the U.S. Census Bureau and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha Center for Public Affairs Research.


2020 Socioeconomic Data And What It Tells Us About The Pandemic, David J. Drozd Oct 2021

2020 Socioeconomic Data And What It Tells Us About The Pandemic, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

Learn what data is available, efficient ways to access it, and compare various statistics and trends over time.


Choropleth Maps: Advantages, Disadvantages, And Workarounds, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Choropleth Maps: Advantages, Disadvantages, And Workarounds, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

When making a data visualization you have lots of choices, including, maps. Learn from two professionals that use maps in their work about when and how to best use maps to share your data and gain some insights for getting started with making maps.


Key Tables For Finding Commonly Used Census Data, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Key Tables For Finding Commonly Used Census Data, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

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Inflation Adjustment Example Comparing Income: 1999 Vs. 2019, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Inflation Adjustment Example Comparing Income: 1999 Vs. 2019, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

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Poverty Thresholds For Metro And State Nonmetro Areas: 2020 | Current Population Survey Supplemental Measure Report, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Poverty Thresholds For Metro And State Nonmetro Areas: 2020 | Current Population Survey Supplemental Measure Report, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

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Median Household Incomes: Three-Year State Data 1986 To 2020 | Current Population Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Median Household Incomes: Three-Year State Data 1986 To 2020 | Current Population Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

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Childcare Disruptions For Kids Under Age 5 | Household Pulse Survey: 2021, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Childcare Disruptions For Kids Under Age 5 | Household Pulse Survey: 2021, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

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Supplemental material.


Cpar Vision, Mission, And Services, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Oct 2021

Cpar Vision, Mission, And Services, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

Center for Public Affairs Research's mission, vison, and services statement.


Redistricting: Examples And Experiences From Other States, Wayne Bena J.D. Aug 2021

Redistricting: Examples And Experiences From Other States, Wayne Bena J.D.

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

The processes for redistricting vary by state. In advance of redistricting here in Nebraska, learn about the political processes and technical details of redistricting in other states as well some basics that will impact the process here.


Redistricting: Examples And Experiences From Other States, Wendy Underhill Aug 2021

Redistricting: Examples And Experiences From Other States, Wendy Underhill

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

The processes for redistricting vary by state. In advance of redistricting here in Nebraska, learn about the political processes and technical details of redistricting in other states as well some basics that will impact the process here.


Nebraska State And Local Population Trends, David J. Drozd Aug 2021

Nebraska State And Local Population Trends, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

Explore population trends during the 2010s for Nebraska’s Congressional and Legislative Districts, including birth and death rates, aging of the population, rising diversity, brain drain, changes in housing and household composition.