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The Importance of Data Storytelling for Public Pol...

Why Data Storytelling Holds the Key to Effective Public Policy As a data enthusiast, one of my favorite quotes comes from Edward Tufte, who famously r...

The Importance of Data Storytelling for Public Policy

The Importance of Data Storytelling for Public Pol...

Why Data Storytelling Holds the Key to Effective Public Policy As a data enthusiast, one of my favorite quotes comes from Edward Tufte, who famously remarked th...

Environmental Justice For All: Developing equitabl...

Being in a position to make change is certainly no small task. As community leaders, developers, planners, city managers, and beyond, you wield the power to sha...

8 Things to Understand About Food Insecurity and H...

Food is more than just sustenance; it is a fundamental human right and a source of comfort, culture, and community. Yet, across the country, millions face the h...

Data's mission-critical role in overcoming Substan...

Over the past decade, more and more communities have felt the deep, personal impacts substance use disorders (SUDs) are having on families, neighborhoods, and e...

Revolutionizing the Data Storytelling Narrative

While many of us are still catching on, mySidewalk has had a front-row seat to communities across the country using data storytelling as a tool to build stronge...

Data Storytelling Jobs Part 3: Build and Share Imp...

Welcome to the final installment of our data storytelling series. If you missed part one or part two, please review them whenever it’s convenient for you. If yo...

Data Storytelling Jobs Part 2: Quickly Find Commun...

Welcome back to part two of our data storytelling series! If you missed the first post, you can read it here.

Data Storytelling Jobs Part 1: Access to Community...

If you haven’t been around here before, or you haven’t been around recently, welcome! We’re so glad that you’re here. mySidewalk is on a mission to democratize ...

Seeing 20/20: How Indiana Makes Clear Investments ...

If you only had $30 to spend at a grocery store, what would you buy to get the most out of your limited resources? Maybe you’d buy some protein, some rice, a ha...

Hope at the Center: A Changemaker Profile

At mySidewalk, we have the honor of supporting changemakers all over the country. In this article, we highlight a team who continues to inspire us — The Florida...

The Places that Shape Us: a Changemaker Profile

At mySidewalk, we have the honor of supporting changemakers all over the country. In this article, we highlight one of those unique champions who inspire us: Ni...

Evolving With Our Customers: The New CHA Solution

Four years ago, the team at mySidewalk faced a new challenge: how to make Community Health Assessments (CHAs) sing. We didn’t literally want them to sing (we do...

How CRAIG 1300™ Can Help Your Organization Win Fed...

In a dream world, if money were no object, how would you improve your community?

Generating Affordable Housing Insights for the Sta...

The Ask When the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) approached our team, they were at a crossroads. Data tables living on the website were freely avai...

The Perfect Fit: HUD Low-Mod Data in mySidewalk

In July, mySidewalk added HUD Low- and Moderate-Income data to our platform. This data is a critical component of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) appli...

Home is Where the Heart Is

Take a drive through pockets of any city, and you will see them. You may avert your eyes because you know what they mean. You may mistakenly attribute it to a m...

GoDaddy's Venture Forward Collaborates with mySide...

We're excited to announce a new partnership with GoDaddy Venture Forward! Through this work, mySidewalk subscribers can generate customized reports that tell th...

Three CRAIG 1300™ Data Indicators to Help Reduce R...

Whether you're a city official or a public safety leader, your community is bound to have risks. In fact, most communities contain multiple dangers or hazards t...

How to Leverage Community Data for COVID-19 Respon...

Each month, mySidewalk hosts a webinar in partnership with the National League of Cities. In April, we focused on how Public Health departments can leverage com...

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Taking Creativity Home After an Event

Years ago, I’d hit a wall in the work I was doing with fire data. I wanted to create new applications, visualizations, and educational materials around fire saf...

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