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Trusting Your Data: How to Build a System for Success
Nov 24, 2020 10:22:39 AM
Trusting Your Data: How to Build a System for Success
by the mySidewalk Team on Nov 24, 2020 10:22:39 AM
Your data source is only the beginning when it comes to confidence in community data and the decisions that follow. Effective data storage and management makes data easy to use and becomes a living system that helps find and correct errors--building trust and reliability in the insigh …
A Quick Guide to the (New) 10 Essential Public Health Services
by the mySidewalk Team on Nov 16, 2020 3:14:39 PM
My 14-year-old daughter recently discovered an old photo album (with actual photos in it! Not digital ones!) of mine from my carefree youth. She laughed way too hard at our late 90’s, early 00’s fashion choices; there was a lot of white eyeliner and pleather happening. Caption: Some o …
9 Surprising Indicators of a Thriving Community
by the mySidewalk Team on Nov 10, 2020 8:13:00 AM
When I stepped into my office on day one as a local government Deputy Director, the first thing I did was ask for the latest Resident Insights (aka, a better way of saying Citizen Satisfaction) data from City Hall. I wanted to start this gig with a clear perspective on how our communi …
Introducing Seek: A Better Way to Discover Data
by the mySidewalk Team on Oct 22, 2020 10:30:31 AM
Now Live: Seek helps you find the data you need, and the data you didn't know you needed. Seek is mySidewalk's newest innovation in its mission to democratize data. Seek makes data easy and accessible, so people who are working to make a better world can find the answers they need.
Fire Data Analytics: It Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard (Webinar)
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 18, 2020 12:26:41 PM
You know how important it is to have the right fire data analytics, especially to attain and maintain your accredited status. But managing that data can be overwhelming and inaccessible. Most importantly, you don’t have time to figure it out. If that rings true, this webinar hosted by …
Improving Statewide Health With Blue Shield of California
by the mySidewalk Team on Sep 10, 2020 1:40:17 PM
Putting better information into more hands is at the center of what we do. Public servants, community groups, cities and citizens...we've worked for years to help break down information barriers for changemakers across the country. Together with Blue Shield of California, our latest p …
A Better City Performance Dashboard: Data Has Never Been So Sexy
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 27, 2020 4:01:22 PM
What did City Leaders need most? That was our question in early 2019. The mySidewalk team interviewed dozens of city departments around the U.S. to answer it. Our goal was to understand what the perfect city performance management solution looked like. Leaders told us they needed a be …
Why The New HUD Rule Change Is a Mission Critical Problem
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 13, 2020 9:47:51 AM
On July 23rd, 2020, HUD Secretary Ben Carson terminated the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) assessment rule. This rule helped ensure people of all protected classes had access to quality, affordable homes by requiring HUD applicants to complete fair housing assessmen …
mySidewalk Employee Spotlight: Senior CDM Dana Greiner
by the mySidewalk Team on Aug 10, 2020 2:25:01 PM
“Always turn your camera on for Zoom meetings,” Dana told us. “I know it’s awkward, but it really helps convey the nuances, so we know how you’re doing and what you’re thinking.” It was March 2020. In light of the increasing COVID-19 spread, mySidewalk was going to become a 100% remot …
2 SDoH Reports Every Public Health Director Needs
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 30, 2020 5:17:31 PM
During a pandemic, the needs of your community increase. As a public health leader, you need the right data so you can respond effectively. You need information that helps you provide transparency and address the factors that impact the health of your community. mySidewalk's goal is t …
Spotlight: Highlighting Root Causes of Inequity in KCMO
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 28, 2020 2:16:57 PM
Healthy environments and systems of fair access are vital priorities for public health. Working towards these priorities isn’t always straightforward. Meaningful, lasting change is the result of communities coming together to address the core issues that affect us. Recognizing how res …
Customer Spotlight: Next Level City KPI Transparency [Video]
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 24, 2020 11:19:16 AM
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During a crisis, communication is more crucial than ever. So today, we're turning our customer spotlight on our partner, the City of Williamsburg, Virginia. Showing off their unique take on mySidewalk's performance management template to measure their key performance indicators, commu …
Mapping Health Equity: Start With Race
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 16, 2020 8:11:36 PM
Race and health are tragically linked. Race is not a risk factor for disease; racism is. Racism leads to inequities in health outcomes, including low birth weight, high blood pressure, and poor self-rated health. A legacy of oppression inevitably led to the unequal impact of COVID-19 …
New Report: Track Covid-19's Impact on Workforce & Occupations
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 14, 2020 10:46:34 AM
Our communities are hurting. The impacts of Covid-19 are far reaching and heavy hitting in plenty of ways, including our ability to work. While many of us carry privileges such as the ability to work from home or continue employment in our respective industries and sectors - individua …
5 Reasons Your City Needs Realistic Peers
by the mySidewalk Team on Jul 2, 2020 1:09:10 PM
Peer cities can be a powerful framework for understanding progress in your community. Yet the process of identifying peers is complicated, because it involves underlying value judgments about what you think matters to a community. There are inevitably temptations to compare your commu …
Print to PDF: Sharing Your Data Stories With Clarity in Any Format
by the mySidewalk Team on Jun 26, 2020 2:51:52 PM
We talk a lot about the digital transformation at mySidewalk. After all, digital experiences are baked into our work and where our customers find value in communicating their data stories.
COVID-19 Affects People Differently Based On Where They Are
by the mySidewalk Team on Jun 24, 2020 12:49:15 PM
I’ve been interviewing folks on the mySidewalk leadership team about how they’re viewing COVID-19 through a disaster recovery lens. I learned from our CEO, Stephen Hardy, that disaster recovery 101 begins by accepting that you can’t put things back to how they were before. Your goal i …
5 Remote Work Takeaways for Local Government
by the mySidewalk Team on May 26, 2020 1:12:46 PM
"The business of government doesn't stop." The City Manager of Williamsburg, VA often shares this line with his team of dedicated public servants. It rings true for them, and during the last few months of COVID-19, it rings true for everyone.
Disaster Recovery Means You Never Go Back to Normal
by the mySidewalk Team on May 21, 2020 8:07:20 AM
He walks into the office wearing a baseball cap and is laughing within 10 minutes. That’s how I think of Stephen Hardy, mySidewalk’s CEO. When I met him, I remember thinking how much his exuberance was a rare (but welcome) departure from the traditional stiff CEO. For example, right a …
How to Apply for Grant Funding During COVID-19
by the mySidewalk Team on Apr 24, 2020 1:27:28 PM
Your agency is likely hurting. No matter what kind of funding you have or have not received as part of the new COVID-19 stimulus and grants, it’s probably not enough. For many of you, you’re also covering extra costs tied directly to public health response efforts. So getting addition …
A Message for Those On the Front Lines: Navigating COVID-19 with Truth, Trust, and Heart
by the mySidewalk Team on Mar 16, 2020 7:56:37 PM
I have been working in Public Health, Healthcare and Policy for the last 15 years. I have seen outbreaks – and threats of outbreaks – come and go. I have seen it bring out the best and worst in people. No matter the severity, an outbreak almost always illuminates how fragile our Publi …
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