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Assessing Economic Vulnerability in the Greater KC Metro
Aug 18, 2020 4:24:38 PM
Assessing Economic Vulnerability in the Greater KC Metro
by Drew Stiehl on Aug 18, 2020 4:24:38 PM
Economic vulnerability arises from the interplay of many factors. Understanding how these factors interplay, and how to target policy, programs, and solutions, is a challenge.
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 …
Democratizing Data for Public Service
by Adam Runner on Jul 22, 2020 10:25:14 AM
Where trust and transparency is key, data is critical. Whether you’re a city leader proving the value of your work, or an organization helping communities understand how people grow and thrive, data underscores the legitimacy of your efforts.
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 …
Letter From Stephen: The Path Forward
by Stephen Hardy on Jun 15, 2020 4:30:20 PM
Our job at mySidewalk is to empower changemakers. We believe that data, paired with passion, can change the world - and the need for that change is painfully clear. We are also humble about our place in the fight for racial equity. We aren't the ones on the front line striving every d …
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 …
Can You Answer These 5 Questions About Your Community Health Data?
by the mySidewalk Team on Mar 4, 2020 8:22:10 PM
Most people don’t know this, but I was on College Jeopardy. To this day, I can’t hear the name “Gerald Ford” without remembering the moment where I picked the wrong President as the answer to final Jeopardy during the semi-finals. I was one President off, and since I bet it all, the g …
City Performance: How to Get Your City Ready for Data Transformation
by the mySidewalk Team on Feb 21, 2020 9:18:14 AM
It’s no secret that just as advances in technology and data analytics have made the phones in our hands more powerful and useful, so too have these same advances powered “smart city” transformations in local government. Location-based data once limited to the military can now be found …
3 New Data Management Tools to Use in 2020
by the mySidewalk Team on Feb 5, 2020 5:43:57 PM
We know how impactful our customers’ work is. That’s why we work hard to keep our platform up-to-date with the latest data, features, and polishing to help you do what you do best. Whether you work in City Performance, Public Health, Fire, Economic Development, or Transportation, we w …
mySidewalk Empowers Williamsburg to Map City Performance KPIs
by the mySidewalk Team on Jan 17, 2020 9:48:00 PM
I had no idea what to expect. As one of the newest members on the mySidewalk team, I had just barely gotten my head wrapped around what we did. So when I was asked to interview the city leaders of Williamsburg, Virginia, to learn about how they were leveraging our Performance Dashboar …