Identify a problem you have or something you’re curious about:
We don’t have great community engagement with our CDO.
Turn it into a question:
How many of our residents participate in community events?
Malachi navigates to the website nvidetroit.org, and clicks on Get Data
Malachi finds a map that allows him to look at a geography that is a little bit bigger than his CDO’s service area.
In the Community Capacity section, Malachi finds that 68% of the residents participate in any sort of community group.
As Malachi scrolls through the NVI website, he sees some interesting facts about his community:
Given the low satisfaction with retail and service amenities, Malachi thinks this might be a topic of interest for residents in his area. He clicks on the NVI network map to find who in Detroit is working on those topic areas and reaches out to Motor City Match to invite them to the next community meeting.
How can we increase businesses in our neighborhood?
Malachi finds that while most residents have access to internet at home, many respondents have concerns about using computers, and requests access to the deep dive data on the NVI website to learn more.
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The more detailed survey data shows the top concerns are protecting personal and financial information online. Malachi decides to find a data protection expert to come to the neighborhood to give a workshop.
