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Community Indicator: Homelessness
So…what do you think about the patterns revealed in these data?
One way to share perspectives is to respond to the following questions*:
How are we doing as a community, with regard to the qualities of community well-being that these indicators measure?
Who are the partners who have a role to play in our community doing (and being) [...]
It’s Summertime, and the SCOPE office is ABUZZ!
Summertime is a special season at SCOPE, as the office comes alive with young people. Not only do the Central-Cocoanut Neighborhood Scavenger Hunters set up “headquarters” here, but also we are joined by a cadre of teen interns (thanks this year to the Central-Cocoanut BEST Neighborhoods award, and the Man Up program). This summer, we [...]
Data 2.0 – What Do You See?
Data can help us make sense of what we are seeing and sensing in our neighborhoods and community. It complements our lived experience and often prompts us to ask questions that can lead to change.
At Community Data 2.0, citizens of Sarasota County got together and started in on reviewing TEN YEARS worth of data relating [...]
Data Byte: Gapminder
Millions of people across the world are watching “TEDTalks” on Youtube and other online media distribution websites. What is TED? TED is a non-profit with the goal of spreading ideas through “riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”.
One of the frequent TED speakers is a Swedish professor who helped create Gapminder, Dr. Hans [...]
We Still Got It…!
Back in 2000, the U.S. Census reported that Sarasota County was the #1 large county in the United States with regard to older adults. Our county had the highest percentage of residents age 65 and older among large counties. Recently, data on the age distribution of the U.S. population was released by the 2010 Census [...]
Data Byte - FundRace takes off here in Sarasota County
With Mitt Romney coming to town for a fundraising event on June 16th, it might be interesting to see what the political donor landscape is like here in Sarasota County. The Huffington Post has created an interactive mapping tool that makes it possible to see which residents and businesses of our community are contributing to [...]
Community Data 2.0 – Rebooting In Process…
On May 19, people of Sarasota County came together for Community Data 2.0 - A Community-Wide Rebooting. I65 people from a variety of neighborhoods and sectors met to:
Review local community data-related efforts of the past decade
Consider emerging innovations, and
Begin a “rebooting” process to identify qualities of well-being that now matter most in our home community.
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Thoughts from Day One of the American Society on Aging Conference
I have been at the American Society on Aging conference for a full day. This is a big deal with more than 5000 attendees. This is evident in the number of people in line at Starbucks in the morning, the number of options one has regarding the sessions and the opportunities to hear [...]
March 2011 - City of Sarasota Election Results
Last week, SRQ Daily published data relating to the recent City of Sarasota elections. Here at SCOPE, we are most interested in within-community patterns, so our GIS mapper Matt Roach has generated maps of the election results. They illustrate both voter turnout and winners by precinct. How do the patterns revealed confirm your expectations? In [...]
Thinking About Japan
I watched ABC World News the other night following the coverage of Japan and what has occurred since the earthquake and tsunami devastated that country. The last five minutes really struck me. People waiting in line, patiently, for their rations of water, food and other supplies. Displaced residents living in shelters setting up their own [...]