SAVI Online Magazine, June 2016 | Page 12

sneak peak SAVI’s Newest Tool in Development The Online Community Assessment & Planning Tool Surveys have shown repeatedly that SAVI is most commonly used for community assessments and grant applications, and it takes a lot of mining to gather and analyze the data needed from SAVI. The SAVI team is hard at work designing a new tool to make it that process much easier. This easy-to-use tool will walk users through a basic community assessment framework, providing data to support each step: assess needs, identify assets, and define gaps and opportunities. It will allow Home Page 12 users to define a custom geographic area, view dashboards, and drill into interactive data visualizations. The data format will make it easy for nonprofits to understand needs, socio-economic and geographic disparities, existing programming, and gaps in their service area. After completing a step-by-step online assessment, users will be able to download a custom report in an editable MS Word format.