Dashboard for Assessing Community Needs
“We recognized that we needed to do
something different,” Gentleman says. “And
that became the genesis of what they’re
doing now with SAVI, which is to create an
online, interactive tool that can be updated
on an ongoing basis.”
The new tool is the latest milestone
in that journey. By creating easier access
to vital data, it multiplies SAVI’s value to
organizations, helps them work even more
efficiently, and builds stronger communities
across Indiana.
“This is the latest in SAVI’s new line of
Community Reporter tools intended to make
it easier and faster for organizations to get
the data they need about the community
in which they serve,” says Sharon Kandris,
director of SAVI. “We have been designing
solutions that target particular data needs.
Since SAVI’s most common use is for
Trend Chart Shows Percent of Population in Poverty
community assessments, this tool will
create efficiencies in organizations across
Central Indiana so that they can focus on
making the greatest impact on the people
and communities they serve. It will help
them write better grants, design better
programs, identify existing resources, and
target services based on needs and gaps
in the community.”
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