Community Information Now

Data integration, analysis, and/or visualization for targeted partner needs:community information now (cinow) provides mission-focused data services to local nonprofits, local governments, and collaborations to improve their ability to serve the public good. Key services include:1. Data support to collaborative and collective impact initiatives, such as staffing results-based accountability and outcome-focused planning processes; developing outcomes and indicators; identifying apporpriate data sources; analyzing, mapping, and otherwise visualizing the data; and assisting the partners in understanding and using the data. 2. Evaluation and performance management, including developing evaluation plans and progress metrics; accesssing appropriate data sources; integrating data across organizations; analyzing and communicating the data; and assisting partners in using the data to improve performance.3. Other targeted-need collection, analysis, geocoding, mapping and presentations.

National neighborhood indicators partnership (nnip):community information now (cinow) is an active local partner in the national neighborhood indicators partnership, a network of local organizations that connect people with neighborhood data. Supported and coordinated by the urban institute, nnip network activities build local partners' capacity to democratize data to inform local decisionmaking and support residents working to strengthen their neighborhoods and communities. Cinow contributes to and is strengthened through nnip through peer learning by actively participating in-person meetings and webinars, technical assistance calls, and the development of written and online tools and guides. Cinow's executive director also serves in a three-year term on nnip's executive committee, which sets network policy, plans meetings and other activities, and monitors network performance.