Editor's note: Many people ask us what the official definition of poverty is. The answer is a bit more complicated than you might think. Paul Mattessich, executive director of Wilder Research and director of Minnesota Compass, sheds some light on this question and answer(s).
Melanie Ferris is a research scientist at Wilder Research who specializes in the area of public health. She shares her thoughts on some critical issues related to health, and some things being done around the state to address them.
In recent years, we at The McKnight Foundation have increasingly recognized the value of developing a central collection of neighborhood indicators. When the opportunity presented itself to work with Compass to create such a system, it seemed a logical next step in our work together.
You asked. Megan answers.
We at Minnesota Compass get asked a lot of questions about the data on (and off) the site. See what Compass users want to know, and our answers. Is your question here?
This month's Ask a Researcher also introduces Megan Chmielewski, the newest member of the Minnesota Compass data team.
Compass talks with Ann DeGroot, Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
A new Minnesota Compass researcher introduces all-new geographic profiles for cities and regions
Nonprofits don't have to go it alone: A discussion with Ron Reed on nonprofit mergers
Over the past year, Compass staff members have worked on a variety of related indicator projects to help organizations and foundations identify and compile the best data to monitor progress toward their goals. Andi Egbert worked with the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative as they developed their Central Corridor Tracker, a set of 13 indicators designed to understand the transformation that light rail will bring to an 11-mile stretch of University Avenue and nearby neighborhoods. She relates how knowledge from Compass kept that project “on track” and what’s “down the line.”
On track: Central Corridor Light Rail benchmarks its progress as it gets under way.