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Community Profiles (also known as Community Indicators projects) take the pulse of a community over time and a range of issues. Comparative performance data on many topics—from economics to education to health—empowers leaders and residents to assess community vitality relative to other communities, the state and the nation.

Our web-based profiles gather information from different sources and make it understandable, meaningful and accessible. They become a launching pad for community-wide dialogues about strengths, challenges and opportunities, while supporting community planning and strategy development.

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Community Profile Spotlights NY’s Cayuga & Seneca Counties

 

Cayuga - Seneca Community Profile

 

 

 


 

 

A new website provides analysis, data and interactive charting capability for 70 indicators of community vitality and health in Cayuga and Seneca Counties. Comparative data for 4 similar counties, along with the state and nation, cover topics ranging from Demographics to the Economy to Education. A new feature incorporates dynamic charting, allowing users to change on the screen which elements are included in the chart, and then export images or print. The project, with lead sponsors the United Ways of Cayuga and Seneca Counties, will provide governments, nonprofits and others with an important new tool for assessing and understanding the populations they serve.

 
 

Users Can Download Significant Data from ACT Rochester Site

 

ACTRochesterACT Rochester, a 7-county web-based community profile, jointly sponsored by the Rochester (NY) Area Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Rochester, now offers users the capability of accessing significant data direct from the site. As a result of new enhancements and updates added by CGR, users can download the latest available data on specific areas of interest and also create customized charts with comparable data from other counties profiled, NYS, and the nation. The profile encompasses 13 topics and 180 indicators measuring the community’s status in areas ranging from prenatal care to teen pregnancy to affordable housing to jobs in the region. The goal is to draw attention to critical needs and encourage strategic focus on solutions by leaders.

 
 

Multi-Faceted Website Commissioned for NY’s Mid-Hudson Valley

 

Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profile

The Mid–Hudson Valley Community Profiles project provides government and nonprofits with an important new tool for assessing and understanding the populations they serve. It represents a commitment by three of the region’s leading philanthropic organizations to provide the public with continuously updated comparative information regarding Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties over 5 years. In addition to a regional website, each county is the focus of a separate but linked website. The Dyson Foundation, United Way of Dutchess County, and The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley commissioned CGR to develop the websites spanning 50 indicators of the community’s vitality in the areas such as Children & Youth, Community Engagement, the Economy, Education, Health and Housing.

 
 

New Community Indicators Website for Herkimer & Oneida Counties

 

Herkimer Oneida Community Profile

The Herkimer and Oneida Counties Community Indicators website includes 80 indicators in 10 topic areas, ranging from arts to education to health to public safety. For this Central NY region, the website provides an opportunity for local nonprofits, municipalities and businesses to use fact-based information to establish shared goals for increasing their community's economic viability, well-being and sustainability. The project was sponsored by the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida counties, United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area, and Mohawk Valley EDGE, which together compose the Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community. The website was launched in April 2010.

 
 

Capital Region Community Indicators Project

 

Greater Capital Region Community Profile

CGR designed and created an interactive website featuring data, charts and analysis on more than 70 indicators measuring the health and vitality of the Greater Capital Region surrounding Albany NY. Funded by the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, the Community Indicators project tracks strengths and challenges in the area's economy, educational system, social supports and more. The project aims to provide the community with a baseline of information from which to strategize, plan and work cooperatively to improve lives. A regional overview highlights the key trends within the broad topics of basic needs, family supports, financial stability and literacy, areas which mirror the United Way's funding priorities.

 
 


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