Three leading philanthropic organizations in NY’s Mid-Hudson Valley – the Dyson Foundation, United Way of Dutchess County, and the Community Foundation serving Dutchess, Ulster and Putnam counties – recently commissioned CGR to create and maintain a website to provide, for the first time ever, comparative information useful to the counties. The website will enable local organizations to assess and understand community conditions across some 50 indicators (e.g., children and youth, financial self-sufficiency, culture / tourism), develop programs and affect positive change. The funders are jointly providing $54,000 annually for the project for the next 5 years.

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.

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.

A joint venture of the Rochester (NY) Area Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Rochester, ACT Rochester Community Profile encompasses 12 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 community leaders. CGR provides data, charts and analysis for the project, and will complete new updates in 2010.

Seneca County NY is an example of an area where CGR has worked with counties, United Ways, and community coalitions to measure progress against outcomes, highlight demographic changes and trends, and assess community well-being across specific focus areas. We engage community stakeholders in selecting outcomes and indicators, develop unbiased assessments and discuss the implications of our findings. Over the years, we have become a trusted resource for organizations that seek to determine the impact of various initiatives, set priorities and develop future strategies.