We connect neighborhoods and community groups with data
– coordinating community contributions to indicator use, to local research, and to how these are published and distributed.
– empowering communities via direct technical support and access to data.
– maintaining and improve data as a resource for major community initiatives.
We convene and contribute to community conversations
– Delivering reliable data and rigorous analysis that clarifies issues and suggests meaningful action.
– Participating as an independent partner in policy discussions, guided by quantitative and qualitative data.
– Educating stakeholders by transparently sharing knowledge and skills.
We provide community data tools
– Providing a primary community resource that is regularly-updated and serves all partners equally.
– Incorporating new data sets with strong community resonance and longitudinal importance.
Jesse Hamilton McCoy II, J.D.
Jesse Hamilton McCoy II, J.D., Clinical Professor of Law, Duke Civil Justice Clinic
Bonita Green
Bonita Green, President, Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation
Mel Norton
Mel Norton, Operations Manager, The Carolina Federation, former Project Director at Bull City 150
Rickie White
Rickie White, Executive Director, Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
JT Tabron
JT Tabron, Durham County Government
I have had the good fortune to work with DataWorks on a number projects over the years. The first project was centered on better understanding home sales in Durham and their increase in price year over year. With Durham being a fairly large city, there was quite a bit of data to both collect and process. What was truly impressive about the way that the organization works is that from initial project design all the way to actually synthesizing all of that data (and making it meaningful for both experts and laymen alike), it seemed like absolutely every angle of the project had been scrutinized and nailed down. Their methodology was so efficient, that despite having helped acquire a large amount of the data, I was very comfortable stepping back and letting DataWorks handle everything from there. The end result was a masterpiece of quantitative and visual data which allowed the end users to really get a good understanding of how home prices in different areas of Durham had changed, which areas were seeing the largest increases, and how those numbers potentially impacted other community indicators such as housing security and food access. The last thing that I will say about my belief in DataWorks is that I feel so strongly about their value that I personally donate financially in an effort to support their mission.
Drew Cummings
Drew Cummings, Chief of Staff, Durham County Government
Constance Wright
Constance Wright, Bragtown Community Association
Celeste Richie
Celeste Richie, Member, Bragtown Community Association's New Developments Sub-Committee
Brandon Williams
Brandon Williams, Chair, Walltown Community Association's Executive Committee
Billy Dee
Billy Dee, Member, Bragtown Community Association's New Developments Sub-Committee
Vannessa Mason-Evans
Vannessa Mason-Evans, Chair, Bragtown Community Association
Reynolds Chapman
Reynolds Chapman, Executive Director, DurhamCares
DataWorks partnered with DurhamCares on a project where a collective of churches in East Durham learned about the history of their neighborhood. DataWorks offered compelling, well-researched presentations that were precisely tailored to the questions the congregations were asking. Not only that, they attended additional sessions with the congregations to help them connect the data with the everyday life of their congregations. The DataWorks team was present, engaged, caring, and passionate about the work. The work that DataWorks brought to the congregations illuminated many realities that the congregations were unaware of and sparked a new imagination for community engagement that would not have been possible without their support.