The First Fridays Coffee Break Webinar Series is a 20-30 minute webinar where members of the CIC community can present new and exciting indicator projects. The Series is published on the first Friday of each Month. Check this page for webinar recordings and related publications.
CIC Coffee Break – Peekaboo The Data Can See You
Take a coffee break with the Community Indicators Consortium as we feature the latest projects, data tools and developments in the practice and effective use of community indicators to improve quality of life. Friday, February 4, 2022 Peekaboo The Data Can See You: Identifying Vulnerable Populations Hiding in Plain Sight Click here to watch! CIC hosted its annual Impact Summit, virtually, in November 2021 with several keynotes and panels discussing Community Indicators for Change: Responding, Rebuilding, and Advancing Equity. This month's CIC coffee break rebroadcasts a keynote from the conference by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, President, Women's Institute for Science, [...]
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break – August 2021: Houston Community Data Connections with Katie Wang
Take a coffee break with the Community Indicators Consortium on the first Friday of each month as we feature the latest projects, data tools and developments in the practice and effective use of community indicators to improve quality of life. Indicators of Inclusive Economic Growth Friday, August 6, 2021 Grab a cup of coffee (or tea), take a break, and... Click here to watch! In the August edition of the CIC First Fridays Coffee Break, Katie Wang from the Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research presents the Houston Community Data Connections project. Learn more about the mission, key [...]
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break – June 2021: Indicators of Inclusive Economic Growth
Take a coffee break with the Community Indicators Consortium on the first Friday of each month as we feature the latest projects, data tools and developments in the practice and effective use of community indicators to improve quality of life. Indicators of Inclusive Economic Growth Friday, June 4, 2021 Grab a cup of coffee (or tea), take a break, and... Click here to watch! In his presentation on “Indicators of Inclusive Growth,” Jeff Aguy of NCXT & 2043 SBC reviews a range of traditional and innovative indicators of economic growth and inclusion, including the limitations of traditional indicators. The [...]
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break – May 2021
Take a coffee break with the Community Indicators Consortium on the first Friday of each month as we feature the latest projects, data tools and developments in the practice and effective use of community indicators to improve quality of life. The ALICE Essentials Index Friday, May 7, 2021 Grab a cup of coffee (or tea), take a break, and click here to watch! When policymakers lack the right tools for the job, policy suffers. Official economic markers often do not adequately measure the realities that low-income families face: which essentials they need to live and work in the modern [...]
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break: Cost of Living as a Community Indicator
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break: Cost of Living as a Community Indicator Grab a cup of coffee (or tea), take a break, and click here to watch! Cost of living represents the more physical, material aspect of life but with implications for quality of life. The cost to live in one city versus another is something that impacts us all when we consider job offers, relocating, purchasing power and affordability calculations, and where we want to grow roots. The C2ER Cost of Living Index is a widely used measure of the geographic differences in the cost of consumer goods [...]
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break: Get to Know the Minnesota Compass with Justin Hollis
CIC First Fridays Coffee Break: Get to Know the Minnesota Compass with Justin Hollis Friday, March 5, 2021 4:00 – 4:30 PM ET Justin Hollis Research Scientist, Wilder Research You may be familiar with Minnesota Compass, a project that has been a longstanding member of the Community Indicators Consortium community. But are you familiar with their newly redesigned website? How about their special projects that track indicators of COVID-19 and its impacts, the STEM ecosystem in Minnesota, and leadership in the nonprofit, for profit, and government sectors? Join us for our coffee break with Justin Hollis on [...]