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Minnesota Compass

Minnesota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress in our state and its communities. Led by Wilder Research, Minnesota Compass provides nonpartisan, credible information and tracks trends in topic areas such as education, economy, workforce, health, housing, and a host of others. Data and analysis on www.mncompass.org gives everyone in our state – policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work here – a common foundation to identify, understand, and act on issues that affect our communities.

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Project Impact(s): Best Practice, Business Process, Consultancy, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Education, Metrics, OpenBeam, Public Safety, Reading, Special Needs, Sustainability, Technology Enablement

This project is in Archive Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Wilder Research

Contact: Ellen Wolter ; Email: ellen.wolter@wilder.org ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: Wilder Research (MN Compass Team)

Potential Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; Community Networking Group (CNG) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA ; Diversity Council ; Olmsted County Public Health Services ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; United Way of Southeast Minnesota


Related Projects

Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard)


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Business Process

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Business Process, Consultancy, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Education, Metrics, OpenBeam, Public Safety, Reading, Special Needs, Sustainability, Technology Enablement

Level 2: Metrics

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

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Detailed Description

2019 MN State Report

 

 


Pinned Reports on: Minnesota Compass


May 2024 Minnesota Compass Newsletter (June 03, 2024)

May MN Compass Newsletter

Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities

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Minnesota Compass News (January 24, 2022)

(1) January 2022 News and  Disparity and Program Directoy info (2) January 2020 News

 

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Reports on: Minnesota Compass


May 2024 Minnesota Compass Newsletter (June 03, 2024)

May MN Compass Newsletter

Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities

Read more ...


Minnesota Compass News (January 24, 2022)

(1) January 2022 News and  Disparity and Program Directoy info (2) January 2020 News

 

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Last modified by support on 2022/06/30
Created by support on 2019/03/15

 

 

 

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