The goal of the dashboard is to inform the public, policymakers and stakeholders who shape the city’s strategies for recovery and growth.

Tech has made many richer. Through a Technical.ly data analysis and the start of an ongoing series, we look at what it means that at the same time, in many American cities, racial income inequality is worsening.

"If data matters, we must question how it's conducted, and we must question how it’s analyzed and interpreted," says Chicago Beyond's Liz Dozier in this guest column written for Generocity.

Nonprofits often choose over-aggregated data because it’s easier to access and understand, but this results in harmful oversimplification, says guest columnist Julie Christie.

At ECS’s Forum on Justice & Opportunity, the Scattergood Foundation and Azavea presented projects on understanding needs and assets, and strengthening social programs through data and evaluation.

You'll see some favorite editorial calendar topics, like Women in Leadership and Leaders of Color, return next year. But we'll focus our reporting on some provocative new topics as well (because we like to start conversations...).

The Childhood Cancer Data Lab, located in Center City, prides itself on “turning researchers who fight childhood cancer into data wizards.”

In her guest post, Women in Data's Jenna Bellassai says the six-month old Philadelphia chapter has more than 400 members, and has hosted several events focused on soft skills that are crucial for professionals.