Policy & Practice | Spring 2025

Improving Community Outcomes How Population Insights, Data, and Advanced Analytics Can Support

Increased Efficiency and Better Mission Outcomes W

By Sean Conlin, Chris Stehno, Raaj Parekh, Jamia McDonald, and Tiffany Dovey Fishman

ithout a broad picture of the populations that human services agencies and their philanthropic partners serve, moving the needle on a wide range of commu

nity outcomes can be difficult. Information is key: agencies, and their partners, cannot hope to meet clients’ needs without data that are both comprehensive and current. The challenge is not only locating that data, but using it effectively, utilizing advanced analytics to improve results in communities, whether that means alleviating food insecurity, making available specific medical care, or helping constituents access benefits for which they are eligible.

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