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Actionable Analysis ... the various benchmark systems and metrics being used to promote action

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Peter Burgess

http://gtne.org/?q=node/545 ACTIONABLE ANALYSIS FINANCIAL SERVICES Actionable Analysis applies insight to find the pivotal questions affecting global systems. By finding the right question, Actionable Analysis can bring research, analysis, sensemaking, toolmaking, and communication to find and propagate the answer(s). By focusing on the “key question/answer” cycle, Actionable Analysis will help meet climate change and other impact-awareness goals, faster. San Francisco, United States http://www.actionableanalysis.org TAGS: Jessica Margolin, intangible assets, risk, financial models, new finance, impact, cleantech, entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Uploaded by Actionable Analysis (I am the FOUNDER or MAIN CONTACT POINT for this project) YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN... YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN... ARIZONA INDICATORS A central resource for data and insights to help support policy making and public awareness of the state’s competitiveness and other issues. Arizona, United States MINNESOTA COMPASS Tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life. Minnesota MINNESOTA MILESTONES A state sponsored program involving the public in establishing goals for the state’s future Minnesota, United States OREGON BENCHMARKS State program providing county governments and community organizations with benchmarks to gauge local progress. Oregon, United States VIRGINIA PERFORMS Virginia Performs shows how the state is doing in areas that affect the quality of life for residents. United States

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ARIZONA INDICATORS A central resource for data and insights to help support policy making and public awareness of the state’s competitiveness and other issues. Arizona, United States

http://gtne.org/?q=node/216 ARIZONA INDICATORS Measures of wellbeing, Quality of life indicators

Arizona Indicators was established in 2007 by the president of Arizona State University, who wanted to provide a centralized place for data about the state’s competitiveness. Although founded at ASU, there are a number of community partners that manage the project, including

• the Arizona Community Foundation,
• the Valley of the Sun United Way,
• The Arizona Republic, and
• the Arizona Department of Commerce.

AZ Indicators has benefited from a strong relationship with the The Arizona Republic, which features some of the indicators in its “Viewpoints” section in the Sunday paper and has created interactive tools for the data. Together, AZ Indicators and The Arizona Republic are working on comparing Phoenix to peer cities. As Arizona Indicators is not a state-run body, it does not establish targets itself; rather than starting with goals and then finding the data with which to track them, it begins with the data and allows community leaders to determine appropriate goals. The indicators that provide this data are determined by ASU faculty with relevant research backgrounds. Arizona Indicators is divided into the following topics:

• Economy,
• Public Finance,
• Education,
• Innovation,
• Sustainability,
• Culture,
• Health,
• Human Assistance,
• Criminal Justice, and
• Transportation;

Each content tab is assigned to an ASU faculty member with relevant research experience. Although the indicators themselves were determined by the faculty, there is still a strong two-way engagement process with the community. The staff has been attuned to what their site’s visitors want to see and have learned that demographics page has garnered particular attention; moreover, they have done outreach to nonprofits and philanthropic foundations, who are frequently requesting additional pieces of data. Contact info: Address: 2201 E. Camelback Road Suite 405B Phoenix, Arizona United States http://arizonaindicators.org/ Uploaded by New_Economics_Institute (Supporter|I am a SUPPORTER of this project but I am not involved in it)

MINNESOTA COMPASS Tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life. Minnesota

http://gtne.org/?q=node/218 MINNESOTA COMPASS Alternatives to GDP, Quality of life indicators

By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life, Compass gives everyone in our state – policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work here – a common foundation to act on issues to improve our communities.

Minnesota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress in our state, its seven regions, 87 counties and larger cities.

Compass tracks trends in topic areas such as

• education,
• economy and
• workforce,
• health,
• housing,
• public safety, and
• a host of others.

It inspires people to take action to improve our economic vitality and quality of life. Compass 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 community issues that affect our communities. It does this by:

• Providing unbiased, credible information
• Tracking trends and measuring progress on issues that impact our quality of life.
• Identifying disparities by including trend data by race, age, gender and income whenever possible.
• Providing additional resources for addressing issues.

St. Paul, Minnesota United States www.mncompass.org jennifer.franklin@wilder.org Uploaded by New_Economics_Institute (Supporter|I am a SUPPORTER of this project but I am not involved in it)

Measures of wellbeing, Quality of life indicators Public participation Oregon Benchmarks developed out of Oregon Shines, the strategic plan created by Democratic Governor Neil Goldschmidt in 1989. It is overseen by the Oregon Progress Board, a group of state senators and representatives, community leaders, and the Governor. There are two ex-officio seats reserved for the Director of Administrative Services and a student. Oregon Shines was updated in 1997 and 2008. Raising Questions, not Answers The stated purposes of Benchmarks are to provide a long view perspective

• in solving economic, environmental, and social problems;
• to provide key performance measures for state agencies; and
• to provide county governments and community organizations with benchmarks to gauge local progress.

155 Cottage Street NE U20 Salem, Oregon United States http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OPB/obm.shtml

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YOU MAY ALSO BE INT VIRGINIA PERFORMS Virginia Performs shows how the state is doing in areas that affect the quality of life for residents. United States VIRGINIA PERFORMS Measures of wellbeing

The Council on Virginia’s Future was established in 2003 by Democratic Governor Mark Warner and tasked with developing a vision and long-term goals for the state as well as a corresponding performance measurement and accountability system. Governor Robert McDonnell is currently chairman of the Council, and prominent Virginia businessman and philanthropist John O. Dynne serves as vice chairman. Four members from each state legislative body, two members of the Governor’s cabinet, the Lieutenant Governor, and six citizens and businessmen complete the council. The political representation among the legislative members is split between two parties albeit not evenly in each body; three out of the four Senators in the Council are Democrats whereas three out of the four Representatives are members of the Republican Caucus. Virginia Performs contains seven categories, each with a corresponding goal statement: Government and Citizens,

• Economy,
• Education,
• Health and Family,
• Natural Resources,
• Public Safety, and
• Transportation.