Data Standardization

Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders

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Released: 08/2014

Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders, a new report from Health and Environmental Funders Network, explores ways funders can build power in their fields through investments in data-sharing.

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Resource Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: Affinity Groups, All Members, Regional Associations, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Private Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Technology, Information Technology, Data Standardization
Funding Area: Environment, Health


Data2x

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Released: 01/2014

Good data are essential for smart policy, and the lack of reliable data has hindered progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Evidence-based policy to increase gains for women and girls was a priority for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton, who announced the creation of Data2X in 2012. The initiative—powered by the United Nations Foundation, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—is a platform for partners to work together on gender data.

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Resource Type: External Link
Audience: Women and Girls, All Members
Topic: Partnerships, Data Standardization
Funding Area: Women and Girls


The Missing Pieces in Youth Employment Data Collection and Assessment

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Released: 06/2015

This brief explores the ways youth-employment program providers can help young people who are out of the labor force and out of school obtain valuable work experience or further education.

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Resource Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: P-20 Education, All Members
Topic: Data Standardization
Funding Area: Workforce Development, Youth Development