Elevating Our Partnerships In a Shared Vision for a Thriving Household Need Data Ecosystem

Since the release of our latest Data Landscape Report for 2024, we have been inspired by the discussions it has catalyzed and excited by the energy beginning to develop around building data capacities and data culture for supporting households in need. Mahalo to the organizations and publications that have featured the report and created spaces for conversations. Hawai‘i Business Magazine featured the report in its October 2024 issue in an article titled “Hawai‘i Data Collaborative Helps Nonprofits Make Better Decisions,” and this year’s HANOCON included a panel discussion on “Data Capacities and Culture in Human Service Organizations.”

The HANOCON panel featured a frank and engaging conversation between leaders across the social sector. Panelists included Cindy Medeiros, Chief Operating Officer at Kumukahi Health + Wellness; Amy Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer at Hawai‘i Foodbank; and, Ryan Kusumoto, President and Chief Executive Officer at Parents And Children Together, with Hawai‘i Data Collaborative’s executive director, Nick Redding, moderating the panel. The following video offers key takeaways related to the experience of building internal data capacities, why it’s worth investing resources towards data capacity building, and the transformational potential that increased data capacities could have on the human services sector.

If the ideas here resonate, and you would like to learn more about this work and how HDC could support your organization’s data capacity building efforts, please reach out to us at info@hawaiidata.org.