As the Research and Analysis Lead at Hawaiʻi Data Collaborative (HDC), Kendrick Leong works with local organizations to develop actionable insights, contribute to collective understanding, and develop strategies to better address household need. Part storytelling, part hypothesis development and testing, and part contextualization, HDC’s research and analysis support elevates actionable data insights from those working closest to an issue to make a real difference for nonprofits, policy makers, and the people they serve.

In this blog post, Kendrick shares HDC’s research and analysis process that consists of five steps designed to operationalize and maximize the value of available data.