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- The Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE) Data for Change program focuses on helping community-based organizations grow their data capacity.
- CORE recently expanded the program into Washington State through a project with Better Health Together and five community-based partners.
- This brief blog post describes the project and highlights the participating partners.
Non-profit community-based organizations (CBOs) do incredible work. But they are often powered by small teams, grassroots energy, and volunteer hours. At the same time, they’re increasingly expected to gather and use data for decision-making and reporting – a real challenge for organizations that are already stretched thin.
CORE’s Data for Change program works with funders and CBOs to address some of those challenges. What began as a partnership with Providence Oregon Community Health recently expanded into Washington State, in collaboration with Better Health Together (BHT).
Keep reading to learn about the CORE’s work with BHT and its community partners, or click here to learn more about Data for Change.
The BHT Community Care Hub
BHT operates one of Washington State’s nine Community Care Hubs (CCHs). BHT's Hub uses a shared data platform and works with a network of partner CBOs to connect people to community-based care coordination. Care coordinators then work with clients to coordinate various health-related services and supports.
As part of efforts to support its growing Hub network, BHT engaged CORE’s Data for Change team to help a group of its partners grow their ability to collect and use data.
Partnering with Community-based Nonprofits
This partnership gave CORE's Data for Change team an exciting opportunity to work with four Eastern Washington CBOs. Focus areas ranged from data storytelling and survey tools to logic models and data intake processes. The BHT learning cohort included:
- American Indian Community Center, which provides social and economic development services with a focus on individual and family self-sufficiency, and protecting and preserving the culture and traditions of Indian people.
- The Carl Maxey Center, a Black-led and -centered organization in East Central Spokane that works to inspire growth, connection, and positive change.
- Latinos en Spokane, which supports citizen participation, integration, community development, and empowerment of the Latino population in Spokane.
- Nuestras Raíces, an organization that promotes business growth, professional development, education opportunities, cultural preservation, community wellness, and social justice for the Hispanic/Latine community in the Inland Northwest.
“It was an honor to work with this group of unique and impactful culturally-specific nonprofits,” said Apoorva Somayazulu, MHA, Program Manager with CORE. “These organizations do vital work in their communities, and we enjoyed getting to know them and providing support and resources to help them along their data journeys.”
Learn more about BHT and their Community Care Hub at https://betterhealthtogether.org/
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