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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
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SUMMARY:Registration & Continental Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Registration and Continental &nbsp\;breakfast
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LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T125000Z
DTEND:20260819T130000Z
SUMMARY:Welcome and Logistics
DESCRIPTION:Welcome and event logistics from event planning co-chairs Will Skora and April Urban.
CATEGORIES:PLENARY
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/6d36c22f27801621257082b499df7e6b
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T130000Z
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SUMMARY:What Clevelanders Need Right Now: Mining 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Data
DESCRIPTION:Everyday hundreds of people in Cuyahoga County call 2-1-1 for help with everything from finding shelter to clothing\, transportation\, and other needs. And hundreds of Clevelanders call 3-1-1 with requests for city services\; everything from waste pick-up\, to tree service requests and complaints about vacant properties.\n\nThe leaders of these call centers will walk us through what the data can tell us about Clevelanders' needs right now. They'll walk through any emerging trends and changes they see as changes in human services supports roll out\, and how you can access and interpret the data.
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LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/e8d3d1031127065e4906805156187cb3
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T140000Z
DTEND:20260819T145000Z
SUMMARY:AI Ethics in the Civic Sector: How to Stay Smart\, Skeptical\, and Grounded in Community
DESCRIPTION:AI is powerful—and deeply imperfect. We’ll walk through real examples of misinformation\, bias\, and inequity in AI tools used in the public and nonprofit sectors\, and learn how to assess ethical risks and adopt a human-centered mindset when deploying or experimenting with AI for civic outcomes. Key Takeaways: • What AI ethics means in real-world civic applications • Key questions to ask before using AI in your work • How to center people and community values over convenience or hype
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/1877e94d595f44f1c97868f5de645c21
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T140000Z
DTEND:20260819T141000Z
SUMMARY:Lightning Session 1: Tracking Equity in Ohio’s Philanthropy: Who’s Getting Funded
DESCRIPTION:Hundreds of millions of dollars flow into Ohio’s nonprofit sector every year\, but who is receiving the funding\, and is it being distributed equitably? Let's use Candid data to map where those dollars go\, who receives them\, and what trends are shaping the landscape. We’ll explore funding by sector\, recipient demographics\, and geography\, comparing Ohio to national benchmarks. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to assess equity in funding and practical tools to use data.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/bae9681b31b2bf158d59dbe03287db2c
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T140000Z
DTEND:20260819T145000Z
SUMMARY:Spatial Video Geonarratives as a Public Health Tool
DESCRIPTION:In this talk we will describe a method\, the Spatial Video Geonarrative (SVG)\, which has proven successful in the public health realm at capturing dynamic neighborhood detail and context. It is also a tool that can give voice to a community as they describe their problems as they perceive them\, while also helping inform operational support design suitable interventions.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Conference Room B (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/9aa904a5039cee3db267b37d5ac5e86f
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T140000Z
DTEND:20260819T145000Z
SUMMARY:FAIR2 Data Chats: A Participatory Research Tools to Advance Public Interest Technology in Data Analytics
DESCRIPTION:This session introduces FAIR2 Data Chats as a community-participatory research tool to advance Public Interest Technology in data science. The FAIR2 framework expands on the established FAIR data principles by embedding historical and community knowledge throughout the data analytic process to address discrimination bias. We illustrate the use of FAIR2 Data Chats in two applications of integrated data analytics in the area of homelessness.
CATEGORIES:EXPERIENCED DATA USER
LOCATION:Conference Room C (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/5c362e0ca37e14430b8b53f1108d046d
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T141000Z
DTEND:20260819T142000Z
SUMMARY:Lightning Session 1: Unheard and Uncounted: Reclaiming Public Voice in Civic Data
DESCRIPTION:Public opinion is often clear—but still ignored or distorted. This panel explores the gap between what people want and what policymakers do\, and how misinformation\, data blind spots\, and equity issues contribute. Drawing on work with the Ohio Pulse Poll\, Children’s Defense Fund\, ACLU\, and Cleveland Heights-University Heights Libraries\, we’ll share strategies for inclusive data collection\, equitable framing\, and reclaiming public voice in civic data.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/545e98c31ee9f2873b07607a8cd3f71a
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T142000Z
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SUMMARY:Lightning Session 1: How to Build a Random* Sample from Public Voting Records
DESCRIPTION:The value and difficulty of identifying a random research sample is well known. This lightening session will provide a very practical overview of how to use Ohio voting records to build a "random" mailing sample for your research\, as well as discuss the short-comings of this method.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/ccfa942d6b08d250300e7d06a29b32ab
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T150000Z
DTEND:20260819T155000Z
SUMMARY:How public sector data can better support immigrant and multilingual communities
DESCRIPTION:Public data systems affect all of us every day\, including immigrants. What happens when the data doesn't speak your language? Greater Cleveland is home to dozens of immigrant communities and hundreds of thousands of people who speak languages other than English at home\, according to Census estimates. Are data geeks serving them? Panelists from local multilingual publications and organizations that serve immigrant communities will talk about problems their communities have accessing and interacting with data\; how data systems could work better for them\; and what solutions are working.
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Conference Room B (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T150000Z
DTEND:20260819T151000Z
SUMMARY:Lightning Session 2: Data-Driven Re-greening to Improve Health Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:This collaboration between a land trust\, health\, and academic institutions focuses on re-greening vacant lots in Cleveland to improve neighborhood health. We've created a data-driven tool that generates neighborhood "personas\," combining demographic\, health\, and behavioral data. This supports WRLC’s mission by identifying priority areas for greening using multi-dimensional insights about both the environment and its residents.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T150000Z
DTEND:20260819T155000Z
SUMMARY:The ALICE Threshold: Uncovering Financial Hardship in Plain Sight
DESCRIPTION:Despite working hard\, many working families in Cuyahoga County still can't afford basic needs. This session explores United Way’s latest ALICE data to reveal hidden financial hardship and its impact by race\, age\, and geography. Learn how civic data like ALICE informs equitable policy\, nonprofit strategy\, and funding—empowering communities to act.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Conference Room C (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T150000Z
DTEND:20260819T155000Z
SUMMARY:Beyond the Hype: Navigating AI Adoption with College Now's Chatbot Journey
DESCRIPTION:Join College Now to explore our AI chatbot's development. We'll detail how a nonprofit embraces new tech\, addressing cost constraints\, ensuring robust data security and privacy\, designing for genuine user needs\, and achieving strategic alignment. Gain practical insights into leveraging AI responsibly within a resource-conscious environment. Essential for organizations innovating with purpose.
CATEGORIES:EXPERIENCED DATA USER
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T151000Z
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SUMMARY:Lightning Session 2: When Institutions Close and Knowledge Fades: The Consequences of Losing Federal Postsecondary Data
DESCRIPTION:College closures have swept the country over the past decade 44 colleges closing since 2020. Researchers use federally available data (IPEDS) to predict which colleges will close\, to warn small college towns of the impending economic upheaval. This session will examine the importance of data on higher education\, and the overall impact of the vanishing data\, and quantify the loss of educational institutions throughout the country by examining the loss of small liberal arts colleges to college towns.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T152000Z
DTEND:20260819T153000Z
SUMMARY:Lightning Session 2: Tracking Repeat Injuries Through Cross-System Data
DESCRIPTION:Most people think hospitals already share data—but they often don’t. We brought together records from every trauma center and the coroner’s office to uncover repeat gun injuries that would have gone unseen. This talk shows how cross-system collaboration can reveal who’s at greatest risk\, give communities a clearer picture of violence\, and help civic data work for prevention—not just reporting.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T160000Z
DTEND:20260819T171000Z
SUMMARY:Lunch and Unconference
DESCRIPTION:Data Days CLE hosts an "unconference." &nbsp\;Conference attendees can host conversations about what's important to them. Anyone can host a conversation! Conversations are organized around questions\, and are meant to be participatory\, not lecture or sales-pitch time.\n\n Use the virtual conference board to propose a conversation question. If you see a question you're really interested in\, add a dot to show your interested in it. \n\nWe'll bring the questions from the virtual board to a live board at the event. At the start of lunch\, we'll announce what conversations are happening and where. Then\, conference attendees connect\, and anything can happen!
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/1ecb846bd559ad6322e9a1a154b4f437
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T172000Z
DTEND:20260819T182000Z
SUMMARY:When Your Data is People: Challenges for Non-profit Data Security in a New--and Frightening--Federal Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Non-profits have vast amounts of sensitive data on people. Safeguarding that data is essential to trust needed to best serve our community. Yet\, the data landscape now feels rocky\, resulting from federal actions threatening increased surveillance and enacting funding cuts. What's needed now need to protect this data? The Greater Cleveland Funders Collaborative’s is working to provide supports defined by non-profit partners themselves. &nbsp\;Hear best practices from a national expert and the latest deep dive on local needs!
CATEGORIES:KEYNOTE
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T183000Z
DTEND:20260819T192000Z
SUMMARY:Data Curious? Data Care is possible
DESCRIPTION:A deeper understanding of data issues are necessary to understand how to protect your data. From multiple angles to protect data\, each angle results in a breach. Learn how Aronetics properly defeats attempts to breach data.
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/dbf1a1c97086c132d4d18d4b6a309377
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DTSTART:20260819T183000Z
DTEND:20260819T192000Z
SUMMARY:Demographic Data Categories - who are we missing?
DESCRIPTION:This session will explore the demographic categories common in data collection as well as the impacts of limiting options or not collecting certain categories. For instance\, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) demographics and Race/Ethnicity are not always representative of the full spectrum of options. Do people see themselves in the data researchers collect? What does it mean for how we identify communities?
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Conference Room C (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/845e9bbb3c14f863e56e0e4ac2f64753
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DTSTART:20260819T183000Z
DTEND:20260819T192000Z
SUMMARY:Ohio Housing Needs Assessment: Using Secondary Data to Inform Housing Policy
DESCRIPTION:This session will focus on the key takeaways from the FY26 Ohio Housing Needs Assessment\, a biennial report developed by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to identify the scope and scale of Ohio’s housing challenges and provide baseline information to help determine the Agency’s strategic priorities. It will provide a high-level overview of the report and offer a brief demonstration of how the information can be accessed from OHFA’s interactive online platform.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260819T183000Z
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SUMMARY:A Community Collaborative to Quantify the Unmet Social Needs after a Violent Injury
DESCRIPTION:Violent injury leaves lasting impacts beyond the hospital. Our panel of researchers and crisis response leaders will share findings from a participatory study with 250+ survivors and chosen family\, revealing major gaps in post-injury needs like housing\, bills\, and mental health. We’ll discuss ethical data collection\, building trust\, and using civic data and visual tools to better connect services and support to those most impacted.
CATEGORIES:EXPERIENCED DATA USER
LOCATION:Conference Room B (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T193000Z
DTEND:20260819T202000Z
SUMMARY:Guiding Data Collaborations with Community Engagement Studios: Insights from The Digital Twin Neighborhood Study
DESCRIPTION:The Community Engagement Studio (CES) adds local perspectives into data projects. The Digital Twin Neighborhoods (DTN) project conducted 6 CES sessions with 80 neighborhood representatives to better understand neighborhood health issues. We co-designed aspects of a digital twin simulation model. Participants expressed community pride and described their priorities including mental health\, trauma and neighborhood stressors. Participants were enthusiastic about using DTN data resources.
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Auditorium (Basement)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T193000Z
DTEND:20260819T202000Z
SUMMARY:10\,000 Futures for Cleveland's Vacant Land
DESCRIPTION:How much of Cleveland's vacant land is needed for new housing? This session demos an interactive Monte Carlo simulation that models 10\,000 futures for any neighborhood. Participants will use an AI-created web app to input population growth scenarios and see the acreage required. The results challenge common narratives by showing a likely land surplus even with optimistic growth\, sparking new conversations about how we manage this community asset. This session will also demonstrate how to use free AI tools to create simple web apps for more powerful storytelling experiences with publicly available data.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Conference Room B (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T193000Z
DTEND:20260819T202000Z
SUMMARY:From Spreadsheets to Storytelling: Using Data to Power Fundraising Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Using a local case study\, this session shows how nonprofits can combine donor data and community voice to drive meaningful fundraising. Learn how one organization paired giving trends with qualitative input from staff and participants to design a “Fund-A-Need” wall rooted in real needs. Attendees will explore how to blend numbers and narratives to inspire giving\, build buy-in\, and create campaigns that reflect what matters most.
CATEGORIES:DATA CURIOUS
LOCATION:Legacy Room (1st Floor)\, 525 Superior Ave\, Cleveland\, OH 44114\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T193000Z
DTEND:20260819T202000Z
SUMMARY:Unified by Nature: Data Warehousing and Unification Across Cleveland Metroparks
DESCRIPTION:Our session will discuss/demonstrate the strategy and execution of an enterprise data warehouse focusing on the unification and analysis of data across a large park system. Areas of focus:\n- Data ingestion methods\, data models and technologies used to build the data warehouse\n- Custom visualizations and interactive reporting to assist in fundraising efforts and data driven decisions\n- Emerging technologies to measure and augment park and trail visitation data (Lorawan and satellite technologies)
CATEGORIES:EXPERIENCED DATA USER
LOCATION:Conference Room C (2nd Floor)\, 525 Superior Avenue\, Cleveland\, OH\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://datadayscle2026.sched.com/event/61ca30e9d039210c82fb4a98a8cb9e29
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DTSTAMP:20260727T050454Z
DTSTART:20260819T203000Z
DTEND:20260819T230000Z
SUMMARY:Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for happy hour at Butcher and the Brewer. We'll have food and some limited drinks.
CATEGORIES:COMMUNITY BUILDING
LOCATION:Butcher and the Brewer\, 2043 East 4th Street\, Cleveland\, OH 44115
SEQUENCE:0
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