DATA & EVALUATION COMMITTEE
The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s Data & Evaluation Committee unites partners who value inclusive data, promote resource sharing, and practice data equity. By connecting data efforts across Colorado's food system, we can support informed decision-making and collaboration across organizations and communities.
Data is defined as both qualitative data (experiences of Coloradans) and quantitative data (information collected and communicated through numbers).
Anyone with an interest in data and evaluation is welcome to participate!
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Monthly on the third Wednesday from 2 - 3:30 p.m. on Zoom
Next meeting:
Wednesday, December 18
Agenda coming soon!
Past meeting notes (2024):
November 20, October 16, September 18, July 17, May 15, January 17
Interested in joining this committee?
Please contact Justice Onwordi, our Impact Director, to learn more and get added to the member list for calendar invitations. All new members must attend an orientation before officially joining.
As part of our commitment to equity, we offer simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, closed captioning, and compensation to those who participate outside of their regular job. (Please contact us if you have other accessibility requests to fully participate.)
Committee Information
Committee Lead: Justice Onwordi, Impact Director
Committee Vision: Reliable, relevant, and equity-focused data guides and informs decision-makers at all levels who are working to ensure all Coloradans are valued, healthy, and thriving. In addition, meaningful learning supports goal development, effective implementation, and adjustment as the work continues to unfold.
Committee Goals: Support the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s data and evaluation efforts, including the maintenance of its public data dashboard as well as Blueprint research and evaluation efforts
The Committee will achieve its vision and goals by:
Serving as a Data Champion – encourage collection and use of quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (lived and living experiences) data in decision-making and policy development across all levels of anti-hunger work
Modeling Effective Use of Data – incorporate data as an essential component in all conversations and decisions, using an equitable evaluation lens
Accumulating Information – obtain and share current information from state agencies and other trusted data sources
Facilitating Connections – create space for Blueprint teams and stakeholders to connect, collaborate, and advance the use of data in decision-making across project teams and workgroups
Focusing on Learning – create an environment where evaluation is serving as a tool for learning what works best to successfully implement the Blueprint’s goals
Ensuring Coordination and Collaboration — between evaluation projects/contracts that are focused on various pieces of the Blueprint
Key Updates:
Data dashboard: Access the Blueprint’s data dashboard, which hosts publicly available data in one place. This includes local, state, and national data for poverty, food access, food insecurity, SNAP and WIC participation, child nutrition, and public perception of hunger in Colorado.
Current projects: Working on a collaborative, local procurement map