2. how many people in the community need your services? where is the greatest need in your service area? why serve this population not that one? where should this new program be located? are we meeting an unmet need? what other needs does our target population have? what are the top needs in our community? what are the economic conditions in our community? how many people will be impacted by this decision or program?

3. what’s data got to do with you? amy terpstra www.heartlandalliance.org/research

4. 1. top 3 questions 2. how you’ve found answers to those questions what’s data got to do with you?

5. 1. answers are out there 2. here’s how you find them 3. here’s what you do with them

6. what’s data got to do with you? 1. answers are out there 2. here’s how you find them 3. here’s what you do with them

7. what’s data got to do with you? stories program records research studies answers are out there

12. what’s data got to do with you? the american community survey history topics geography answers are out there

13. what’s data got to do with you? 1. answers are out there 2. here’s how you find them 3. here’s what you do with them

14. here’s how you find them what’s data got to do with you? factfinder2.census.gov

15. when the answer doesn’t seem to actually exist… make friends with a data intermediary get close back of the envelope here’s how you find them

16. what’s data got to do with you? 1. answers are out there 2. here’s how you find them 3. here’s what you do with them

17. what’s data got to do with you? here’s what you do with them

18. what’s data got to do with you? here’s what you do with them

19. what’s data got to do with you? here’s what you do with them

20. what’s data got to do with you? here’s what you do with them

21. what’s data got to do with you?

22. your thoughts and questions

23. what’s data got to do with you? a parting thought… research@heartlandalliance.org