Laura Lyons

Data Driven Detroit

Mission: Data Driven Detroit (D3), provides accessible high-quality information and analysis that drives informed decision-making. Our vision is that essential and unbiased information is used by all. History: In 2008, The Skillman Foundation and The Kresge Foundation awarded City Connect Detroit a $1.85 million grant to incubate Data Driven Detroit (originally named the Detroit-Area Community Information System). Within its first year, D3 was selected by the Urban Institute to join the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP). NNIP is a select group of organizations that have built advanced and continuously updated data systems to track neighborhood conditions in their cities. By December 2012, Data Driven Detroit became an affiliated program of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA). This move strengthened D3′s operations and increased exposure to a statewide network of member nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. Our association with MNA been an important part of our evolution into our current L3C status. As we move forward, you can count on us to remain committed to the very things we always have: our core values, our trusted partners, and the accumulated wisdom gained by experiencing these transitions together.