Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk: Using Data Events to Amplify Customer Voice and Increase Community Engagement

Hear how Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) uses an innovative approach to data walks that turns numbers into connections – and connections into action. Melody Vieth, CMCA Director of Research and Data, shares the agency’s journey from their first data walk to their current approach, which blends data presentations with powerful storytelling from community members with lived poverty experience. Watch as we walk through the planning process, facilitation strategies, and lessons learned along the way.