Research for Justice
All components of organizing involve research, whether it’s recruiting members through community surveys or engaging members in deeper campaign strategy. At DataCenter, we aim to design research that not only answers …
In June, RoadMap Consulting, National Organizers Alliance, and DataCenter conducted the Social Justice Salary and Benefits Survey. DataCenter’s research director, Saba Waheed, alongside with DataCenter interns designed the survey, collected the responses, and analyzed the data to …
DataCenter is working together with grassroots groups, community based organizations, and allies to strengthen social justice movements. How are we doing this? By building each other’s capacity—sharing resources and knowledge, …
In June 2012, DataCenter attended the nationwide, annual Allied Media Conference (AMC) in Detroit to convene the first-ever Research Justice track. With Applied Research Center (ARC) and Data Driven Detroit (DDD), DataCenter co-led panels and workshops for skill-sharing, networking, …
Dear Friends, RoadMap Consulting, National Organizers Alliance and DataCenter are conducting the Social Justice Salary and Benefits Survey. The survey aims to collect information on compensation and personnel practices of organizations in …
by Anne Ryan | Communications Associate We are all looking for ways to do our work better. Donors like you give generously to our organization and we want to make …
By Haruki Eda, DataCenter Fall 2010 Intern Miho and I, as a new DataCenter intern, co-facilitated this workshop during the National Youth Organizing Training Institute (NYOTI) by School of Unity …
DataCenter, along with the National Organizers Alliance, will present the findings of our study, Sustaining Organizing: A Survey of Organizations During the Economic Downturn at the US Social Forum today. …
Sustaining Organizing Study (SOS): A Strategic Social Justice Movement Assessment Building the Social Justice Movement: Our Knowledge Will Not Be Televised… For the first twenty years of its existence since …
For almost a year, the DataCenter has been tracking Intel corporation’s international pursuit of government subsidies and tax breaks. Our research, prompted by Intel’s successful request for an additional $16 …