Project Promise Poverty Coalition

Analysis & Information Committee

May 14, 2009

1-3pm

In attendance: Jenn Lehner, Rhonda Hannemann, Mary Bloomer, Mark Priebusch, Lyle Verstegen

Scorecard Progress:

• Discussed the use of data from capped programs. Is turn-away data collected, and is it reliable?
• The information we have now is a good start. We have no information about transportation, which would be helpful. Mary will ask for information from Jason Kakatsch and Rhonda will contact Debra Wetter(?). Mark has a contact from Kobussen.
• We will wait to see everything in a readable format before we start asking for more. Mark will take the data we have collected and put it into some visual to track.
• Ideally, we will collect information on a quarterly basis, but ask agencies to give us the monthly tracking information. We want raw data, not summaries. In the future we will try to streamline collecting the information…one committee member, or perhaps even a “drop box” idea on the webpage for agencies to use.
• Rhonda will contact Lisa Schneider from the housing coalition to speak at our June meeting to help us understand the data. What is tracked? What are the outcomes/indicators she is looking for? What does the data mean to them?
• A draft of the Faith to Face fact sheet was sent to Andrew and received positive feedback. It still needs more work and collaboration with Andrew. A few key facts are missing and need to be added. Jenn will send this to the committee and Mark will be in collaboration with Andrew to complete this project.

Root Cause Analysis:

• As indicated in prior meetings, our first area to tackle will be “Financial Education.” We will hold a roundtable discussion at our July meeting to brainstorm about the Root Causes for lack of Financial Literacy/Education. We will pull in experts from UWEX, FISC, School Districts, to discuss best practices, weak links, etc.
• Our June meeting will be used to discuss the specific questions we want answered during this roundtable discussion. We will plan 2 hours for this roundtable. Invite the contacts you have, but please send your “invite list” to Jenn so that we can identify the different areas and organizations we will tap into.

Upcoming Meetings:

• June 18^th, 2009 1-3pm
• July 30^th, 2009 1-4pm

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Stayed on track (for the most part)

Better understanding of our direction

We are reigning in our data!

Charts made by Mark & Jeff

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Technology issues

Low meeting attendance

Some individuals share stories (but they keep us grounded!) J