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Upcoming SAVI Events
SAVI Talks: Understanding Urban, Suburban, and Rural Contexts for Ministries
Mark your calendars for SAVI Talks: Understanding Urban, Suburban, and Rural Contexts for Min...
December 5 at 9:00 am - 11:00 amModule 4A: Tell Stories with Data
December 11 at 9:00 am - 11:00 amModule 4B: Make Decisions with Data
This workshop will help you apply the skills learned in other workshops to your own real-world, data...
December 17 at 9:00 am - 11:00 amSAVI Data Literacy: Frame the Problem
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accompli...
January 13, 2025 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmSAVI Data Literacy: Find Existing Data
Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data...
January 21, 2025 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Latest News from SAVI
SAVE THE DATES: October 5 Data & Drafts and December 7 SAVI Talks
The Polis Center is developing a new statewide dashboard and tool–with support from New America, a “think and action” tank which ...
Data and Drafts: Quantifying the effects of lead exposure on children’s futures
Join us August 24, 6-7:30 p.m. at IndyPL for this important presentation. Through effective policy and banning of lead in most ...
How is Indianapolis Doing?
Have you checked out How Is Indianapolis Doing recently? This initiative features monthly updates on how the Indianapolis metro area ...
Grow Regional Data System powered by SAVI
We conducted a soft launch of the Grow Regional Data System powered by SAVI for the Greater Evansville region on February 15. The ...
Grow platform launched for empowerment
The Princeton Clarion published a great article about the Grow platform that Polis developed for Evansville area. Read more!
As Indy Parks reckons with past racial injustice, new report flags greenspace inequities
IndyStar June 1 article cites our analyses on Greenspace in Marion County. Read more!
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
Polis continues to partner with the Indianapolis Public Library and several civic partners on the Digital Encyclopedia of ...
Food Deserts
Minority Health Matters podcast on Food Deserts cites Polis research on the problem in Marion County. Listen now!
2022 Midterm Election Voter Turnout in Marion County
Check out this new SAVI article! Voter turnout is an important way to measure civic engagement. The more people who vote, the better ...
Academic Standardized Test Scores for the Hearing Aid Assistance Program of Indiana (HAAPI) Participants and Applicants
This report--a collaboration with Hear Indiana--summarizes our findings related to academic standardized test scores (IREAD, ISTEP) ...