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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 am
Module 4A: Tell Stories with Data
December 11 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Module 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 am
SAVI 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 pm
SAVI 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

Jun 19, 2022 |

This report examines more than one million loan applications filed in Central Indiana from 2007 to 2020 to investigate racial and ...

May 19, 2022 |

Join us June 16 at 9 a.m. for a virtual event about Jail Diversion in Indianapolis. In 2015, criminal justice reform in Indiana ...

Apr 19, 2022 |

As part of our collaboration with the Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, State of Aging ...

Apr 6, 2022 |

New data shows the number of subsidized rental homes in Marion County is stagnant, while the need for units affordable to extremely ...

Apr 6, 2022 |

On April 14, in collaboration with WFYI Public Media and the Indianapolis Public Library, we will present Data & Drafts: Home ...

Apr 4, 2022 |

The Urban Institute awarded Polis an $80,000 grant as part of an 18-month cross-site study funded by the Tableau Foundation to analyze ...

Apr 1, 2022 |

The TechPoint Mira Awards Gala is April 23, at which winners will be announced. The Polis Center is nominated for the Community Impact ...

Mar 28, 2022 |

“The Riverside neighborhood on the west side used to feel like family to Alisha Madden, who moved there several years ago after a ...

Mar 8, 2022 |

“In a community SAVI considers one of the city’s most car-dependent, Pathway Resource Center has launched a mini bus service with the ...

Mar 3, 2022 |

“Despite only making up 28% of the Indianapolis population, 54% of homeless people in Indianapolis are African American. Though there ...