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Bill Densmore at 18:07, 5 October 2013

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	<H2>[http://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ ~~TRY~~ A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA]</H2><BR>		<H2>[http://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ '''VIEW A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA''']</H2><BR>

	Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to		Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to

Bill Densmore at 18:06, 5 October 2013

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	<H2>[~~htp~~://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ TRY A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA]</H2><BR>		<H2>[http://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ TRY A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA]</H2><BR>

	Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to		Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to

Bill Densmore at 18:06, 5 October 2013

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	<H2>[htp://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ TRY A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA]<H2>		<H2>[htp://stevestruemph.com/clients/localamerica-demo/ TRY A DEMO OF LOCAL AMERICA]</H2><BR>

	Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to		Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to

Bill Densmore at 18:05, 5 October 2013

2013-10-05T18:05:30Z

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	Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to		Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to

Bill Densmore: /* 3. Local America */

2012-12-04T03:42:10Z

3. Local America

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	* A platform for a community to define civic needs, then measure and guide progress toward meeting them. Every community in America needs to know how it ranks with its residents and businesses. Reliable answers are critically important because they may not jibe with what the opinions of community officials. But there are no systems that deliver reliable answers. Local America will be a platform for communities to rank themselves across a broad Livability Index covering 20+ categories. <b>Champion: [mailto:tom@localamerica.com Tom Grubisich.]</b><BR>		* A platform for a community to define civic needs, then measure and guide progress toward meeting them. Every community in America needs to know how it ranks with its residents and businesses. Reliable answers are critically important because they may not jibe with what the opinions of community officials. But there are no systems that deliver reliable answers. Local America will be a platform for communities to rank themselves across a broad Livability Index covering 20+ categories. <b>Champion: [mailto:tom@localamerica.com Tom Grubisich.]</b><BR>
	[http://www.flickr.com/photos/infovalet/7379223884/in/set-72157630144267624 BACKGROUND ON GRUBISICH]<BR>		[http://www.flickr.com/photos/infovalet/7379223884/in/set-72157630144267624 BACKGROUND ON GRUBISICH]<BR>
			[http://streetfightmag.com/2012/11/29/memo-to-hyperlocal-editors-you-too-can-be-a-nate-silver/ NEW: How data-driven local journalism can increase engagement]<br>
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Bill Densmore: /* Example of LocalAmerica data analysis on DC schools (posted Aug. 28, 2012) */

2012-08-28T14:06:44Z

Example of LocalAmerica data analysis on DC schools (posted Aug. 28, 2012)

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	Data can obfuscate as often as it informs. Local America pulled apart the District of Columbia's "Comprehensive Assessment Scores" to find that while the		Data can obfuscate as often as it informs. Local America pulled apart the District of Columbia's "Comprehensive Assessment Scores" to find that while the
	scores may represent a "five-year high," ( http:osse.dc.gov ) according to the District government, they didn't bring gains to a majority of schools in the poorest parts of Washington. This isÂ thel kind of analytical lens through whichÂ Local America will look at the flood of local data to discover		scores may represent a "five-year high," ( http:osse.dc.gov ) according to the District government, they didn't bring gains to a majority of schools in the poorest parts of Washington. This isÂ thel kind of analytical lens through whichÂ Local America will look at the flood of local data to discover
	what's actually happening in communities. [http://newshare.com/pivot/~~rji-~~pivot-local-america-dc-schools.pdf DOWNLOAD / READ PDF BACKGROUNDER (two pages)]		what's actually happening in communities. [http://newshare.com/pivot/pivot-local-america-dc-schools.pdf DOWNLOAD / READ PDF BACKGROUNDER (two pages)]

	====OTHER RESOURCES:====		====OTHER RESOURCES:====

Bill Densmore at 14:05, 28 August 2012

2012-08-28T14:05:44Z

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	*Pure-play community news sites are a mere dribble in ad revenue compared to the torrent that flows to non-news pure-plays like Groupon and Craigslist. See Tom's column -- http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/19/billions-in-local-ad-dollars-surge-to-online-but-just-a-trickle-to-news/		*Pure-play community news sites are a mere dribble in ad revenue compared to the torrent that flows to non-news pure-plays like Groupon and Craigslist. See Tom's column -- http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/19/billions-in-local-ad-dollars-surge-to-online-but-just-a-trickle-to-news/

			====Example of LocalAmerica data analysis on DC schools (posted Aug. 28, 2012)====

			Data can obfuscate as often as it informs. Local America pulled apart the District of Columbia's "Comprehensive Assessment Scores" to find that while the
			scores may represent a "five-year high," ( http:osse.dc.gov ) according to the District government, they didn't bring gains to a majority of schools in the poorest parts of Washington. This isÂ thel kind of analytical lens through whichÂ Local America will look at the flood of local data to discover
			what's actually happening in communities. [http://newshare.com/pivot/rji-pivot-local-america-dc-schools.pdf DOWNLOAD / READ PDF BACKGROUNDER (two pages)]

			====OTHER RESOURCES:====
			*[http://newshare.com/pivot/localamerica-dc.pdf PDF-Poorer DC wards fare well on real-estate values]

Bill Densmore: /* LocalAmerica enters partnership with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma */

2012-07-22T12:07:38Z

LocalAmerica enters partnership with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma

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	Networking, as you well know, doesn't just happen because you want it to -- you have to find and provide the social tools that promotes action-oriented connections. Toward that end, we are exploring a partnership with Rizzoma -- http://rizzoma.com/ -- which lets people collaborate in real time. I'm interested in how this tool can build networks of local experts and the "wisdom of the crowd" to balance the community performance ratings Local America will produce from the data its collects and interprets. Robust collaboration will help Local America produce ratings that balance data and what the community thinks and knows. This collaboration will also help the community to do what Matt Leighninger and the Deliberative Democratic Consortium advocate -- convening all community players, public and private, to identify challenges and problems, and then set about fixing them.		Networking, as you well know, doesn't just happen because you want it to -- you have to find and provide the social tools that promotes action-oriented connections. Toward that end, we are exploring a partnership with Rizzoma -- http://rizzoma.com/ -- which lets people collaborate in real time. I'm interested in how this tool can build networks of local experts and the "wisdom of the crowd" to balance the community performance ratings Local America will produce from the data its collects and interprets. Robust collaboration will help Local America produce ratings that balance data and what the community thinks and knows. This collaboration will also help the community to do what Matt Leighninger and the Deliberative Democratic Consortium advocate -- convening all community players, public and private, to identify challenges and problems, and then set about fixing them.

	====Journalism That Matter's Peggy Holman discusses community===*		====Journalism That Matter's Peggy Holman discusses community====
	Peggy Holman, in a Q & A with Tom Grubisich in his "The New News" column in Street Fight, talks about how journalists can do what the news industry hasn't done well -- even after two decades-plus of "civic journalism" -- connect with their community. http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/12/we-are-likely-to-see-serious-disruption-in-news-industry/		Peggy Holman, in a Q & A with Tom Grubisich in his "The New News" column in Street Fight, talks about how journalists can do what the news industry hasn't done well -- even after two decades-plus of "civic journalism" -- connect with their community. http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/12/we-are-likely-to-see-serious-disruption-in-news-industry/

Bill Densmore at 12:07, 22 July 2012

2012-07-22T12:07:15Z

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	===LocalAmerica ~~explores partnerships~~ with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma===		===LocalAmerica enters partnership with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma===

	There was strong agreement at Pivot Point that "do-able" projects to reimagine journalism, especially at the local and community levels, should have a networking mission and capacity to make wide connections. To achieve those goals, Local America is developing a clear and do-able strategy through which we intend to build relationships with community foundations and other local betterment groups around the United States.		There was strong agreement at Pivot Point that "do-able" projects to reimagine journalism, especially at the local and community levels, should have a networking mission and capacity to make wide connections. To achieve those goals, Local America is developing a clear and do-able strategy through which we intend to build relationships with community foundations and other local betterment groups around the United States.


	~~Toward that end, we are in the exploratory stage of establishing a partnership with~~ InstantAtlas -- http://www.instantatlas.com/ -- ~~which~~ is ~~helping~~ community groups do a better job of identifying problems and finding the resources -- current and potential -- to help people, particularly the disadvantaged, improve their lives, particularly through their empowerment -- sometimes individually, such as patients in health care, sometimes collectively, such as a group seeking to fix a neighborhood problem.		Local America and InstantAtlas -- http://www.instantatlas.com/ -- are partnering to produce community ratings. InstantAtlas will produce maps, charts and tables based on the ratings. In step one of the partnership, InstantAtlas will help Local America produce a demo of the ratings to show to nonprofit and for-profit entities involved with or interested in the new trend of performance-based community indicators. Local America's ratings fit perfectly into this trend because they are produced through a combination of data and community feedback to the data. The end result is ratings the community owns.

			InstantAtlas helps community groups do a better job of identifying problems and finding the resources -- current and potential -- to help people, particularly the disadvantaged, improve their lives, particularly through their empowerment -- sometimes individually, such as patients in health care, sometimes collectively, such as a group seeking to fix a neighborhood problem.


	Networking, as you well know, doesn't just happen because you want it to -- you have to find and provide the social tools that promotes action-oriented connections. Toward that end, we are exploring a partnership with Rizzoma -- http://rizzoma.com/ -- which lets people collaborate in real time. I'm interested in how this tool can build networks of local experts and the "wisdom of the crowd" to balance the community performance ratings Local America will produce from the data its collects and interprets. Robust collaboration will help Local America produce ratings that balance data and what the community thinks and knows. This collaboration will also help the community to do what Matt Leighninger and the Deliberative Democratic Consortium advocate -- convening all community players, public and private, to identify challenges and problems, and then set about fixing them.		Networking, as you well know, doesn't just happen because you want it to -- you have to find and provide the social tools that promotes action-oriented connections. Toward that end, we are exploring a partnership with Rizzoma -- http://rizzoma.com/ -- which lets people collaborate in real time. I'm interested in how this tool can build networks of local experts and the "wisdom of the crowd" to balance the community performance ratings Local America will produce from the data its collects and interprets. Robust collaboration will help Local America produce ratings that balance data and what the community thinks and knows. This collaboration will also help the community to do what Matt Leighninger and the Deliberative Democratic Consortium advocate -- convening all community players, public and private, to identify challenges and problems, and then set about fixing them.

			====Journalism That Matter's Peggy Holman discusses community===*
			Peggy Holman, in a Q & A with Tom Grubisich in his "The New News" column in Street Fight, talks about how journalists can do what the news industry hasn't done well -- even after two decades-plus of "civic journalism" -- connect with their community. http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/12/we-are-likely-to-see-serious-disruption-in-news-industry/


			====Non-news plays are getting all the advertising revenue====
			*Pure-play community news sites are a mere dribble in ad revenue compared to the torrent that flows to non-news pure-plays like Groupon and Craigslist. See Tom's column -- http://streetfightmag.com/2012/07/19/billions-in-local-ad-dollars-surge-to-online-but-just-a-trickle-to-news/






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Bill Densmore at 14:17, 11 July 2012

2012-07-11T14:17:09Z

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	Communities everywhere are struggling to shore up their livability in a financial/economic crisis that looks to last through this decade. How should public		Faced with what looks like a "lost decade" economically,communities are struggling to find smarter ways to invest shrinking resources to preserve their A and B ratings and fix their D's and F's. To do that, they must start with a reliable baseline to
	spending be allocated when revenues are not likely to increase even moderately between now and 2013? To maintain livability, which programs should get scarce		measure what to do and then how to do it. That's what Local America provides.
	resources and which should be ceilinged out? How should the most expensive but faltering programs, like K-12 education, be restructured to make them both
	strong but cost-conscious?
			Communities everywhere are struggling to shore up their livability in a financial/economic crisis that looks to last through this decade. How should public spending be allocated when revenues are not likely to increase even moderately between now and 2013? To maintain livability, which programs should get scarce resources and which should be ceilinged out? How should the most expensive but faltering programs, like K-12 education, be restructured to make them both strong but cost-conscious?

	Every community in America needs to know how it ranks with its residents and businesses -- a baseline of how it's performing -- what's working, what isn't, based on civic consensus. Reliable answers are critically important because they may not jibe with what the opinions of community officials. But there are no systems that deliver reliable answers. Local America will be a platform for communities to rank themselves across a broad Livability Index covering 20+ categories. The rankings won't come from outside groups. The communities will own them. What are the community's strengths that are worth protecting? What needs to be fixed? With their livability rankings from data and feedback from local experts and "the wisdom of the crowd," communities will have credible answers that are continually updated. The initial ratings will come from a wide selection of data collected, filtered, structured and weighted by Local America and interpreted by "sense-makers" from the community. Those first-cut ratings will be pushed up or down by weighted community feedback. Community empowerment doesn't stop there. Each resident will be able to generate rankings based on his/her personal preferences. For example, the 28-year-old software developer is likely be especially interested in whether his/her community has a dog park and in trails, tennis courts and nighttime entertainment and leisure venues. The 38-year-old mother is likely to be most interested in the quality of the schools, playgrounds and activities for young children.		Every community in America needs to know how it ranks with its residents and businesses -- a baseline of how it's performing -- what's working, what isn't, based on civic consensus. Reliable answers are critically important because they may not jibe with what the opinions of community officials. But there are no systems that deliver reliable answers. Local America will be a platform for communities to rank themselves across a broad Livability Index covering 20+ categories. The rankings won't come from outside groups. The communities will own them. What are the community's strengths that are worth protecting? What needs to be fixed? With their livability rankings from data and feedback from local experts and "the wisdom of the crowd," communities will have credible answers that are continually updated. The initial ratings will come from a wide selection of data collected, filtered, structured and weighted by Local America and interpreted by "sense-makers" from the community. Those first-cut ratings will be pushed up or down by weighted community feedback. Community empowerment doesn't stop there. Each resident will be able to generate rankings based on his/her personal preferences. For example, the 28-year-old software developer is likely be especially interested in whether his/her community has a dog park and in trails, tennis courts and nighttime entertainment and leisure venues. The 38-year-old mother is likely to be most interested in the quality of the schools, playgrounds and activities for young children.
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	The Local America Livability Index is much more than a media stunt to attract audience. It will provide each community with a balanced baseline of performance which it can use to plan how to invest scarcer financial resources.		The Local America Livability Index is much more than a media stunt to attract audience. It will provide each community with a balanced baseline of performance which it can use to plan how to invest scarcer financial resources.

			===Video from MIT center demonstrates data-measurement transformation===
			[https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150407246723134 This video] with Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the MIT Center for Digital Business, beautifully summarizes the transformation that data measurement is bringing to decision making -- It happened first in business, and now it's coming to government, from city hall to Pennsylvania Avenue.


			That's why Local America, with its data collecting, structuring and interpreting capacity, can help take community news to
			"the new world we want to create." The Local America baseline is built on both data and community feedback. This is the "deliberative democracy" that Matt Leighninger talks about. It is the the kind of inclusive, reciprocal engagement that Peggy Holman, JTM, TFN, the Knight Commission and Michael Fancher -- and now Pivot Point -- say the news industry must embrace if it is to to transform itself. Local America provides one "do-able" platform where this transformation can begin.


	===LocalAmerica explores partnerships with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma===		===LocalAmerica explores partnerships with InstantAtlas and Rizzoma===