About

Mission and History

At DataHaven, our mission is to empower people to create thriving communities by collecting and ensuring access to data on well-being, equity, and quality of life. We have served Connecticut since 1992, working with many public and private partners to develop reports and programs that support community action.

DataHaven is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and is registered as a Public Charity with the State of Connecticut. Our legal name is Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven Inc. DataHaven is involved in many state and local initiatives to further the use of high-quality data throughout Connecticut. You may read more about our history and community impact in our 25th Anniversary Report.

DataHaven is a formal partner of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, a learning network, coordinated by the Urban Institute, of independent organizations in 30 cities that share a mission to ensure all communities have access to data and the skills to use information to advance equity and well-being across neighborhoods.

Please enjoy exploring our website, which features frequently-requested resources, including interactive visualizations, neighborhood and town community profiles, and our own reports.

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Data Services

Our nationally-recognized work advances the use of high-quality, local-level information across a wide variety of issue areas. DataHaven works with partners to provide technical services as well as public programs and events. Services offered by DataHaven include:

  • Report writing and design
  • Infographics, charts, and data visualization
  • Survey design, collection, and analysis
  • Mapping, spatial analysis, and address geocoding
  • Statistical and data science services such as natural language processing, race/ethnicity estimates for record-level data using Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (BISG), clustering, randomization, Multiple Regression and Poststratification (MRP) estimates, and other analyses
  • Descriptive data for small geographic areas and/or small population groups (e.g., by race/ethnicity, combined age/race, disability, household structure, etc.)
  • Interactive (web-based) data features
  • Program evaluation
  • Community needs assessments and CHNAs
  • Qualitative research, interviews, and focus group facilitation
  • Classroom materials
  • Grantwriting assistance
  • Presentations and facilitated conversations on topics of public interest
  • Technical assistance and training (see below)

Training & Assistance

Each year, DataHaven provides over $25,000 worth of free technical assistance to hundreds of local and statewide non-profit organizations, researchers, journalists, and government agencies.

We primarily assist these organizations by answering questions about public data sources connecting organizations with community-based experts or topic experts, and by supporting grant writing, data development, and other research activities. DataHaven also provides “Connecticut data workshop” training sessions for local organizations and the general public.

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Technical Assistance for Organizations and Agencies

If you are eligible for assistance, our Executive Director, Mark Abraham, and staff will work to help you find the most useful data for your program or project.*

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Media Inquiries

If you’re a journalist from a major citywide or statewide media outlet, please reach out to us directly. Our Executive Director, Mark Abraham, will prioritize responding to your inquiry as quickly as possible.

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DataHaven reserves the right to determine your eligibility for assistance and our own ability to help.

We will generally provide up to one hour of free technical assistance per year for any non-profit organization or government entity in Connecticut; additional technical assistance is available but may require a fee for services agreement or contract

We are often able to answer simple questions that students or independent researchers may have about the information on our website, but we are generally not staffed to provide free assistance for individuals or to answer requests related to other independent projects. Please submit requests as far in advance as possible. While we often respond quickly, it may take us up to 2-3 weeks to receive and process your request, and our availability to provide assistance is contingent on staff availability.

Staff

The DataHaven team has decades of experience in quantitative and qualitative research, as well as deep expertise in community data use. In addition to our core staff, we work with a number of researchers and consultants located throughout Connecticut and the United States who provide invaluable contributions and advice.

Board

DataHaven is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.