Meeting Recap | DC Collaborative Annual Membership Meeting: Launching DC Co-lab
Submitted by: Conrad Shartel, DC Collaborative Education Programs Intern Date: 11/16/2021
Meeting Summary
On Wednesday, November 10, 50 members and collaborators attended the DC Collaborative's Annual Membership Meeting: Launching DC Co-lab. DC Co-lab, the DC Collaborative’s Community Collaboration and Data Initiatives platform, uses data as a tool to garner feedback about programs, create conversations between community stakeholders, and monitor and demonstrate the impact of our programs in the DC area.
The meeting began with an DC Collaborative welcome and agenda review from DC Collaborative Executive Director Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe. The agenda moved to the Board of Directors Governance segment where Barbara Stauffer, President of the Board of Directors, led participants through voting on new Board members and officers. This portion of the meeting concluded with a special thank you to a Linda Harper (previous president), Greg McGruder (previous Vice President) and Terry Thomas (previous secretary) who are stepping off the Board at the end of their terms.
A financial and programmatic highlight was shared and then Tracey Wyton detailed the evolution of the DC Collaborative's Community Collaboration & Data Initiatives. Wendy Wang Pisa, DC Collaborative's Community Engagement Manager then led participants through a live registration and led a virtual tour of the DC Co-lab. Participants got to hear from Dr. Danielle Boyce, DC Collaborative's Data Science Advisor, about her work with the DC Collaborative and the data webinar series presented by DC Collaborative's Assessment and Evaluation Subcommittee.
Mary Lambert of DCPS Arts presented findings from DCPS arts' recent data analytics, completed in partnership with the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and presented on how best to partner with DCPS Arts.
The meeting concluded Anita Doutt, DC Collaborative Board of Directors Vice President reviewing meeting next steps and resources (below) and adjourning the meeting.
Meeting Next Steps and Resources
Register on DC Co-lab
Complete the Surveys and Peruse the Platform
Register for the Webinar: How to be a Data-Driven Leader with Dr. Data Diva Danielle!
Sign up for DC Co-lab Committees
View Meeting Handouts/ Resources
Meeting Detail
Board of Directors Updates
The board welcomed 2 new members to the team during this meeting: Laure Sprinkle Byerly of KPMG and Kathryn Keane of National Geographic. The vote was passed during the meeting, making the pair officially on the board for the DC Collaborative. The slate of officers was also renewed by vote, and is now made up of: Barbara Stauffer (National Museum of National History- Smithsonian Institution) as President, Anita Doutt (Finance and Audit Professional) as Vice President, Kent Withycombe (The Washington Lawyers' Committee) as Secretary, and Laure Sprinkle Byerly (KPMG) as Treasurer. DC Collaborative is excited to welcome these new members to the Board, and the Slate of Officers. Linda Harper, Greg McGruder, and Terry Thomas have been pillars of our community and of DC Collaborative, and while we are sad to see them go, we are glad to have had the opportunity to work with them for 9+ years.
Financial and Programmatic Updates
This section summarizes some statistics regarding our interactions with schools in the DC area. View the Report.
DC Co-Lab: DC Collaborative's Community Collaboration and Data Initiatives, DCColab.org
Tracey Alperstein Wyton, Deputy Director, introduced DC Co-lab by sharing that Community Collaboration is and always has been the core of the DC Collaborative's mission. The DC Collaborative was formed out of the community's need- equitable access and high quality arts/ humanities education for students in the public education system. Tracey emphasized that students are at the center of are work and we serve the community by providing them high quality resources with equity. She also shared that the DC Co-lab was formed out of feedback from members, educators, other community stakeholders regarding the need to frame our work better and provide more ease when collecting data and garnering feedback.
Community Engagement Manager, Wendy Wang Pisa then showcased DC Co-lab and defined its purpose:
providing a platform for our community to garner feedback
initiating meaningful conversations
measuring reach, engagement, and impact of our community's learning opportunities
enhancing strategic planning with data
bridging further collaboration and partnerships based on our shared mission
Participants registered live on the platform as she walked them platform's features. Wendy described in detail the "Community Collaboration Portal", where community members can submit data, view upcoming events, take part in DC Co-lab Committee work, and communicate their ideas through platform proposals.
Other features of the platform include:
"Who We Are" segment of the site describing the DC Collaborative as an organization and its role in the community and a glossary of terms.
"House of Data" showcasing data vizzes, examples of data collected, and other data infographics and analytics.
"Connect with Us" page wherein community members can sign up for committees and to receive communications
Webinar: How to be a Data-Driven Leader with Dr. Data Diva Danielle
Wendy Wang Pisa introduce Dr. Danielle Boyce as the DC Collaborative's new Data Science Advisor. Dr, Boyce is a researcher, public speaker, and patient advocate. Her work is featured in multiple scientific journals, and her kids book is used in children’s hospitals across the country.
Please join us!
Dr. Data Diva Danielle is hosting a webinar series presented by the DC Collaborative's Assessment/ Evaluation Subcommittee. The first webinar taking place December 4, at 1 PM, is entitled "How to be a Data-Driven Leader with Dr. Data Diva Danielle". The webinar will entail how to people are already utilizing data to problem solve and how organizations can utilize data in storytelling. Anyone who wants to become data-driven in their work or to understand data better should attend! RSVP Today
The second program in the series is a BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Data) Workshop, where participants can get feedback and help understanding their data from actual case studies. This will take place on February 2, 2022 and registration will be announced soon!