2019 Impact Summit

Target Setting in Rochester NY: Resistance or Results (Ann Johnson)  
Since 2017 ACT Rochester has been facilitating and coordinating the launch of a community scorecard with multiple community partners. This three-year pilot will measure the well-being of individuals and the community, focusing on income, health and education for the City of Rochester, Monroe County, and Monroe County without the City. This scorecard will prioritize major measures of community outcomes, monitor annual progress against three-year targets, and align with local collective impact initiatives and funders to call our community to action leveraging efforts and resources in our community.

Harnessing the Performing Arts to Build Participatory, Sustainable Communities: The Modernity Index (Nancy Bertaux and Kaleel Skeirik)
We have collected data on modernity of works presented for key music, theatre and dance organizations in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have analyzed this data, utilizing our original Modernity Index model, and linking aggregate modernity index values to measures of the city’s sustainability and vitality. Our policy recommendations include developing and expanding initiatives to increase the number of contemporary works presented.