Idaho’s safety net is fraying—but too often, the data is fragmented, the stories are siloed, and the people closest to the work feel unseen. This session introduces the Statewide Awareness + Data pillar, which exists to align facts with the lived experiences of Idaho nonprofit leaders so we can respond wisely, locally, and together.

Participants will explore how this data website, coupled with storytelling, and a common narrative can help shift public understanding, influence decision-makers, focus resources and reduce duplication across the nonprofit sector. We’ll examine how nonprofits, policymakers and philanthropy along with local leaders can use data not as an abstract exercise—but as a tool for collaboration, prevention, and stewardship.

You’ll walk away with:

• A clear understanding of how this shared data site + shared stories strengthen our advocacy efforts and build trust at the local level. 

• Examples of how organizations can contribute without needing sophisticated systems. 

• Practical ways to use the data to tell your story and the story of  those you serve more effectively. 

Calls to Action by Sector

• Nonprofits: Update their profiles, contribute stories and use the data to collaborate and protect the services needed in their community and across the state. 

• Government & Civic Leaders: Understand the impact of their decisions on their constituents, while leveraging community-level data to inform their policy and funding decisions. 

• Businesses: Use the data to guide employee benefit strategies and charitable investments while helping them advocate and protect their employees and the community. 

• Faith Communities: Share on-the-ground observations that humanize the data and reflect lived realities. 

• Philanthropy: Fund shared infrastructure that equips everyone to see the whole picture.
  

  Thanks to our IP4G crew for hosting this Nonprofit Success Lab!