SEATTLE, July 1, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tableau Foundation announced its
expanded commitment to the Southern Economic Advancement Project
(SEAP) and Fair Count in support of both organizations' work
to improve the lives of marginalized, vulnerable populations in the
southern United States.
Collectively, the Stacey Abrams-founded organizations will be able
to continue their work of focusing on empowering organizations and
nonprofits that are driving toward a measurable, positive impact on
society.
SEAP, which focuses on exploring policy ideas designed to
directly address broadening economic power, and Fair Count, which
focuses on building long-term power in communities that have been
historically undercounted in the decennial census, will be able to
use the investment to get new software, training, and financial
support to expand their work with analytics, enablement, and data
storytelling across 12 southern U.S. states.
"SEAP and Fair Count stand out for their ability to work with
communities–including some of the most marginalized and vulnerable
populations across the region, and we're excited to support their
work to expand that degree of enfranchisement," said Neal Myrick, Global Head of Tableau Foundation.
"Data can be a powerful resource to identify the experiences and
challenges of people whose voices we may not normally hear, and
help create programs, policies, and resources needed to ensure
these same people are not left behind."
The SEAP Partnership
Tableau Foundation's partnership with SEAP will focus
largely on data literacy development in marginalized communities
across the southern region with a goal of helping people develop
marketable job skills in a changing workplace. It will also enhance
the design and functionality of their current data tools, SEAP Data
Tracker and SouthStrong Covid Data Tracker, as well as broaden
tools that are in development. The partnership will also help SEAP
invest in its own organizational capacity to work with data and
Tableau.
"The Southern Economic Advancement Project and Tableau
partnership can help collect, compile and present the data that can
help to fundamentally alter the blueprint for the most
disadvantaged regions," stated SEAP Research Director, Sarah Beth Gehl. "Going beyond the data,
governments and organizations need assistance to turn the analytics
into tangible policies for their communities. That's where SEAP
comes in – giving them a source they can trust to build their
communities back better, stronger and more just than they were
before the pandemic."
The Fair Count Partnership
In 2020, Fair Count and Tableau teamed up to reach
communities in Georgia at
risk of being underreported in the decennial census. In their
second collaboration, the partnership will aid in the creation of a
Tableau dashboard for the organization that will enhance the
presentation, dissemination, and utilization of data currently
reported in Fair Count and SEAP's quarterly Pandemic to
Prosperity: South (P2P: South) report. Focused on
data indicators across 12 southern states, the report illustrates
the challenges and unique opportunities the South faces on its road
to post-pandemic recovery. Over 20 indicators will be examined and
reported, such as the number of working adults who lack health
insurance, COVID-19 vaccine distributions, and the tracking of
economic relief funds.
"Fair Count's work building long-term power in historically
marginalized communities is fueled by the demand for real justice
and driven by the application of quality data," said Fair Count VP
Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean. "Our
partnership with Tableau helps us improve our analysis, refine our
focus, and execute our mission."
These announcements coincide with the 1-year anniversary of the
launch of Tableau's Racial Justice Data Initiative. This
partnership is another example of how the organization is working
to spark movement to build the data capacity of national, regional,
and community-based organizations fighting anti-Black racism in the
United States.
About the Southern Economic Advancement
Project
The Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) is your partner
and resource. SEAP amplifies existing organizations and networks'
efforts to broaden economic power and build a more equitable
future. Broadening economic power brings attention to how race,
class, and gender intersect social and economic policy in the
South. SEAP explores policy ideas designed to address these
connections directly. SEAP focuses on 12 Southern states and
marginalized/vulnerable populations within the region. Learn more
at theseap.org.
About Fair Count
Founded by Stacey Abrams in 2019 and
anchored in Georgia, Fair Count
works to build long-term power in communities that have been
historically undercounted in the decennial census, underrepresented
at the polls, and whose communities are often torn apart in
redistricting. Learn more at FairCount.org.
About Tableau Foundation
The Tableau Foundation is a
philanthropic initiative led by the employees of Tableau Software
that encourages the use of facts and analytical reasoning to solve
the world's problems. Tableau Foundation grants combine Tableau's
two most valuable resources – its people and its products – with
financial support to nonprofits that are using data to reshape
communities around the globe. To learn more, please visit
www.tableaufoundation.org.
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