We have the data… now what? 
That’s the question community indicator groups across the country have asked after their data work has been made public. Locally, people are asking a similar question: for Spokane County as a whole, what are our goals and how do we know if we’re reaching them?

At the CII conference last April, 83% of evaluation respondents said goal-setting around this information is either extremely or very important for Spokane. In response, the Inland Northwest Community Foundation is leading a local effort to develop community-wide goals. Once established, the goals will be measured using indicator data from the Spokane CII. The goal setting process will involve broad community participation and last about 12 months. At the end of this period, category-specific goals, strategies and measures will be announced and presumably adopted by several organizations and government agencies.