Events
ACT NOW
Meg Norris, Simeon Banister, Tom Argust, and other community leaders launched the new website and community indicators dashboard on June 4th at the event titled ACT NOW.
ACT NOW took place on June 4th, with light breakfast and networking at 8:30am, with event kickoff at 9am! The event was held at Harro East Ballroom and had more than 150 community members in attendance.
2022 Report Card Event:
Make Change Happen
For the first time since 2019, ACT Rochester, our region’s community indicators program, delivered its annual Report Card to a live audience of more than 150 representing the government, business, nonprofit, faith-based, and education sectors. The event focused on the urgency of making change happen after several years of disruption.
The Report Card audience participated in an electronic poll of support for nine potential strategies to address structural racism in Rochester. The questions were informed by previous polling conducted by the Siena College Research Institute for Rochester Area Community Foundation and the Democrat and Chronicle. Resources from the event are available below. Click here to download the 2022 Report Card.
2021 Report Card Event:
Inclusive Recovery
How can Rochester achieve an Inclusive Recovery? Inclusion results in everyone having the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from economic prosperity. Overall inclusion reflects the ability of historically exclude populations - lower-income residents and people of color.
National experts Alan Berube, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, and Christina Stacy, principal research associate at the Urban Institute, spoke on understanding how we can quickly leverage and maximize the significant federal resources coming available to our community. They were followed by insight from a panel of esteemed local leaders including Bob Franklin, Chief Financial Officer of Monroe County, Carleen Pierce, Chief Financial Office at Rochester City School District and Chris Wagner, Budget Director for the City of Rochester.
2020 Report Card Event:
What We’re Counting in 2020 and Why!
Our data allows organizations and community members like you maximize your efforts in making informed decisions that impact our community. We made the difficult decision to cancel the event due to the pandemic, and the 2020 Report Card is available for download.
2019 Report Card Event:
Reflecting on Our Past; Focusing on Our Future
We celebrated ACT's 10 years as a trustworthy data provider, neutral convener, and catalyst for change.
We looked back to see how the data, reports on poverty and race, community engagement, and expanded geography have informed and inspired discussion, debate, and more data-driven advocacy and decision-making.