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2009 REGIONAL REPORT CARD RELEASED

The Danville Regional Foundation, United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County, and The Future of the Piedmont Foundation have jointly published and released a comprehensive Community Report Card for the Dan River Region.  The document tracks 21 indicators across 5 primary categories:  education, financial stability, economic vitality, health, and civic engagement.

The organizations announced the availability of the data-based report card Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at United Way.  The Danville Regional Foundation is focused on regional transformation across all 5 of the card's areas of focus.  The work of the Future of the Piedmont Foundation centers on the economic vitality section, and United Way will use the data to drive its "Advancing the Common Good" agenda in education, income, and health.  However, while each of the organizations will use the data in ways that advance their own missions, their intention is to drive community-wide vision and strategic purpose in improving life for our region. 

"We hope that people and institutions throughout this region will use this information to better understand changes occurring, target opportunities for additional investments of time and energy, and change the conversations to focus on how we make the region a better place for all," said Karl Stauber, President/CEO of the Danville Regional Foundation.

Originally prepared by Danville Regional Foundation interns, the report contains active links to the source of each statistic.  In each case, the group used the most recent data available from an independent or government agency.  None of the data has been collected by any of the three sponsors of the Report Card.

United Way President/CEO Patrick Jinks stressed that while the document does not contain recommendations on any specific actions, it does provide the framework for understanding what the big issues are in the community that a critical mass can agree on.  "The data takes us to a macro view of community issues, and hopefully inspires greater collaboration and more powerful leveraging of community resources," he said.

The group intends to release an annual version of the Regional Report Card in order to see trends, and follow the track record of efforts to improve each area.  Both summary and comprehensive versions are available on this page.

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To download the Report Card, click on one of the links below.  You will need Adobe Reader to view the files.  You can download a FREE Adobe reader HERE

2009
Regional
Report Card
(Summary Version)

2009
Regional
Report Card
(Full Version
with links to
data sources)