About
Who We AreWe collect, analyze, interpret, and share high-quality data to drive informed decision-making and increase data-driven outcomes.
What We Do
Outreach & Education
We conduct workshops, trainings, and presentations across metro Detroit to increase data literacy, helping communities to understand the impact of using data.
We steward the Detroit Civic User Testing Group, a network of residents who get paid to evaluate civic websites and apps.
Customized Services
We partner with nonprofits, foundations, universities, government agencies, community groups, businesses and individuals to create and execute projects tailored to support their work.
Projects may be short-term (collection and analysis of specific data) or ongoing (building, populating and maintaining databases).
Open Data
We provide free public access to a variety of processed datasets, maps, visualizations and other tools. These data are available in several formats and accessible to users of various skill levels.
We ensure the data and information are publicly available, ensuring the tools can be used by those without high-speed connectivity.
Our Mission
To provide accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive informed decision-making.
Data enables us to more objectively understand our community. Using data, we can have informed conversations about the current state of our community, how to best deliver resources, and create the deepest impact.
Read more about why data matters.
Learn more about the history of D3.
WE VALUE
Unbiased access to data.
WE EXIST
To provide equitable access to information and help our community make better decisions.
WE SERVE
Anyone seeking information to make more informed decisions, including nonprofit organizations, foundations, universities, governments, businesses, and individuals.
WE BELIEVE
That behind every data point is a living, breathing person.
Worker Ownership
We are proud to announce that as of January 1, 2022, Data Driven Detroit officially operates as a worker-owned cooperative.
D3 has an established culture of equality among its staff—this transition takes it beyond culture to the actual structure of the organization. The transition to a worker-owned cooperative, and the formalization of this type of culture, helps to ensure that D3 will stay as a reliable community resource long into the future.
WHAT IS WORKER OWNERSHIP
A worker-owned cooperative is managed by its workers, and every worker owner participates in decision making. To best fulfill our mission, Data Driven Detroit is owned equally and entirely by the participating employees, who have an equal vote and collectively make decisions together about the organization.
We started this process in 2016 with five initial employees as the transition team. With the transition complete, the remaining employees will be given the opportunity to participate.
Learn from our Experience
Throughout this process, through many internal discussions and with our supporting partners, we have learned a lot and want to share our experiences with anyone interested in the co-op model. For an intro to our blog series, read an overview of our process: Why Worker Ownership
Our Team
Shárryll is also a professional dog sitter, and one of her favorite customers is a Bull Mastiff who thinks that he's a lap dog.
Shárryll Alford
Administrative Assistant
salford@datadrivendetroit.org
Amanda is a classically trained vocalist, and has performed on multiple occasions with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Amanda Branch
IT Director
Worker-Owner
amanda@datadrivendetroit.org
Jacob likes spending time outdoors, photography, and cooking while not following the recipe exactly as written.
Jacob Yesh-Brochstein
Data Analyst
jacob@datadrivendetroit.org
Sean won his very first D3 costume party as the Booger King.
Sean Coté
Data Design Specialist
sean@datadrivendetroit.org
Jordan is an avid home gardener and is the proud mother of 16 thriving houseplants.
Jordan Graves
Data Analyst
jordan@datadrivendetroit.org
Rosie likes to draw mangas during her free time and she plans to be a self-taught, free-lance animator in the near future.
Rosie Liu
Research Analyst
rosie@datadrivendetroit.org
Laura loves maps and being outdoors, and combines the two by leading guided backpacking trips.
Laura Lyons
Senior GIS Analyst & Project Lead
Worker-Owner
llyons@datadrivendetroit.org
Stephanie has taken Polish dance classes since she was 4 years old and lived in Poland for 1.5 years.
Stephanie Quesnelle
Senior Research Analyst & Project Lead
Worker-Owner
squesnelle@datadrivendetroit.org
Erica spent one year knitting obsessively, including a dress that took six months.
Erica Raleigh
Co-Executive Director
Worker-Owner
erica@datadrivendetroit.org
Contact Shárryll for scheduling
Noah is a huge fan of aquariums and has visited dozens across three continents.
Noah Urban
Co-Executive Director
Worker-Owner
noah@datadrivendetroit.org
Contact Shárryll for scheduling
Who We’ve Worked With This Year
In fulfilling our mission, we have the opportunity to support the work of many incredible organizations. Below, we list the partners we’ve collaborated with over the past year. To learn more about them, click on their logo!
Our Project Partners
The following are organizations with initiatives that we have provided data support, information, and analysis to over the past year.
Who We’ve Partnered With
The following are organizations that have provided funding, thought partnership, or both, to support D3 initiatives over the past year.
Networks We’re In
We are active in these networks to contribute back to the data community and stay current with best practices.
Want to explore working with us further?
We take on projects large and small. If you have a quick data request, click the AskD3 button below. If you have a bigger idea to explore, click the Start a Project button.
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Work at D3
CAREERS
D3 is not currently hiring. Keep an eye out here and on our social media channels for future postings.
INTERNSHIPS
We love to welcome student interns into our workplace. D3 values equity and fair wages so we do not offer unpaid internships and will only consider those projects from students who have identified their own source of funding. We partner with programs of universities and other institutions, so check with your career center to see if there are funding opportunities available. Some of our strongest partnerships include the InnovateGov Internship Program (MSU), University of Michigan’s School of Information, and the Microsoft Cities Team.
Get In Touch
440 BURROUGHS ST, STE 330
DETROIT, MI 48202
AskD3@DataDrivenDetroit.org