Data Innovation Project At USM
Partnering with organizations to increase their capacity to utilize data to clearly define their work, achieve results, and demonstrate impact in Maine and beyond.
The Data Innovation Project (DIP) is part of the Catherine E. Cutler Institute at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and was established in early 2016 with support from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund. Their mission is to increase the capacity of mission-driven organizations to be data-informed by providing expert, accessible guidance and tools to build internal organizational capability to develop, sustain and use data to improve outcomes. DIP has worked with scores of organizations, nonprofits, foundations, and community collaboratives throughout the state of Maine on a range of projects – from multi-site, multi-year evaluations, to small data collection efforts, to customized capacity building trainings.