Newfoundland and Labrador’s Vital Signs: Portrait of a Foundation-University Partnership

Vital Signs, a national program of Community Foundations of Canada, produces annual reports of the same name that examine the quality of life using statistics on fundamental social issues. With these reports, community foundations are able to present a comprehensive and balanced picture of well-bein...

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Main Authors: Hawthorn, Ainsley, Brennan, Sandra, Greenwood, Robert
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: ScholarWorks@GVSU 2018
Subjects:
Community reports
community dashboard
quality of life
foundation partnerships
academic partnerships
Nonprofit Administration and Management
Public Administration
Public Affairs
Public Policy
Canada
Newfoundland
Online Access:https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/tfr/vol10/iss1/12
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1410&context=tfr
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Summary:Vital Signs, a national program of Community Foundations of Canada, produces annual reports of the same name that examine the quality of life using statistics on fundamental social issues. With these reports, community foundations are able to present a comprehensive and balanced picture of well-being in their communities. The Vital Signs report for Newfoundland and Labrador is produced in partnership between the Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, a university research unit with expertise in both promoting community-based research and making academic information accessible to the general public. This article examines the origins of this collaboration and the lessons that have been learned from it, and discusses how the report addresses a need for community knowledge in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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