Disaggregated data: How can it help your mission?

As COVID-19 made its way through communities across the country this year and last, two things became clear: All communities were not impacted equally, and the health and social sectors didn’t have the right data to predict or measure — let alone respond to — that fact.

The data these organizations would have needed is disaggregated. 

Disaggregated data has become a bit of a buzz term over the past year and a half, but it’s for good reason. So, what does it mean? Any data that’s broken down into subcategories. The kind of disaggregated data a social purpose organization might use to design programs and services or to advocate for its community might include data that’s broken down by race, gender, sexuality, income, education level, and other socioeconomic factors. 

The problem, Future of Good is hearing from changemakers across the country