May 22, 2025, 1- 2PM (eastern U.S.). Via Zoom
How Employers Are Tackling Mobility Blockers in Public Benefit Programs

May 22, 2025, 1- 2PM (eastern U.S.). Via Zoom
May 5, 2025, 7:00-8:30 PM (central U.S.). Via Zoom
April 23, 2025, 8 AM to 12 PM (central),
Hillman Hall, Washington University
April 9, 2025, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
March 18, 2025, 1:00–2:00 (central U.S.)
Via Zoom
March 19, 2025, 8:00–09:30 (central U.S., UTC – 6)
Via Zoom
December 3, 2024,
Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
November 15–16, 2024,
Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou, China
October 16, 2024,
Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
September 16-17, 2024
Washington, DC
September 12, 2024, 12–1 PM
Via Zoom
What is the role of data in improving impact? And why is this a matter of equity? St. Louis social sector leaders addressed these questions in a panel discussion at STL DataFest 2024 titled Power in Numbers: How Data for Social Impact Cultivates Inclusive Growth on Friday, May 17, 2024. The panel was moderated by Simon Huang, Chief Technology Officer […]
November 24-25, 2023,
Baku, Azerbaijan, and virtual
October 3, 2023, 8:15–9:30 PM (CT, GMT-5)
June 8, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
Join us and our partners for a webinar on findings from a recently published report on the impact of the expanded CTC on families raising children with disabilities.
In November 2022, the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis hosted Data is for Everyone: A Data for Social Impact Summit. The summit’s goal was to build connection and capacity among social sector organizations to cultivate equitable, community-centered data practices. The event featured 21 local and national speakers across five panels. Each […]
December 31, 2022, Beijing, China, and virtual
January 26, 2023, 12:00–1:30 PM (CST)
This event took place in person from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2022 at the Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall at Washington University in St. Louis and online. About the event At the summit, social sector colleagues with diverse roles and levels of experience joined together to connect and learn new strategies for leveraging […]
Join us virtually at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on October 3, 2022, for a conversation about community engagement and data for change.
October 11, 2022, 2:00–5:00 PM (CST)
September 28, 2022, 12:00–1:30 PM (CST)
September 13, 2022, 12:30–1:30 PM (CST)
September 7, 2022,
12:00–1:30 PM (CST)
Join us virtually at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on September 8, 2022, for a conversation on designing a collaborative data process to evaluate programs and create more equitable outcomes.
Join us at 10 a.m. on July 14, 2022, to connect with social sector colleagues to learn how to build equitable, client-centered data infrastructure.
Join us at 1 p.m. on June 15, 2022, to learn about transparent, equitable, and actionable practices for sharing data across organizations and sectors in St. Louis and beyond.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12–3 PM ET, Virtual Event
Thanks for joining us for the event on May 4, 2022! Find resources and the recording to learn more about cultivating a data culture that centers on collaboration and equity.
Join us at 1 p.m. on April 6, 2022, to connect with social sector colleagues around actionable tools for crafting a data strategy aligned with your mission and values
The launch of a series of free learning opportunities for increasing social sector impact, capacity and connection around data. About this event Social sector organizations can increase their impact and advance their missions by cultivating effective, ethical, and equitable data practices. Based on St. Louis social sector input, the Data for Social Impact initiative is […]
April 13, 2022,
12:00–1:00 PM (CST)
March 30, 2022,
12:00–1:30 PM (CST)
Who benefits from economic growth in St. Louis? Despite promises of job creation, increasing home values, new businesses, and representative leadership in St. Louis, the benefits of economic growth have not been equally, nor equitably, distributed. As the economy rebuilds itself from COVID-19 devastation, now is the time to consider how St. Louis can become […]
A series of events on voting rights and the democratic process.
January 8, 2022, Beijing, China, and virtual
This event took place on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. How can we meaningfully include community voices when working with data in the St. Louis social sector? Speakers started conversations about this question at the event hosted by the Data Science for Social Impact initiative. The event explored processes designed to center community voices in social […]
On Dec. 9, 2021, we learned how to influence policy and collaborate with like-minded people to activate change in our last Inclusive Growth in St. Louis event. After a year of events investigating why economic growth in St. Louis benefits some groups of people more than others and how we can change systems to support […]
How can social sector organizations use data to increase their impact, and how can they ensure that impact will lead to equitable outcomes? These are guiding questions addressed in our roundtable series hosted by the Social Policy Institute’s Data for Social Impact initiative, which kicked off on October 20, 2021, and continues through November 19, […]
November 15, 2021, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, Virtual Webinar
Join us at 12:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, Sept. 23 for an event discussing strategies to create inclusive leadership.
This event was hosted by the Social Policy Institute at Washington University. The Institute integrated with the Center for Social Development in January 2025. We know that liquid assets provide a safety net for short-term financial well-being, but how can we transition from short-term financial stability to longer-term financial health? Researchers, Jeremy Burke, Stephen Roll […]
Join us virtually for Investing in Inclusive Neighborhoods, 12:30-2:00 p.m. (CT) on July 14 and 15, to explore strategies for community driven, place-based investments that support equitable housing valuations and small/minority-owned business growth that leads to long-term wealth.
Watch recording from Feb. 10-11 event, Creating Inclusive Access to Education, Training & Technology, a discussion about the opportunities to create inclusive access to education, training & technology for under-represented populations in St. Louis.
Please join us 1:00- 2:30 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 for an event sponsored by the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis to explore some of these responses.
December 2, 2020, 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST, Virtual Congressional Briefing
Join us virtually for Supporting Inclusive Households in Building Financial Security, 12:30-2:00 p.m. (CT) on Dec. 10, 2020, for a discussion about the opportunities to equitably support the financial situations of households.
October 19, 2020 and October 24, 2020, Virtual Training
July 13–16, 2021, University of Johannesburg (Virtual Conference)