The 2016 Social Innovation Challenge has launched. This slide deck is from the kickoff event held February 5, 2016 in Durham.

4. Zeydy Ortiz
NC Data4Good Organizer

5. @NCD4G #DataCrunch #Data4Good
Zeydy Ortiz, Ph. D. – Founder DataCrunch Lab
zortiz@datacrunchlab.com

6. Thanks to all the volunteers!
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7. Objective: Enable social innovators to
address issues
• CHILDHOOD HUNGER
• Where are the children
in need?
• How far away are the
programs to serve
them?
• How are children
affected?
• ACCESS TO FRESH,
NUTRITIOUS FOODS
• Where are the people
in need?
• Where are providers of
fresh, nutritious foods?
• How far are providers
from public
transportation?
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8. Datasets collected
• Food Pantries
• Bus Stops
• SNAP Retailers
• Grocery Stores
• Farmer’s Markets
• Schools
• Places (Buildings,
churches, hospitals,
post offices, school and
other places in NC)
• Census
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Location of Bus Stops

9. Poverty level varies by city
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10. Remote areas are underserved
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11. In some areas, food pantries are not
accessible by public transportation
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13. NC Food Exploration Map
http://bit.ly/ExplorationMap
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14. Links and resources
• More information:
• http://ncdata4good.github.io/UWchallenge/
• Check the recap
• NC Food Exploration Map:
• http://bit.ly/ExplorationMap
• Contact us:
• NCdata4good@gmail.com
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15. Maureen Berner
Professor,
UNC School of Government

16. Local Economic Security?
Think Childhood
Hunger
Maureen Berner
Professor of Public Administration & Government
UNC School of Government

18. 851,000
Kids

20. %

21. $3.50
per Child
for lunch

23. Angie Welsh
Senior Vice President
Community Impact, UWGT

24. Jim Keaten
Durham Public Schools
2014 Challenge Winner

25. Social Impact
Removing Stigma = Building Community

26. Break-through Potential
Students who eat breakfast:
↓ 1.5 less days absent
↑ 17.5% higher math scores
↑ 20% more likely to graduate
Breakfast = Student Achievement
Over 25,000 students in Durham not eating breakfast

27. Results
• Breakfast participation increased between 48 and 185%
at the five schools funded through the grant.
• Attendance at five schools increased 1.8%.
• Served additional 172,260 breakfast meals in 1 year.
• Served 112,756 breakfast and 146,411 lunch summer
meals using grant equipment.

28. Allison
Warren-Barbour
Senior Vice President
Resource Development, UWGT

29. Open Pitch Session
• Anyone is welcome to pitch an idea – it does not have to
be fully formed
• You will have 1-minute to pitch
• Your idea will be recorded on a white board while you
pitch
• You will be asked questions and receive feedback about
your idea during the Knowledge Exchange with a “yes,
and” approach to supporting and building up your idea
• Please applaud each other for working to end childhood
hunger!

30. Knowledge
Exchange

31. Judging Criteria
• Social Impact 20%
• Breakthrough Potential/Innovation 30%
• Scalability 15%
• Feasibility & Sustainability 25%
• Project Funding 10%

32. 2016 Accelerator
Sessions
February 19
March 4
March 18