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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
Institute Intelligence, March 2025: Celebrating the Women of our Working Group, Researching Nonprofits' Role in Addressing Hate Crimes
An overview of the work we did this past month, including tapping into public sector partnerships to prevent hate crimes, helping develop resources to support incarcerated students transition to college after release, and highlighting the amazing women of our Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Project Working Group.
“You’re a visionary for your district.” Q&A with New York State Assembly Chief of Staff Anna Myers
“My goal is to ensure everything is moving—and if there are roadblocks, I spot it long before anybody else in the team, so that I can rearrange things and clear them. My role is to be strategic, a problem solver, and a project manager all at once..”
Institute Intelligence, February 2025: Impact of Community Investments, Q&A with a NYC Council Deputy Chief of Staff
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month, including kicking off new data-driven collaborations, convening elected officials and their staff from across New York City and State, and synthesizing a decade’s worth of research on the impact of community investments.
“They're the spine of the office.” A Q&A with NYC City Council Deputy Chief of Staff Brandon Jordan
“Staff in legislative offices are there to give their constituents support, especially when the world seems on fire. These are the people that have a hose to help put out those fires—sometimes, they may be the smallest of fires, but they're putting out a fire.”
Institute Intelligence, January 2025: Launching the Prosecution Data Collaborative, Uncovering Jail Trends
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month.
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Launches New Data Dashboard Portal
The ACDAO receives thousands of incident reports from police agencies to review for prosecution each year. This is the first public interactive view into that consequential work. The initial release of the dashboard provides detailed information on case referrals and cases filed.
Institute Intelligence, December 2024: Our Year by the Numbers
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month, as well as a bird’s-eye-view of all the work we’ve done in the past year.
Protecting Globally Recognized Human Rights at the Local Level
December 10th is Human Rights Day. We’re spotlighting a few approaches that state and local governments can take to protect globally recognized human rights at the local level.
Institute Intelligence, November 2024: Research Symposium recap, building public sector data, and more
A snapshot of the work we’ve done this past month, from gathering researchers, practitioners, and advocates for the first-ever SJC Research Symposium to debuting our work supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
Introducing the Fifth Cohort of the Kriegel Fellowship for Public Service Leaders
The fifth cohort of the Kriegel Fellowship welcomes 21 chiefs of staff from across all five boroughs and the Hudson Valley. For the next few months, they will engage in discussions with policy experts, network, and build the skills to support them in their current roles and their future journeys in public service.
Filling the Gaps of Crime Data
The FBI's recently released crime data confirms what we know: the pandemic-era spike in crime has largely subsided. But what caused it? To understand the big picture, we need to go deeper than federal data, which is only released annually.
Bringing Mental Health Services to Those Who Need It
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. We’re spotlighting a few of our partners who’ve committed to making mental health services more widely available, particularly for underserved groups.