Join us on October 20th for our next TCI Learning Lab: Informing the Public Good
We all know that the government makes decisions by weighing the benefits of a new law or policy against the costs: what will the public get out of it, and how will the government pay for it? These decisions are guided by our understanding of the public good, and government’s ability to marshal resources to improve the quality of life for the individuals that it serves.
But what kind of data do policymakers need to determine what policies will be effective? How does the public get the information it needs to make smart decisions in the ballot box? Governments often rely on “think tanks,” research organizations that identify and measure issues that impact policy.
For over 100 years, the Center for Community Solutions has been helping to shed light on important health and human service issues in northeast Ohio, and advancing the public good through research, communications, and advocacy.
On Oct. 20, we’ll be joined by Will Tarter, a fellow at the Center for Community Solutions, who will share his insights on the Center’s recent work, and talk about the tools and research that CCS uses to analyze state policy decisions and budget processes, and the data they gather to inform the electorate.
William Tarter, Jr. (Will) serves as a Fellow for the Center for Community Solutions. Before joining Community Solutions he worked in both state government and nonprofit organizations, including Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, OneCommunity and the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. He was selected for the legislative fellowship program of the Legislative Service Commission of the Ohio General Assembly, and appointed to serve on the inaugural Cuyahoga County Charter Review Commission. He is the founder and past president of the Cleveland Young Professional Senate, a founding Board Member of Engage Cleveland, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Greater Cleveland NAACP. Tarter holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Ohio University.
