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The Social Planning Council lends its experience in social
research, policy analysis, and community consultation to not-for-profit
organizations and individuals through the provision of the following services:
Information Requests
The Social Planning Council operates as a clearinghouse for information
on the socio-demograhic and socio-economic make-up of Ottawa, on social
issues of concern to residents, and on the voluntary sector in Ottawa.
Our clients may access our centralized database, containing census electronic
data, local administrative data, as well as SPC-developed data on Ottawa's
social sector, by submitting an information request to Dianne
Urquhart.
Custom
Research
The Social Planning Council is available to partner with not-for-profit
organizations, community groups or academia in meeting their research
needs. Our researchers are skilled in quantitative and qualitative analysis
on economic and social issues, the design and management of research projects,
participatory research methodologies, group facilitation, social mapping,
and research project coordination. Learn
more...
Public Presentations
The Social Planning Council is available to speak at public events or
meetings on social issues. We provide public presentations on the following
issues:
- Analysis of socio-demographic and
socio-economic trends in Ottawa;
- Child poverty
- Poverty;
- Diversity;
- Labour Force, Employment, and Unemployment;
- The Voluntary Sector;
- Community Development; and
- GIS Mapping;
Social Mapping
Social Planning Council provides mapping services to its clients/members
or on contract. We use a Geographic Information System that integrates
geo-spatial data and clients' local data on specific issues that concern
our clients. Laying out your issues on maps adds value to the eloquence
of your data and facilitates decision making.
Bring us your data or tell us what is your concern and
we will produce maps on "where on earth your issues lie", what are relevant
social or economic trends, and how your issue inter-relates with other
issues.
Free socio-economic
data
The Social Planning Council provides free socio-economic data both
on-line and in our community magazine (Our Social
Capital). Check our thematic listing of fact
sheets.
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