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BalancedCommunity had a client appreciation night at Ignite Boulder 17. We heard a series of quick, fun and interesting presentations on topics like 'how to lie with maps and charts' and 'dating with data'.

BC just wrapped up a project with the National Center for Women in Technology. The interactive online map presents education and workforce data at the national, state, and congressional district levels.
http://ncwit.org/resources.res.computinged.html

We recently wrapped up a recreation study for the Iowa West Foundation. BC headed up the youth outreach effort. Youth tend to be a harder group to reach, however we were able to use a combination of SMS, Web and Facebook to reach of broad range of youth in the county. We also used Moo.com to print mini cards with information about the study. The cards were handed out at local stores and youth hangouts.

We recently finished a transportation and housing map, currently hosted on the BC website at http://balancedcommunity.com/telluride-commute-costs. The map visualizes the cost of commuting by Area Median Income groups in the Telluride Region. It is part of a larger housing study.

Sarah, the president of BalancedCommunity, just finished a semester of teaching a CU Boulder. The class, Geodesign and the Web, covered techniques and enabling technologies for collecting, processing and sharing information. Visit the class website at planning.drupalgardens.com.