A partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Toronto, and funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

We train equitable development-focused organizations to expand their reach and impact by using data and narrative.

The Equitable Development Data Insight Training (EDDIT) Initiative helps city building professionals build buy-in for equitable development in their communities. We offer data analysis and storytelling training to non-profit, community, and government organizations working in the U.S. and Canada, empowering them to leverage both data and narrative for positive change.

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Now Enrolling Next Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling!

We are offering hybrid and in-person versions of the Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling this May

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Apply online by March 28!

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Equitable development is defined as policies, programs, or infrastructure investments that provide opportunities for all by reducing wealth and health disparities, with an intentional focus on disinvested places and communities of color.

John Doe
Sample Organization
President and CEO

EDDIT: Urban Data Storytelling Training for Social Changemakers

Meet EDDIT Clients

EDDIT works closely with organizations to offer them a personalized data analysis and storytelling training program to support their existing equitable development projects.

Client Spotlight: City of Albuquerque

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is urban data storytelling?

Urban data storytelling is the process and practice of using data to craft compelling narratives about cities, in order to communicate key insights, inform policy-making, build public-will, or advocate for change. Urban data storytelling combines data analysis, data visualization, and narrative techniques to make complex urban trends understandable and engaging for specific audiences, such as policymakers, funders, or community members.

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What is EDDIT?

The Equitable Development Data Insight Training (EDDIT) initiative provides data analysis and storytelling training to individuals and organizations working towards urban equity in the U.S. and Canada. The goal of EDDIT is to help you effectively leverage data and narratives to communicate the impact of your work and build support for equitable development in your community.

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Who does the EDDIT team consist of?

EDDIT was launched in 2023 as a collaboration between the School of Cities at the University of Toronto and the Center for Community Innovation at UC Berkeley. EDDIT is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For more information about our team members, see the Team page.

As planners we are often aware of what the problem is, and what our data is telling us, yet that doesn't always get us anywhere. EDDIT helped open our minds to try and un-learn some of what we have been doing and try a different way of doing things, based in the belief that we have the capacity to make positive change today so that we can get to a better future tomorrow.

Isela Contreras-Dogbe
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

A memorable insight from our time with EDDIT was when they [the EDDIT team] visited our community. It gave me a chance to tag along and visit the community assets we have in our neighborhoods, listen to conversations with stakeholders, and learn the passion and zeal these stakeholders have for their community. That was an "aha" moment for us -- to build our community engagement and engage every single aspect of our community stakeholders as we make decisions.

Martin Byaruhanga
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Program Manager, Community Partnership and Initiatives

The team brought a dynamic way of looking at existing resources from different perspectives, including figuring out how to apply an equity lens to the data that we have.

Martin Byaruhanga
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Program Manager, Community Partnership and Initiatives

Being part of the EDDIT cohort, I have learned more about how I can visualize and tell a story with the data that we have, and how we can reframe it to answer objective questions. I would say I'm confident in continuing to leverage the resources that we were provided through EDDIT.

Martin Byaruhanga
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Program Manager, Community Partnership and Initiatives

My key takeaway from this training was to shift from a problem-based perspective to a solution-based one.

Martin Byaruhanga
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Program Manager, Community Partnership and Initiatives

You really learn so much more about your project than you thought you were going to. EDDIT really gives you those tools necessary to make those big asks in the future and get the community involved in the future. And I would just absolutely recommend it to everybody.

Sarah Supple
City of Albuquerque
Operations Manager + Public Information Officer

A win that has come from EDDIT training is I feel like I can better verbalize my ask towards our audience, our target audience in the real world. I feel like I'm more comfortable talking about our project publicly, just generally speaking, whether it's to our community directors or whether it's to the community members. EDDIT has given me these tools to really feel comfortable in the way that I deliver the message.

Sarah Supple
City of Albuquerque
Operations Manager + Public Information Officer

EDDIT has expanded our understanding of equitable development and how to tackle that in other projects moving forward.

Sarah Supple
City of Albuquerque
Operations Manager + Public Information Officer

EDDIT has changed my approach to everything that we do. After every single session I would sit there and not only think about how it applies to the Rail Trail, but also how it applies to our Downtown Forward efforts and our other grant programs. I was like, oh my gosh, we can use this for absolutely everything that we're doing!

Sarah Supple
City of Albuquerque
Operations Manager + Public Information Officer

I feel more confident using data to support our call to action. I feel like I have a better sense of purpose for our data and a clearer sense of how I want to use it in order to make our case.

Sarah Supple
City of Albuquerque
Operations Manager + Public Information Officer

If you are considering working with the EDDIT team, do it. Do it. You will not regret it. You will learn a lot more than you thought you would learn.

Dr. Telisha Robers
Business High Point
Executive Director of Thrive High Point

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Latest News and Updates

Apply to WUDS by March 28

There's still time to apply for EDDIT's Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling! 

Interested individuals or organizations in the public, private, or nonprofit sector working on urban planning and policy issues are encouraged to apply for the Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling (WUDS) until March 28.

In this condensed training program, you’ll learn data storytelling skills to advance local urban initiatives in your community, along with more technical data analysis skills, such as GIS or coding. Both a hybrid version and a fully in-person version of the WUDS training program will be offered this May-June

Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling launching in 2025!

The Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling (WUDS) is a condensed, in-depth training program designed to help aspiring and practicing city building professionals leverage data analysis and storytelling to strengthen and advance planning-related projects in their communities.

The EDDIT team is excited to announce two program offerings: 

For more details, check out our Programs page. Apply by March 28.

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Interested in EDDIT for your organization? Contact us for information and pricing.