Special Projects
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Launched in Spring 2011, the Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profiles website offers exportable data on 50 key community indicators for Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties and for the 3-county region as a whole. The indicators span the fields of Children & Youth, Community Engagement, Demographics, Economy, Education, Financial Stability, Health, and Housing, and can be viewed at the county, town, or city level. The regularly updated data is supplemented by analysis, observations on key trends, and overview documents. To learn more, click here.
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The question of restructuring local government is at the heart of “Striking a Balance: New Yorkers Speak out on Rightsizing Local Government.” This major study of more than 4,500 New Yorkers, funded by the Dyson Foundation and conducted by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion, takes an in-depth look at the issue of local government consolidation on the statewide level, as well as by region. To learn more and download the survey results click here. |
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The Dyson Foundation funded Walkway Over the Hudson because of its potential to be a culturally and economically transformitive force in the Hudson Valley. An economic impact study commissioned by the Foundation projects as many as 267,000 visitors per year, and an impressive annual regional economic impact of $21 million. To learn more, click here. |
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Funded by the Dyson Foundation, Many Voices, One Valley 2007 was a survey conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion to determine what people in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley think of living in the region, providing a road map to residents’ perceptions of the region and their expectations for the future.
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Founded by the Dyson Foundation, The Funders Network of the Mid-Hudson Valley is an informal association of grantmakers dedicated to strengthening organized philanthropy in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. The Funders Network was established for the purpose of:
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