Legacy Works seeks town and county support to expand Teton Community Well‑being Dashboard and Spanish translations
April 28, 2025 | Teton County, Wyoming
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Legacy Works Group asked town and county officials April 28 for funding to complete and translate components of the Teton Community Well‑being Dashboard, a community data tool launched with support from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and more than 70 local partners.
"The dashboard helps community members, leaders, funders and service providers make informed and effective decisions," Michelle Heaton, regional director and chief operating officer of Legacy Works’ conservation loan collaborative, said via Zoom. She said the dashboard has drawn almost 3,000 unique visitors since launch but needs funding to keep data current, add resource pages and translate content to Spanish.
The group requested a portion of funding to build out sustainable ecosystems, community connectedness and economic security focus areas and said a full build of one focus area can cost about $75,000. Legacy Works asked the town and county for $20,000 to help translate and publish existing indicator report data, add resource pages that link users to services, and develop narrative context for the metrics.
Why it matters: Presenters said the dashboard is already being used by local organizations and immigrant focus groups reported the Spanish translation and resource pages would help residents locate services. "People identified resources they hadn't previously realized were available," Heaton said, adding the dashboard links to the town and county indicator report and other local datasets.
Council members asked about budget separation among the organization’s regional programs and whether the dashboard funds would be pooled with other Legacy Works activities. Heaton said local projects are budgeted independently though the organization shares administrative resources across regions; she said most Tetons work is highly subsidized.
Ending: Legacy Works said funding would be used primarily for translation, resource pages and storytelling around existing local indicator datasets; officials welcomed the group’s offer to coordinate and noted the request will be reviewed in the town/county grant process.
"The dashboard helps community members, leaders, funders and service providers make informed and effective decisions," Michelle Heaton, regional director and chief operating officer of Legacy Works’ conservation loan collaborative, said via Zoom. She said the dashboard has drawn almost 3,000 unique visitors since launch but needs funding to keep data current, add resource pages and translate content to Spanish.
The group requested a portion of funding to build out sustainable ecosystems, community connectedness and economic security focus areas and said a full build of one focus area can cost about $75,000. Legacy Works asked the town and county for $20,000 to help translate and publish existing indicator report data, add resource pages that link users to services, and develop narrative context for the metrics.
Why it matters: Presenters said the dashboard is already being used by local organizations and immigrant focus groups reported the Spanish translation and resource pages would help residents locate services. "People identified resources they hadn't previously realized were available," Heaton said, adding the dashboard links to the town and county indicator report and other local datasets.
Council members asked about budget separation among the organization’s regional programs and whether the dashboard funds would be pooled with other Legacy Works activities. Heaton said local projects are budgeted independently though the organization shares administrative resources across regions; she said most Tetons work is highly subsidized.
Ending: Legacy Works said funding would be used primarily for translation, resource pages and storytelling around existing local indicator datasets; officials welcomed the group’s offer to coordinate and noted the request will be reviewed in the town/county grant process.
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