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Downloading household information

Before you can download information from the Community Connector, you will need to either create a project or open an existing project. Please read the following help articles to find detailed information for both creating and opening a project:


Downloading a file

When you have the project open that contains the region and layers you would like to download, click the 'download' icon in the 'Projects' section of the control panel.

Image of clicking the download button in the project section of the control panel

Clicking the 'download' icon will expand that section of the control panel and reveal the different documents you can download as seen in the image below. Each report includes different sets of information about the houses included in the current project.

Image of the documents that are available to download PDF REPORTS Household all data Household mailing Lights Attenders New movers Cluster analysis DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES
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PDF REPORTS

Demographic report Adopted overview
Cluster analysis

CSV LISTS

Household all data Household mailing
Lights Attenders New Movers
Cluster analysis

DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES

Religion Ethnicity Assimilation
Ethnic groups Age Marital status
Length of residence Size Income
Children Dwelling type Education

Below, you will find a guide of the contents for each of the document types. The documents will include information for the households in the current project regions that meet the project's filters (if any).


PDF REPORTS
  • Demographic report: A 36-page demographic report that provides maps, graphs, and charts based on the region contained in the project.
  • Adopted overview: A brief report that details the percentage of homes in the project area that have been adopted by one or more Lights.
  • Cluster analysis: A report detailing Census Block Groups in the project region that are occupied by your organization's affiliated Lights and uploaded attenders.

  • CSV LISTS
  • Household all data - This is the most comprehensive download type for household information. It includes information for the households that are not filtered out and are within the project's regions. This document includes the columns listed below. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:

  • Household mailing -This document is intended for creating a mailing list and will include information for the households that are not filtered out and are within the project's regions. The document will include the columns listed below. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:
  • email Creating a mailing: Learn how to use this document type with Excel to create a 'Mail Merge' by viewing this tutorial from Microsoft:

  • Lights - This download type will include data for your organization's affiliated Lights that are within the project's regions. In order to be able to download this document, your organization must have a current Bless Partner subscription. The document will include the columns listed below. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:

  • Attenders -This document includes your organization's attenders that have been uploaded to your account that are within the project's regions. If the uploaded attenders match a household in our database, demographic information for that household will be included. The document will include the columns listed below. Many fields may be empty if that information was not originally included in the attender's record. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:

  • New movers - This download type will include data for your organization's New Movers that are within the project's regions. In order to be able to download this document, your organization must have a current New Movers subscription. The document will include the columns listed below. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:

  • Cluster analysis - This download type will include a breakdown of the neighborhoods included within the project's regions that contain your organization's affiliated Lights or uploaded attenders. The document will include the columns listed below. Information included in parentheses is for clarity:

  • DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES

    Each of the documents in this section (except when noted below) will include two columns:

  • All of the applicable demographic categories for the corresponding document type
  • The total number of homes within the project region that fit into each of those categories
  • All downloads in this section will result in a .CSV file type. These are the types of documents that are available to download in this category:


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