Assessing your programs' impact and performance outcomes requires data collection and analysis. Using data to make sense of your program goals, objectives and trends can be difficult. Even within "data savvy" organizations, people frequently struggle with what information to collect and how to use the information they collect and leverage "analytics" to unlock insights into program performance. Simply stated Data Analytics is the science of analyzing data to make conclusions about that information. This session will break down the concept of data, provide a gentle introduction to analytics, and demystify how to use both for decision-making. Session activities will allow participants to create a plan for using evidence-based practices, data, and analytics to track and improve organizational outcomes. In building this plan, participants will determine what is the right data to collect, ways to help make sense of the information they have, identify project team players, and provide the right people with consumable results.

Cost: Free for NCAN members | $99 for non-members
Content provided by: Vela Institute
Last updated: February 2021