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67: ARE YOU READY FOR DATA?
You need data. But how do you know if your organization is ready?
64: EXCEL TRICKS WITH MATT BRATTIN
Excel your data skills: Learn essential Excel formulas and techniques to level up your data cleaning game.
63: BUILDING BRIDGES WITH REBECCA GOSLA
Find out what it takes to succeed as a data manager.
62: 5 QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU START A STUDY
Learn how your organization, even a small nonprofit, could benefit from designing your own research projects.
61: WHY YOU NEED A CIO
Learn how tech systems work within the ecosystem, and how a CIO plays a part in managing these interactions—regardless of how big or small your organization is.
60: USING DATA WHILE HUMAN: PT. 2
We are incredible, efficient thinkers. But our strengths can also lead us astray.
59: USING DATA WHILE HUMAN: PT. 1
We are incredible, efficient thinkers. But our strengths can also lead us astray.
58: DATA-INFORMED MESSAGING
Learn from an SEO expert how to use data to better design your messaging and content.
57: MOM LESSONS FOR WORK
Being a mom has a serious learning curve – and many of those lessons apply to our work!
56: OPERATIONS + DATA
How we do what we do each day determines what we achieve – and we can always improve.
55: PROMOTING EQUITY WITH DATA
Hear how data can help us advance equitable hiring from the head of SASE.
54: YOUR NEXT CONTENT STRATEGY
Data can help you achieve all your content goals when you start with the end in mind.
53: WHAT SHOULD I MEASURE?
Listen to a live coaching call about determining useful metrics.
52: FOUR STEPS TO USEFUL DATA
In just four steps, you can make sure your data pulls its weight.
51: DATA RENOVATIONS
Hear how a historic city is updating its data infrastructure in new ways.
50: MISTAKES I’VE MADE
To celebrate my 50th episode, I’m sharing my biggest mistakes in analytics.
49: SMALL DATA, BIG PLANS
Hear how teams of any size can make data work, plus a new analytics tool that can help.
48: DATA + VALUES = WIN
Here’s my framework for how to effectively combine values and data in decision-making.
47: Data for Program Managers
Every project team must aspire to develop a learning culture. Learn how.
46: Getting the Right Tech Stack
Choosing the right technology for an organization can be difficult. Here are things to consider.
45: Have Data, Will Travel
What gets measured, gets managed. See how this applies to planning a trip around the world.
44: A GROWTH STORY
How can you democratize data access? Use “Data Envoys”. Listen to learn more.
43: ASSESSING ANALYTIC MATURITY
Maturity is not about fancy tech or how complex things are, it’s about consistency.
42: SILO-BUSTING IN DATA
When you’re on a data journey, you should aim for better, not perfect.
41: CULTURALLY COMPETANT DATA
Data collection and analysis should respect and account for different cultures. Here’s how.
40: GROWING YOUR DATA
How can a century-old organization reinvent itself – and its data? Listen to find out.
39: DATA WORKFORCE
We can’t amplify our work with data if we don’t have the right people to work on it.
38: GET (DATA) LITERATE
We expect everyone to be able to read and write. Let’s do the same for data literacy.
37: DATA MODELS
Cut through the overwhelm with a clear data model that shows you what to measure.
36: DATA ETHICS
You can – and should – be morally responsible about your data and processes. Here’s how.
35: AGILE FOR DATA
Agile methods were designed to build software, but they can help us do data better.
34: SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT
What is SROI? How can we understand the impact we get from $$ put into a program?
33: A HEART + MIND APPROACH
Forget left vs right brain. It’s time to use our whole brains when it comes to data.
32: HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
It doesn’t matter how good your data product is if no one will use it…
31: COMMUNICATION DATA
How can you use data to improve your communication and social media?
30: CRIME DATA
If you want change something, measure it. So what should we be measuring in our orgs?
29: DATA LITERACY
How well do you understand data – and how well do you actually need to?
27: SOCIAL DETERMINENTS OF HEALTH
SDoH data are the hot new thing – so what can we do with them to make a difference?
25: THREE SIMPLE YOUTUBE METRICS
Chart your course through the sea of YouTube metrics with three key data points.
24: MEASURING MONEY AND MORE
Pick the right financial metrics for your nonprofit by focusing on sustainability.
23: PARTICIPATORY DATA ANALYSIS
Make your findings stronger by inviting your stakeholders to make sense of it with you.
22: BIGGEST BEGINNER MISTAKES
Get started in analytics on the right foot with an industry expert in healthcare data.
21: IMPACT ANALYSIS
We’ve been measuring our progress all wrong. Learn a better way of capturing impact.
20: SURVEYS, THE RIGHT WAY
Surveys can be very helpful, but they also can go wrong. Get them right with this expert.
19: WHAT’S AN APCD?
Any organization that touches human health can benefit from an all-payer claims database.
18: DATA VIZ ENGAGEMENT
You can’t build a data viz and just hope it works. People need to engage – here’s how.
17: THE BEST HEALTH DATA…
…you’ve never heard of. Join an expert to learn about health claims and how they can help.
16: FLAVORS OF ANALYTICS
There are many ways to transform your data into useful insight. Here’s a walkthrough.
15: DATA FOR SMALL SHOPS
Hear the real data struggles of a past ED and her current advice for small shops.
14: DON’T FLY WITH BLINDERS ON
Even if you’re an ace, wouldn’t you prefer instruments when flying through fog?
13: CONFIRMATION BIAS
Everyone has it. What can you do about it, from a psychologist who knows.
12: DATA-DRIVEN CONTENT
Learn from a ghost-writer how to effectively leverage data in all your content.
11: METRICS THAT MATTER
If you want change something, measure it. So what should we be measuring in our orgs?
10: HUMAN ELEMENTS TO DATA
A teacher shares what he learned from being on the receiving end of a big data project.
9: DATA GOVERNANCE
With data comes great responsibility. Who can make or use your data, how, and for what?
8: DATA STANDARDS
A house is only as strong as its foundation. Make sure your data house will last.
7: STOPPING DISINFORMATION
Finding common ground with someone you disagree with is how you change minds.
6: CHOOSING A DATABASE
Start with what isn’t working now, then look for solutions to what matters most.
4: PAINTING WITH DATA
We learn the most from data when we can unite the points into a coherent story.
3: DATA PATTERNS ARE STORIES
What even is analytics? How can you get started or get better with data?
2: ADVANCED DATA TOOLS FOR ALL
Why should small orgs invest in data? What makes a data tool great?
1: FROM PAPER IMPOSSIBLE…
A real-life transformation story that shows you can become a data-driven organization, too.
0: THIS IS HEART, SOUL & DATA
What it’s all about and why I’m here. I believe in the power of data. Do you?