Nonprofit organizations typically have a tense relationship with their data and data management systems. Some organizations lack tools to collect and manage data efficiently, resulting in wasted time and missed opportunities. Other organizations have a system in place but, due to staff turnover, lack of training and/or capacity, or poor system design, the system is not collecting and/or cannot report on the data you need to learn, improve, and tell your story.
Whether you are seeking to design a new data system from scratch or need help to redesign your existing system, we can help! If your current system is a collection of spreadsheets, a custom database, or an off-the-shelf product, we can help!
Our team can:
- Synthesize, and streamline your funders’ and accreditors’ reporting requirements.
- Surface, articulate, and prioritize your own evaluation and learning questions and identify data that could help you answer them.
- Assess the quality and usefulness of your current data.
- Outline your data collection, management, and reporting needs in a form that serves as a blueprint for a new or improved system.
- Envision more efficient, user-friendly, and integrated data collection workflows.
- Identify and evaluate potential software solutions.
- Effectively translate and communicate your needs to your selected software vendor and manage discovery and implementation processes.