Learning4Impact

A road map for your desired impact, logic models outline the program theory of change.
Join us to discuss the development and value of logic models.

This workshop will help you:
– understand logic models as tools for program planning and evaluation
– walk through the steps to create a logic model

You need to outline what you want to measure, monitor and report on.
Join us to discuss using an evaluation framework to focus the time and energy needed to understand your program impact.

This workshop will help you:
– understand program evaluation frameworks and how they are used
– walk through the steps to create a program evaluation framework

If you want good data, you need the right data collection tools.
Join us to learn how to choose the method that will work for your program.

This workshop will help you:
– understand the pros and cons of a range of data collection methods
– choose the right method to answer your planning and evaluation questions

Even with online survey tools easily available, you still need to apply survey design principles.
Join us to learn how to use surveys to gather feedback about your program.

This workshop will help you:
– understand basic principles and practices of survey design and deployment
– apply good design principles to enhance validity
– ensure tools are accessible and appropriate to the desired audience

You want feedback from program participants, but don’t know where to start.
Join us to learn about making space to hear from people in a focus group or interview (e.g. confidentiality and framing questions).

This workshop will help you:
– understand the advantages and disadvantages of interviews and focus groups
– use good design principles and practices in qualitative data collection

You’ve designed an interview tool – now it’s time to gather the data.
Join us to learn and practice strategies and techniques to conduct good interviews.

This workshop will help you:
– use good interviewing principles (e.g. probing vs. leading questions)
– capture discussions (e.g. recording, note taking, transcribing)
– practice interview techniques (e.g. appreciative inquiry)

With a focus group guide in hand, it’s time to lead the discussion.
Join us to learn and practice strategies and techniques for conducting a focus group.

This workshop will help you:
– prepare for focus groups
– engage respondents and capture discussions (e.g., recording, note taking)
– use focus group techniques

Qualitative data can tell a rich story about your program’s progress and impact.
Join us to learn qualitative analysis concepts and processes, and have an opportunity to practice coding sample data.

This workshop will help you:
– manage qualitative data (e.g. preparing, cleaning and organizing your data)
– understand qualitative analysis approaches
– code and theme data

Excel can help you better manage information.
Whether you already use the basic functions or have never opened Excel, join us and learn how to better navigate the Excel platform.

This workshop will help you:
– navigate pages or “worksheets”
– manage data (import, sort, clean, format, and filter data)
– streamline data with data validation

Are you able to use basic Excel formulas?
Join us to learn how to set up an analysis sheet and practice writing basic formulas.

This workshop will help you:
– import data from SurveyMonkey into Excel for analysis
– format data into tables and use numeric and categorical data recode variables
– learn syntax of Excel and practice basic functions (SUM, COUNT and AVERAGE)
– generate an analysis worksheet

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Excel – you are able to navigate Excel and are comfortable entering, cleaning and sorting data.

Quantitative data can tell a story about your program – if you can create accessible charts.
Join us to learn to create basic data visualizations by adapting Excel generated charts.

This workshop will help you:
– understand common chart elements and chart design best practices
– develop and customize easy to read data visualizations

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Excel – you are comfortable entering, cleaning and sorting data, and can use simple Excel formulas.

Pivot tables can help you quickly explore your data.
Join us to better understand, analyze and summarize information.

This workshop will help you:
– create Pivot tables and charts
– understand and display frequencies, distribution and cross tabs
– manage worksheets (move, refresh and replace pivot tables and charts)

Requirements
Basic knowledge of Excel – you are comfortable entering, cleaning and sorting data, and confident with basic Excel formulas.

Linking information between multiple Excel worksheets can help you organize information to easily search by different variables (e.g. client or program dates).
Join us to learn this time-saving technique and the steps to create a basic relational Excel database.

This workshop will help you:
– understand what a relational database can do
– differentiate between types of relational databases
– learn the steps to create a relational database

Requirements
Intermediate knowledge of Excel – you can confidently enter, clean and sort data, and are confident with basic Excel formulas.

Ready to move beyond basic formulas?
Join us to learn more complex formulas like VLookUp, HLookup, Index Match and recoding data.

This workshop will help you:
– learn advanced Excel functions
– use advanced functions to explore data

Requirements
Advanced knowledge of Excel – you easily apply commonly used Excel functions (e.g., sum(if)(s), count(if)(s), averages) and are very comfortable navigating the Excel environment.

Is your strategic plan coming up for renewal?
Join us to better understand the process, purpose and levels of engagement.

This workshop will help you:
– identify the elements of a strategic plan
– explore the roles and responsibilities of strategic plan stakeholders
– communicate the purpose and process effectively
– develop a work plan for strategic plan development

Do you need to tell the story of your organization’s impact with numbers?
Join us to discuss using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track organizational health and communicate your organization’s contribution to the community.

This workshop will help you:
– understand how to choose KPIs
– develop a template and process to report on KPIs
– understand how KPIs can be used to share community impact

Who should attend?
Executive Directors, Program Directors and managers responsible for multiple program areas

Requirements

A current strategic plan and a current example of a board report (any example…don’t be shy!)

Could you make better use of your strategic plan?
Join us to discuss reporting on progress and aligning your strategic plan with operational and program planning.

This workshop will help you:
– clarify the relationship between the different plans within your organization – strategic plan, annual operational plan and program plans
– report progress toward your strategic plan

Requirements
A current strategic plan and a current example of a board report (any example…don’t be shy!).

This workshop will help you:
– understand best practices around data visualization and plain language
– communicate and present data insights clearly

Have you ever been to a presentation that keeps you engaged from beginning to end?

Join us to talk about how you can share information in a presentation that is remembered – for the right reasons.

This workshop will help you:

– prepare for presentations
– make information accessible
– engage your audience