interactive training session - running a low-resource data-drive program

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Aaron White, Deputy State Director, North Carolina

Meaghan Hardy, Data Program Manager | 05.11.16

Running a Low-Resource Data-Driven Program

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INTRODUCTIONS & AGENDA

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• Introduction & Agenda• Your metrics, your program• Google Sheets in the Real World• Practice• Breakout – how can you incorporate sheets into your

program?• Debrief & Close

AGENDA

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• What do you track now?

• How do you track it?

• Why do you track it?

Your Program

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Why should I use it?• Collaboration

• Edits and updates simultaneously

• Info sharing• Control how far it travels

• Reliable

GOOGLE DRIVE

What is Google Drive?• Suite of web-based

applications• Google Docs• Google Sheets• Google Slides• Google Forms• My Maps• Fusion Tables

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GOOGLE DRIVE• Let’s take a look at

• How to set up a form

• What google sheets can do…• Formatting Tricks & Tips

• Key formulas

• Other things Google Drive can do

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• Data validation

• Ease of collection

• Ease of analysis

Advantage of Forms

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Advantage of Sheets

• Editable and shareable

• Has almost all the function of excel

• Can visualize data as well as store and sort it

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• Fusion Maps

• “Apps”

Other Google Products

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How do you know what metrics to track?

What you choose to track should reflect your priorities and needs as an organization at that time.

They may change over time as your needs or objectives change.

Your list of metrics can be small – start with one that is important to your program!

Suggested Metrics to Track