Find any episode with full show notes in the index below.

68: ARE YOU READY TO (DATA) PARTY?

Make data approachable and watch magic happen.

67: ARE YOU READY FOR DATA?

You need data. But how do you know if your organization is ready?

66: EVALUTION, DONE
BETTER

Evaluation must be done both well and for good. Learn how!

65: DATA SCIENCE FOR GOOD WITH PETER BULL
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?

26: DATA EQUITY

A hammer has no bias. But how you use it really matters.

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.

5: DATA FITNESS

What shape is your organization in when it comes to data and analytics? 

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?