Getting Started with Data-Driven Decision Making: A Workbook
A short workbook that takes a nonprofit manager from a question to a simple process for using data in decisions. 9 worksheets guide the user to define an action question, decide what it means for the organisation, list what could be measured and what data exists, choose metrics, set a process for using them, and write an implementation action plan. Managers complete it alone or with a team.
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NTEN (2013). Getting Started with Data-Driven Decision Making: A Workbook. https://search.issuelab.org/resource/getting-started-with-data-driven-decision-making-a-workbook
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