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Empowering Nonprofits with Tailored Data Training

TR Consulting offers tailored data training and data-related technical assistance tailored for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits, philanthropies, and other entities that make up the social sector have unique organizational cultures distinct from corporations, academia, and other for-profit organizations. We therefore believe that professional development for the social sector should be done with that distinctive context in mind.

About our instructors

Drs. Jane Ebot-Bish and T’Pring Westbrook have developed teaching and coaching methods and tools that translate concepts from data science and research into a language designed for immediate application by non-profit professionals. Jane Ebot-Bish, PhD is a data scientist who has led data-related projects across 20 countries. Dr. Ebot-Bish has trained over 200 civil servants in virtual and in-person workshops. T’Pring Westbrook, PhD is a researcher and evaluator who has worked to strengthen data capacity for nonprofits through workshops, trainings, and consultations done nationally. Dr. Westbrook is the co-author of an upcoming book from Johns Hopkins University Press on building data capacity for nonprofits.

The TR Consulting Data Training Suite offers both organizational-level trainings and individual professional development courses. Our courses can be taken in any order, though we recommend that individuals with a limited background in data practices and methods start with the “Data and Information Mindset: Building a Data-Driven Culture” training.

We also provide unique training opportunities developed to fit the specific needs of your organization.

Upcoming workshops

Data-Driven Goal Setting and Strategic Planning (3 hours)

Virtual, Instructor-Led | September 24, 2024 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET  |  $250

In this workshop, you will learn what a data led strategic planning process is, why it’s important to implement to see organizational change, and how data led strategic planning is implemented. Attendees will:

  • Receive an overview of goal-setting frameworks.
  • Participate in goal-setting activities using SMART criteria.
  • Discuss own organizational goals.
  • Learn how goal setting and strategic planning complement and strengthen each other.
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Data-Driven Goal Setting and Strategic Planning (8 hours)

Virtual, Instructor-Led | September 26, 2024 | 10:30 am – 6:30 pm ET  |  $750

In this workshop, you will learn what a data led strategic planning process is, why it’s important to implement to see organizational change, and how to strengthen YOUR program’s current strategic planning process. Specifically, attendees will:

  • Learn how to build effective goal-setting frameworks.
  • Review their own organizational goals and make changes in real time
  • Learn how goal setting and strategic planning complement and strengthen each other.
  • Create a goal-setting framework for use in their current work.
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Data Security: Data Privacy is a Human Right (3 hours)

Virtual, Instructor-Led | October 08, 2024 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET  |  $250

By the end of this workshop, you will learn what data security is, why data security is the most critical piece of your programmatic success, and a high-level overview of what other organizations like yours are doing that works in data security. Attendees will:

  • Learn the key principles of data security.
  • Review and analyze detailed case studies of data security issues experienced by nonprofits.
  • Identify potential vulnerabilities in data security in their own work.
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Data Security: Data Privacy is a Human Right (8 hours)

Virtual, Instructor-Led | October 10, 2024 | 10:30 am – 6:30 pm ET  |  $750

By the end of this workshop, you will learn what data security is, why data security is the most critical piece of your programmatic success, and design a data security plan for your organization based on proven approaches. Attendees will:

  • Learn the key principles of data security.
  • Review and analyze detailed case studies of data security issues experienced by nonprofits.
  • Identify potential vulnerabilities in data security in their own work.
  • Develop a data security strategy for their current work.
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Data and Information Mindset: Building a Data-Driven Culture (3 Hours)

Virtual, Instructor-Led | October 22, 2024 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET  |  $750

By the end of this workshop, you would have replaced your previous mindset on how hard learning and using data is, to a stronger mindset where you will know exactly what a data culture is and means to your specific organization, why data is important to your organization and culture.

Attendees will:

  • Be given a comprehensive definition of a “data-driven culture.”
  • Receive a foundational grounding in data specific to the nonprofit context.
  • Discuss the importance of having and supporting a “data-driven mindset.”
  • Review detailed case studies of data-supported transformation from peers.
  • Identify opportunities to apply data-driven solutions.
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“We were pleased with TR’s work and would readily work with them again in the future, finding them to be thorough and professional. Their expertise in program design and program evaluation is unparalleled.”