Data Strategic Planning
Data Strategic Planning is a series of workshops and coaching sessions that guide organizations who want to make more effective use of data.
We help you move towards making more informed decisions by aligning your data collection, analysis, and communication with your strategic goals.
We bring nonprofit experience to your data needs
CTData is a nonprofit and our data coaches have spent their careers in the nonprofit and public sectors.
This experience guides our understanding of data challenges in organizations large and small.
What kinds of organizations can benefit from Data Strategic Planning?
80 organizations around Connecticut have taken part in Data Strategic Planning since 2022, including advocacy organizations, social service providers, schools, cultural organizations, legal aid providers, housing groups, and state agencies. Participating organizations have ranged in size from a couple of staff members to 250+ staff.
Who pays for Data Strategic Planning?
Some foundations fund work for a cohort of nonprofits, or organizations can individually contract with CTData.
Hear from Our Data Coaches
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Partnering for Success:
Hartford Promise faced challenges with their outdated data system while providing scholarships to Hartford public high school graduates. CTData helped them develop a strategic data plan that improved their ability to track impact and support scholars. Watch the video and learn more here.
Team Effort:
Data Strategic Planning was able to transform how organizations like the SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium leverage their data for strategic decision-making and stakeholder engagement. Through structured workshops and personalized coaching, the program empowers nonprofits to address critical questions about their data needs while building a stronger data culture across Connecticut's public service landscape. Watch the video and learn more here.
What Participants Say
“Data Strategic Planning has helped to focus my ideas about my organization’s goals and how to measure our impact. I’m very excited to move from a ‘game plan’ to a plan of action.”
“Having the opportunity to take the time and really start to understand how data is so important to our organization and mission was a real gift . . . Being able to begin to think about what our priorities are and how data is so involved in them was eye opening.”
“DSP has been an incredibly valuable resource for our team! ... DSP is a great judgment-free space to get ideas out and facilitate team conversations, making dedicated time to solve the problems you need to grow.”