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DESCRIPTION:\nFebruary 17: CAMRIS International\nWashington\, DC\n\nCAMRIS International\, Inc. is an international development and research firm that provides innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality\, economical program and research management services. CAMRIS has worked in more than 80 countries around the world\, in conflict and post-conflict situations and in priority countries for international development assistance and humanitarian aid. Their proven performance in monitoring and evaluation\, project design and implementation\, capacity building\, research and other capabilities on more than 2\,000 contracts testifies to their ability to meet the highest standards of public and private sector clients worldwide. They have carried out programs and projects in global health\, domestic health\, international development and medical and other scientific research for governments\, multilateral development institutions and non-governmental\, civil society and private sector organizations.\n\n \nFebruary 24: Indiana's 21st Century Community Learning Centers\n\n21st Century Community Learning Centers provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children\, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects\, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.\n\nI'm developing chart templates for the research and evaluation staff who report on the outcomes of this program. Then\, on February 24\, I'll train the analysts how to adapt those templates for use in their own reports.\n\n \nFebruary 25: Public Webinar: Introduction to Data Visualization\nTopic: Intro to Dataviz\nHosted by GrantStation\, Open to All!\n2 - 3:30 pm Eastern\n\nHave you ever emailed a report to a coworker or donor and wondered whether they even read about the results? Have you tried sharing data during in-person meetings only to watch their eyes glaze over? If so\, this webinar is for you. Visualizing data through charts\, graphs\, and diagrams helps you deliver bite-sized pieces of information that stakeholders can understand at a glaze and retain for the long run. In this webinar Ann K. Emery will discuss how to select appropriate chart types; emphasize key findings with color; and take the guesswork out of your graphs through titles\, subtitles\, and annotations. The webinar will conclude with strategies for sharing visualizations through videos\, handouts\, slidesdocs\, social media\, and dashboards. You'll leave with the critical thinking skills and technical prowess needed to create visualizations faster and easier than you ever thought was possible. Nonprofit staff or directors with an interest in presenting data more effectively through charts\, graphs\, tables\, and diagrams will benefit from this webinar. No computer programming experience or graphic design skills needed.\n\nRegistration is available through GrantStation at https://www.grantstation.com/Programs/WebinarOrder/Webinars.aspx?id=440.\n\n \nMarch 10: Public Webinar: Which Chart is Best for my Data? Essential Charts for Nonprofits\nTopic: Chart Choosing\nHosted by GrantStation\, Open to All!\n2 - 3:30 pm Eastern\n\nOne of the first steps in the data visualization process is to select an appropriate chart type for your dataset. Do you feel like you've exhausted Microsoft Excel's limited menu of graphing options? If so\, this chart-choosing webinar is for you! During this 90-minute webinar\, I'll discuss pros\, cons\, and tools for creating more than 30 different styles of charts. You'll also get exposed to new styles that are sure to make your data shine\, like dot plots\, small multiples layouts\, Sankey diagrams\, network maps\, and geographic maps\, as well as options for visualizing your organization's qualitative data. We'll conclude with strategies for arranging charts into dashboards and infographics. This webinar will increase your data visualization vocabulary and boost your confidence in choosing correct chart types.\n\nThis webinar is ideal for nonprofits and foundation staff-data specialists\, grantwriters\, program directors and those who need to share data with their Boards\, funders\, and other audiences.\n\nRegistration is available through GrantStation at https://www.grantstation.com/Programs/WebinarOrder/Webinars.aspx?id=449.\n\n \nMarch 14: Grant Managers Network\n\nConference Training Session\nNew Orleans\, Louisiana\n\nGrants management and operations professionals are leading the evolution of philanthropy\, taking the lead on changes that improve grantmaking. Expert management of how grants are made has become increasingly vital as funders seek to grow impact\, increase transparency and get the best possible return on their philanthropic investments. Join colleagues at the GMN 2016 conference\, the only gathering serving the people who do this vital work in philanthropy\, to grow your expertise and discover how you can lead your organization\, whatever your role or title\, to better outcomes for your organization and the nonprofits it funds.\n\nRegister at http://www.gmnetwork.org/conference/.\n\n \nMarch 16: Canadian Evaluation Society - Newfoundland Chapter\n\nI'm providing a webinar for the Canadian Evaluation Society – Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter (CES-NL)\, which is a provincial chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society – a Canada-wide professional association of evaluators.\n\nIn Newfoundland and Labrador\, CES-NL brings together professionals from the government\, community-based\, private and academic sectors – all with an interest in results-focused management and accountability for investments in a wide range of programs and services. Members are engaged in program evaluation\, product evaluation\, technology evaluation\, personnel evaluation\, and many other forms of evaluation. They assess the strengths and weaknesses of programs\, policies\, personnel\, products\, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.\n\nThis webinar will address both the "why" and "how" of effective data visualization. For example\, I'll discuss how to simplify graphs by removing bevels\, 3D\, borders\, and grid lines. Then\, we'll pause for hands-on practice in Excel. Through live screen-sharing\, attendees can watch me navigate Excel's menus as they practice applying the skills themselves.\n\nRegistration will be available a few weeks before the webinar.\n\n \nApril 6: Society for Technical Communication\nI'm leading a webinar for members of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).\n\nSTC is the world's largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication. The Society’s members span the field of the technical\ncommunication profession and reach across every industry and continent. In fact\, the Society has members in almost 50 countries and is continuing to grow rapidly outside of North America and Europe.\n\nThrough a growing global community\, the Society and its members set the global standards for technical communication. The Society’s award-winning publications\, Intercom and Technical Communication\, are widely read in the field of technical communication\, and its annual conference is one of the most-attended technical communication events of the year.\n\nThe Society\, its geographic Chapters\, and its Special Interest Groups (SIGs) produce a wide array of educational events throughout the year designed to advance the knowledge of members and promote technical communication education globally. STC educational events regularly feature the thought leaders and practitioners who represent the future of the profession.\n\n \nApril 15: American Fraternal Alliance\nFraternal and Communications Mid-Year Meeting\nHollywood\, Florida\n\nThe American Fraternal Alliance\, formed in 1886\, unites the not-for-profit fraternal benefit societies operating in 50 states\, the District of Columbia and Canada. Alliance member societies represent nearly 10.5 million individuals\, making it one of America’s largest member-volunteer networks. Each year members of fraternal benefit societies invest more than 92.5 million hours in community works and contribute more than $414 million to charitable programs supporting community service projects. Fraternal benefit societies provide financial services\, including life insurance and annuities\, as well as a variety of other benefits such as scholarships\, educational programs\, vocational opportunities\, and group discount programs to members.\n\n \nApril 27: Do Good Data \n\nHalf-Day Workshop\nChicago\, Illinois\n\nDo you believe data can help make the world a better place? Are you wondering how your organization can more effectively harness and gain value from your data? Are you constantly thinking about how to gain the information you need to improve your program? Then Do Good Data is for you. Join us April 27-29 and connect with nearly 1\,000 of your peers. Whether you work in Government\, at a Nonprofit\, or inside a Foundation\, there will be content focused on how to help your organization use data better.\n\nRegister for the conference and for my pre-conference workshop at www.dogooddata.com.\n\n 
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