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Making Data Matter episodes
- 13. Building and Executing a Data Strategy as a Chief Data Officer - Olivia Kew-Fickus
In this episode of Making Data Matter, we are joined by Olivia Kew-Fickus - Chief Data Officer at Vanderbilt University.
This conversation offers you insights about:
- What does a Chief Data Officer do?
- How do you form a data strategy for your organization?
- Managing the complexities of systems in higher education
- Collecting data to measure student outcomes
and more.
Olivia Kew-Fickus | LinkedIn
38 min - 12. Collaboration in non-profit health care data - Jessi Smith
In this episode of Making Data Matter, we are joined by Jessi Smith - Business Intelligence Manager at CareOregon.
This conversation offers you insights about:
- Data cloud migration wins and roadblocks
- Managing Expectations with stakeholders
- All the moving pieces required for successful data governance
and more.
Jessi Smith (she/her) | LinkedIn
CareOregon - Home
36 min - 11. Increasing capacity in HBCUs with Data and Analytics - Phillip Wallace
In this episode of Making Data Matter we sit down with Phillip Wallace - Director of Knowledge Management at UNCF (United Negro College Fund).
We shared a ton of laughs as Phillip offered his insights for you into
- How data is used to increase impact in Higher Ed
- The role of Qualitative and Quantitative Analytics
- The different functions or personas of a data professional
- The similarities between preaching and data analytics
- and more.
Phillip Wallace | LinkedIn
United Negro College Fund Home Page - UNCF
47 min - 10. Designing Data for humans, creativity, and storytelling - Matt Brodie
In this episode, we sit down with guest Matt Brodie - Data Storyteller at Power to Change
You will gain insights into:
- How to apply design thinking to data work.
- What are ways you can bring art and creativity to technology.
- Why you should integrate different disciplines into your data thinking.
- How to design data tools with human experience in mind.
and more.
Matt Brodie | LinkedIn
Power to Change
37 min - 9. Decentralizing data and using finance to drive impact - Matt Benford
In this episode, we sit down with guest Matt Benford - CFO at Community Action Partnership Sonoma County
You will gain insights into:
- How finance drives impact in community services
- Ways to build trust when decentralizing data and responsibility.
- How to lead with curiosity
- Integrating finance, data, and strategy in non-profit work.
and more.
Matt Benford | LinkedIn
Sonoma CAN
49 min - 8. How to build a data culture that feeds your soul and mission - Emily Hicks-Rotella
In this episode, we sit down with guest Emily Hicks-Rotella - Data & Technology Strategist at Make Tech Work For You
You will gain insights into:
- How to understand and develop a data culture at your non-profit.
- What are key principles for adult learning tech and data
- How to approach program evaluation and data with humility and courage
- Practical ways to develop a Data Tech role at your organization
and more.
Emily Hicks-Rotella | LinkedIn
Make Tech Work For You
49 min - 7. Making 1% improvements with data to change lives - Sam Elliott
In this episode, we sit down with guest Sam Elliott - Director, Data and Analytics at Calgary Homeless Foundation
You will gain insights into:
- Innovating with data to improve real people's lives
- Navigating the challenges of data collection and data management for various programs and services
- How to measure progress and KPIs for serving people experiencing homelessness.
- How to increase the maturity of data in an organization that's ready to be data-driven
and more.
Sam Elliott | LinkedIn
Calgary Homeless
39 min - 6. Cohorts and Bootcamps - Learning and growing with data this summer
In this episode Troy and I share about two different data learning experiences we've been a part of. Troy in a technical bootcamp and Sawyer with a data leadership cohort.
We discuss:
- Tech stacks, open source tools, and big data
- Learning experiences and methods
- Leadership vs. individual contributor problems and challenges
and more.
Technical and Strategic Data Leader cohort.
Join the DataExpert.io Academy
38 min - 5. How to get leadership to notice you and practical tips for measuring success.
No guest interview today - A solo Episode with Sawyer. This is an audio recording of a recent presentation from a Linkedin Webinar.
You can find the video version of this presentation here.
In this episode covers:
- Why is measuring success for data teams so hard?
- What are the consequences of doing this poorly?
- What are the results when data teams do define and measure their success?
- A practical framework for defining success metrics.
- Tactical tips for designing metrics
- Examples of how this works in practice.
Sawyer P. Nyquist | LinkedIn
41 min - 4. How to design and build a data architecture for maximum impact - James Serra
In this episode, we sit down with guest James Serra - Technical Data Architect at Microsoft.
We discuss:
- What is a data architecture and what purpose does it serve in an organization?
- History of data architecture, data technologies, and how some things haven't changed.
- How to decide on a data architecture based on the size and maturity of your organization.
- Data Mesh, decentralization vs centralization, and picking and choosing the best pieces for your data architecture.
and more.
James Serra | LinkedIn
James Serra's Blog
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About Making Data Matter
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Conversations about data and leadership at mission-driven organizations with practical insights into the intersection of non-profit mission, strategy, and data.