Events for August 2023

Do your eyes roll over at the mere mention of the words “strategic planning?” Do plans seem to disappear after planning sessions? Many of us aren’t doing strategic planning particularly well, but we could be. In this workshop, you’ll learn the individual and organizational benefits of fact-based strategic planning, how to design a planning process that meets your agency’s needs, and the five steps of a planning process that will lead your agency towards social change. You may even leave excited to lead your next planning process!

The session will consist of an introduction to the idea of data integration, including the purpose of data integration as well as descriptions of the 8 primary aspects of data integration with an emphasis on building the foundation for effective use of data from multiple sources. We will our remaining time on developing a set of organizational knowledge needs and the current state data governance, input, and integration. We discuss the current state around each of the areas of emphasis (1) knowledge needs, (2) data governance, (3) data input, and (4) data integration.