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Seeing Is Believing: Design Data Visualizations That Win Funders Over
This interactive session empowers fundraising professionals with data visualization skills to craft persuasive proposals and impactful post-award reports. Grounded in cognitive psychology and design principles, the session teaches participants how to transform complex data into compelling visual stories that resonate with funders. We will cover techniques for presenting demographic and statistical data using Microsoft Excel, focusing on graphs that effectively illustrate impact, progress, and sustainability. Through interactive, real-time exercises, the group will apply these concepts and learn strategies to correct common visualization mistakes. Attendees will leave with a toolkit containing grant-specific templates, a data visualization checklist, and other resources to help them convey program impact and engage funders.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. James M. Pann is an accomplished program evaluator, licensed psychologist, and professor with over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing evaluations for education, health, and human service organizations. Dr. Pann has established himself as a leading consultant in program evaluation, providing expertise to diverse stakeholders, including federal agencies, state and local governments, educational institutions, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations.
Dr. Pann brings exceptional methodological expertise, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluation with a focus on practical, utilization-focused methods that enhance program effectiveness. Central to his approach is the strategic use of data visualization techniques to communicate complex evaluation findings clearly and compellingly to diverse audiences. His work spans multiple domains, including healthcare access, mental health, criminal justice, substance abuse, education, youth development, and community-based initiatives.
As a Professor at Nova Southeastern University's Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, Dr. Pann teaches doctoral-level courses in statistics, program evaluation, and data visualization, where he emphasizes the critical role of visual analytics in translating evaluation data into actionable insights. Through his teaching and research, he maintains currency with cutting-edge evaluation practices and research methodologies while mentoring the next generation of evaluators in both rigorous analytical techniques and effective data storytelling through visualization.
About This Event
Seeing Is Believing: Design Data Visualizations That Win Funders Over
This interactive session empowers fundraising professionals with data visualization skills to craft persuasive proposals and impactful post-award reports. Grounded in cognitive psychology and design principles, the session teaches participants how to transform complex data into compelling visual stories that resonate with funders. We will cover techniques for presenting demographic and statistical data using Microsoft Excel, focusing on graphs that effectively illustrate impact, progress, and sustainability. Through interactive, real-time exercises, the group will apply these concepts and learn strategies to correct common visualization mistakes. Attendees will leave with a toolkit containing grant-specific templates, a data visualization checklist, and other resources to help them convey program impact and engage funders.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. James M. Pann is an accomplished program evaluator, licensed psychologist, and professor with over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing evaluations for education, health, and human service organizations. Dr. Pann has established himself as a leading consultant in program evaluation, providing expertise to diverse stakeholders, including federal agencies, state and local governments, educational institutions, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations.
Dr. Pann brings exceptional methodological expertise, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluation with a focus on practical, utilization-focused methods that enhance program effectiveness. Central to his approach is the strategic use of data visualization techniques to communicate complex evaluation findings clearly and compellingly to diverse audiences. His work spans multiple domains, including healthcare access, mental health, criminal justice, substance abuse, education, youth development, and community-based initiatives.
As a Professor at Nova Southeastern University's Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, Dr. Pann teaches doctoral-level courses in statistics, program evaluation, and data visualization, where he emphasizes the critical role of visual analytics in translating evaluation data into actionable insights. Through his teaching and research, he maintains currency with cutting-edge evaluation practices and research methodologies while mentoring the next generation of evaluators in both rigorous analytical techniques and effective data storytelling through visualization.