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Data Collection Plan

Help Finance Department identify their program’s success metrics and teach them how to collect and analyze data to regularly measure the effectiveness and impact of their programs.
Finance Department
Jersey City, NJ, USA
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Jersey City, NJ, USA

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Posted September 17th

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Data Collection Plan

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What we need
  • A set of key metrics to regularly track
  • Spreadsheet tool to collect data on key metrics with accompanying tables and graphs for analysis
  • Training for best practices on data collection
  • Training on how to use the spreadsheet and analyze key metrics
  • Note: This project does not include data entry or analysis
What we have in place
  • We currently have a template that we use however it needs to be tweaked a bit, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have reports that capature however does not measure, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $6,868 , allowing us to focus on our core values and engage in capcity building in low income community.

The success of our organization depends on assisting low income & moderate income people in JC, NJ. Without your help, we cannot effectively reach or explain our goals. Your skills will empower us to allow us to improve and innovate a underserved population.

Project plan

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Prep: Initial Conversation, Defining Success & Goal Setting
  • Volunteer Manager shares relevant materials describing their programs
  • Professional facilitates conversation with Volunteer Manager to determine what constitutes program success
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager agree on goals, timeline, and next steps for the project
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Milestone 1: Professional Identifies Key Metrics
  • Professional comes up with a set of key metrics to track
  • Professional outlines how to track each metric, including frequency of measurement and unit of measurement
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Milestone 2: Data Collection & Analysis Tool Created
  • Volunteer Manager provides feedback on the suggested metrics
  • Professional incorporates feedback into final set of metrics
  • Professional creates a spreadsheet for Organization to collect data, along with relevant tables and graphs to help analyze data
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Milestone 3: Team Training Session
  • Professional trains team members how to collect the data points and enter them into the tool
  • Professional trains team members how to run reports and use them for analysis
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Carmen G
Carmen G.

Director

Our mission

To strengthen the community through our funding resources and opportunities on an annual basis.

What we do

The Department of Finance-Jersey City(DOFJC) is responsible for safeguarding the fiscal integrity of the City of Jersey City through the development and implementation of sound financial policies and practices.

DOFJC is made up of a team of employees who's job is curated fiscal policy. It formulates revenue policies that will ensure funding of critical government programs that promote welfare among our people and accelerate economic growth and stability.

Operating through six divisions: Management and Budget, Collections, Treasury and Debt Management, Grant Administration, Accounts and Control and Purchasing.

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It was a pleasure working with Katherina. She brought her consulting expertise to the project and helped design a framework for modernizing our data collection and management.
Carmen G.
Carmen G.

Director

Data Collection Plan Project

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