Reporting & data visualization

Why should you care about reporting your data?

Because you spent a lot of time on it! Don't let your work go to waste.

In this section:

  • Turn your data into compelling reports, presentations or visual displays.
  • Hear strategies to communicate more effectively with financial stakeholders.

Clean up your charts in 5 easy steps

  • Make a better title.
  • Use color to highlight.
  • Remove unnecessary clutter.
  • Format data labels.
  • Increase text size.

Which report would you rather read?

Lots of text, no visuals

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Well placed visuals, descriptive text

Winner, winner, winner!

Learn 3 different ways to visualize data

  • Percentage
  • Stacked bar chart
  • Icon array


Communicating with financial stakeholders

Financial Stakeholders are the organizations or people who help to fund your program. These stakeholders are often a primary group that we think about sharing evaluation data with.

Want to learn more about communicating with financial stakeholders? Check out this podcast by Erin Kelly Collins and Samantha Grant on the Youth Development Podcast series.