Connecting for social impact
"Our CONNECT Fellow provided a wealth of useful information
that will positively impact the Dana Center for many years to come."
- Afi Wiggins
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The Challenge
Nonprofits are at the forefront of solving complex social issues. CONNECT offers nonprofits an opportunity to address data and evaluation challenges to :
● Understand their client or community landscape
● Gain meaningful insights into their work
● Achieve their desired social impact
Our Approach
The CONNECT program seeks to activate learning from data and build both capacity and interest in greater data, measurement and evaluation capacity within community organizations. It achieves this through scoping projects, recruiting graduate students, determining matches, providing support, and awarding fellowships.
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Increase access to UT talent
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Introduce future leaders to social sector
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Build data and evaluation capacity
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Project Categories
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Measurement strategy
Defining programmatic outcomes, identifying measurable indicators, and developing evaluation frameworks.
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Data collection & tool development
Developing or improving strategy and design methods for collecting and tracking program success.
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Data interpretation & Analysis
Analyzing results over time and interpreting or communicating them to various stakeholders.
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Applications
I'm a graduate student with data skills.
Let's connect your data skills with an organization that needs your help.
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My organization has a data challenge.
We can get you the help you need to solve your data challenge.