Data and strategy consulting for non-profit and public sector organizations
We help organizations plan their work, measure their results, and put data and AI to use in everyday decisions.
Based in Ottawa, working with organizations across Ontario and Canada.
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We work with boards, executive directors and program teams from the first planning session through to the reports and dashboards that track progress.
Strategy and planning
- Strategic planning
- Facilitated sessions with your board and staff that produce a multi-year plan with goals, actions and the measures used to track progress.
- Environmental scans
- A review of your sector, the population you serve, comparable organizations and the policy context, drawing on published data and interviews, to inform a plan or a funding case.
- Organizational and program reviews
- An assessment of how a program or organization operates, including its structure, processes and use of data, with recommendations your team can act on.
Evaluation and performance measurement
- Program evaluation
- Evaluation frameworks, logic models, data collection and reporting that show who a program reaches and what changed for them.
- KPI frameworks
- Choosing a small set of indicators tied to your goals, defining each one precisely, and setting up how it is collected and reported.
Research and analysis
- Applied research
- Survey design and analysis, literature reviews and interviews that answer a specific question for a decision you need to make.
- Statistical analysis
- Modelling of survey, administrative and census data to measure differences across groups and places, including after adjusting for other factors.
Dashboards and reporting
- Dashboards
- Interactive dashboards in Tableau, Power BI or the tool your team already uses, so staff and funders can track your indicators between reports.
- Reports and data visualization
- Reports and charts written for board members, funders and the public, with every number labelled with its source and units.
AI and data literacy training for non-profit and public sector teams
We train staff to use AI tools for writing, research and analysis tasks, and to read, interpret and communicate data in their day-to-day work, with clear practices for protecting data privacy and checking results.
AI workshops
Hands-on sessions built around your team's own tasks, covering which tools to use, how to write effective requests, and how to verify what comes back.
AI adoption roadmap
Help deciding where AI fits in your organization, with a guide for staff on the use of AI that covers privacy, accuracy and disclosure.
Data literacy training
Training for staff and board members on reading, interpreting and communicating data, including charts, percentages and survey results, and on using data in decisions.
About Data Driven
Data Driven is led by Kaden Carr, who has more than 14 years of experience in applied research, evaluation and policy analysis and has led teams for more than 10 years.
Kaden holds an MBA from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, where he received the MBA Excellence Award, and an Honours BA with a specialization in psychology from the University of Ottawa. He works in English and French.
Depending on the project, Data Driven brings in associates with specific expertise.
Contact us
Tell us about your organization and what you need using the form below, and we will reply by email to set up an appointment. You can also write to us directly.