BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Current - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Social Current X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.social-current.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Social Current REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T140000 DTSTAMP:20260410T194347 CREATED:20251023T190947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T160122Z UID:10000535-1764853200-1764856800@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:From Numbers to Narratives: The Art of Data Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Register \n \n Advocacy can often feel overwhelming\, especially when resources are limited\, and decision-makers are inundated with competing priorities. This webinar with Social Current Strategic Industry Partner CCNY\, Inc.\, is designed to show participants how to use data and storytelling strategically to advocate for their programs\, influence funding decisions\, and inform policy. Rather than theoretical guidance\, this session will focus on actionable approaches attendees can immediately apply to their organizations. \nAttendees will learn how to pair quantitative data with compelling narratives to make advocacy efforts more persuasive and memorable. The webinar will explore practical tools for translating program outcomes into digestible metrics\, crafting concise data-driven one-pagers\, and leveraging stories from those served to humanize numbers. By examining examples from human service programs\, participants will gain insight into how organizations can amplify their voice and strengthen relationships with funders\, policymakers\, and community partners. \nThe session will also address common challenges\, including limited data capacity\, low data literacy among audiences\, and translating program metrics into a persuasive advocacy message. Participants will leave with concrete strategies for turning routine program data into advocacy tools that not only highlight impact but also support systemic change. \nTakeaways:\n\nHow to translate program metrics into accessible\, compelling advocacy materials\nTechniques for pairing data with human stories to strengthen persuasive impact\nPractical tools for creating one-pagers and other advocacy visuals\nHow to address common challenges in data-driven advocacy to ensure your message is credible and compelling\n\nWho Should Participate:\nExperience level: All levels welcome—if you work with program outcomes or organizational data and want your insights to resonate\, this session is for you. \n\nExecutive directors and program leaders presenting organizational outcomes to boards\, funders\, and community stakeholders\nData and evaluation staff making performance metrics and outcomes more accessible and actionable\nDevelopment and grant professionals using data to strengthen funding narratives and showcase results\nQuality improvement and advocacy teams leveraging evidence to drive continuous improvement and systemic change\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shannon Wichlacz\, PhD\n \n Senior Evaluation Associate\nCCNY Inc. \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shannon Wichlacz\, PhD\n Senior Evaluation Associate\nCCNY Inc. \n \n Shannon Wichlacz holds a doctorate in educational psychology and is a senior evaluation associate with CCNY\, where she supports the evaluation of community-based health and human service programs. She has over 20 years of experience in public health research\, workforce development\, program evaluation\, and survey design\, and has authored or co-authored 16 peer-reviewed publications. \nShannon specializes in translating complex data into actionable insights using strengths-based and user-centered evaluation methods. At CCNY\, she leads data analysis\, dashboard\, and evaluation projects for behavioral health and community programs\, managing teams and supporting continuous program improvement. She is skilled in qualitative and quantitative analysis\, survey design\, logic modeling\, and creating clear\, compelling visualizations for diverse stakeholders. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna Loewer\n \n Marketing Manager\nCCNY Inc \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna Loewer\n Marketing Manager\nCCNY Inc \n \n Anna transforms complex data analytics into compelling content for health and human services organizations. With over three years of experience in project management and communications\, she creates engaging digital marketing campaigns at CCNY that showcase the real-world impact of data-driven decision-making. \nHer expertise spans content creation\, email marketing\, social media management\, and campaign analytics. Anna excels at translating complex program evaluation and data analytics concepts into clear\, actionable content that helps organizations leverage their data for community impact. URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/from-numbers-to-narratives-the-art-of-data-storytelling/ CATEGORIES:Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Policy-Advocacy_5.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR