This three-hour workshop is aimed at organizations who have (or are about to) embark(ed) on their data journey, and are looking for guidance on best practices, tools, and recommendations on navigating through the full data science lifecycle from collection to visualization.

Participants will be exposed to a variety of speakers and data experts to illuminate the critical elements that go into making their data journey a success. The session will kick off with a keynote speaker that will provide an overview of the data journey, followed by a hands-on demonstration highlighting the various personas needed in a data team participating in this journey. The demo will also showcase some of the open-source tools used by experts in the field, while using datasets and use cases relevant to nonprofits. Finally, participants will rotate between breakout sessions to further explore each of these tools and personas, and to give them an opportunity to speak with data specialists who can help address their specific data questions and challenges.

Participants will leave this interactive workshop armed with a stronger understanding and a roadmap to embark on their data journey successfully. We will also be incorporating best practices and learnings from our successful workshop at NetHope 2019.