When it comes to writing a competitive grant application, many nonprofit professionals wonder: “How much data will be needed?”

The answer depends on the funder’s guidelines; but it is always a good idea to be ready to tell your story with data.

October’s Data Institute 2020 hosted by Good Measure and produced by Mission Capital, effectively helped nonprofit professionals see how insights, trends and other data can help increase social impact.

Here are some of the tips I shared as a presenter at this virtual conference. I hope you find them useful in your social impact work.