69: Data Governance with Taj Carson

Episode 69 May 21, 2024 00:43:15
69: Data Governance with Taj Carson
Heart, Soul & Data
69: Data Governance with Taj Carson

May 21 2024 | 00:43:15

/

Show Notes

Taj Carson, founder of Inciter, shares her journey from academia to creating Inciter. She discusses the challenges of data collection, the need for efficient systems, and thoughtful tool selection. Taj emphasizes data governance, clear policies, and regular quality assessments, exploring data strategy and the choice between building internal capacity or partnering.

Key Takeaways

Chapters

 

00:00 Origin Story and Background
07:58 Challenges with Data Collection and Management
11:42 Tool Selection Process
23:18 Importance of Data Governance
28:46 Connecting Technical Tools and Information Needs
33:21 Balancing Opposing Poles
35:34 Building Internal Capacity or Partnering
41:04 Regular Data Quality Assessment

Guest Bio

Dr. Taj Carson is the CEO and Founder of Inciter (formerly Carson Research Consulting), a firm that help nonprofits with data management and reporting challenges, including evaluation reporting. Dr. Carson has more than 25 years’ experience working in research and evaluation, and 10 years of experience in the field of data technology. She received a Master’s degree in Information Visualization from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2015), a certificate in technology entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (2010), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Delaware (2000).

Other Episodes

Episode 34

September 01, 2022 00:40:20
Episode Cover

34: SROI with Kyle Kerrigan

How do you measure 'social good' in a remotely standardized or comparable way? How do you decide whether it would be better to invest...

Listen

Episode 4

September 23, 2021 00:25:13
Episode Cover

4: Painting with Data Points, with Russell Presgraves

What does pointillism (those cool pictures that are actually made of thousands of tiny dots) have in common with data? Join Russell Presgraves from...

Listen

Episode 7

October 14, 2021 00:38:50
Episode Cover

7: Stopping Disinformation with Josh Gryniewicz from Odd Duck

How do you talk to someone who thinks that vaccinations cause autism or Covid doesn't exist? Spoiler alert: not by calling them stupid or...

Listen