Free Resource: The Survival Guide for the Solo Analyst

Let’s be honest: being the only data person at a nonprofit is tough.

It often feels like you’re just treading water while your inbox overflows with "urgent" data requests. This guide is a collection of real-world lessons and the "advice I wish I had" from over a decade spent in the nonprofit data trenches.

It’s time to move past just surviving and start thriving as a key member of your team. This guide helps you set professional boundaries, translate "data-speak" for your colleagues, and find the community you need to stop feeling so isolated in your role.

Inside this guide, you’ll find tips on:

Protecting Your Time: How to create a data request process that actually works and how to stand firm in your professional boundaries.

Mastering Communication: Strategies for translating technical work into actionable info for board members and stakeholders.

Professional Development: Where to find the best (and often free) resources like YouTube or professional associations to grow your skills.

Building a Network: Why finding a "sounding board" of other analysts is the best way to fight the loneliness of solo work.

Celebrating Wins: Remembering to cheer for yourself when you win that battle against a nightmare Excel formula.

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Free Resource: The Survival Guide for the Solo Analyst

Let’s be honest: being the only data person at a nonprofit is tough.

It often feels like you’re just treading water while your inbox overflows with "urgent" data requests. This guide is a collection of real-world lessons and the "advice I wish I had" from over a decade spent in the nonprofit data trenches.

It’s time to move past just surviving and start thriving as a key member of your team. This guide helps you set professional boundaries, translate "data-speak" for your colleagues, and find the community you need to stop feeling so isolated in your role.

Inside this guide, you’ll find tips on:

Protecting Your Time: How to create a data request process that actually works and how to stand firm in your professional boundaries.

Mastering Communication: Strategies for translating technical work into actionable info for board members and stakeholders.

Professional Development: Where to find the best (and often free) resources like YouTube or professional associations to grow your skills.

Building a Network: Why finding a "sounding board" of other analysts is the best way to fight the loneliness of solo work.

Celebrating Wins: Remembering to cheer for yourself when you win that battle against a nightmare Excel formula.

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