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Use data to tell the story of your impact

Engage with Data empowers child- and family-serving organizations to tell the story of their work, using evidence and narratives to amplify their impact and foster healthier, more stable communities.
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Know you're making a difference, but can't prove it?

So often, we know that we are making an impact on the families and communities we serve, but we don’t know how to show it in the ways that funders and agencies require.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

I can help you measure and maximize your impact on children and families and tell your story effectively.

What can Engage with Data do for you?

Build Your Capacity Create a Culture of Data Measure Your Impact

Build your capacity


You don't need to be a statistician to understand data! Everyone is capable of using data to improve their work.

Through trainings and coaching, I can help every member of your team build their analytical skillsets and confidence.

Create a culture of data


To change how teams use data, they need to understand what they can learn from it and build in routines for reflecting on it.

I help teams adopt and maintain continuous improvement practices that are practical, feasible, and sustainable.

Measure your impact


Through data tracking, visualization, and reporting, I help teams see just how much they are doing for students and families.

For projects that are too big for your team, like a needs assessment or evaluation, I can take the lead!

Here's how we can work together

1) Discover What You've Got: Think of this as a needs assessment for your organization. Together, we’ll take stock of what types of information you collect, store, and use (or don’t!). 2) Assess What You Need: Then, we can identify your pain points. We’ll brainstorm what you need to report on, what has been hard to track, and what would help you do your work better. 3) Plan How to Tell Your Story: We’ll work to get you the data you need when you need it. We’ll optimize how you collect, manage, and report on your data so you can share your story broadly and effectively. 4) Activate Long-Term Growth: Finally, we’ll make sure you can keep this up in the future. Through trainings, coaching, and strategic planning, we’ll enhance your capacity to keep engaging with your data for years to come.
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Hi! I'm Amanda.

I’m a former teacher and family and community engagement specialist. 

I understand what it’s like to manage a classroom and engage with families and communities.

I get the struggles of navigating systems and policies when you’re just trying to help others.

And I know how frustrating it can be when those systems or policies get in the way of the work you want to do for communities you care about.

But I’m also a researcher and evaluator.

I’ve navigated community-university partnerships, managed programs, and evaluated projects large and small.

I love using data to illuminate important issues, understand how they impact families, and drive programmatic improvement based on what we learn.

I get most excited to lift up voices that may not always get heard and tell the story of the good work that IS happening in communities, despite all odds.

Through Engage with Data, I help child- and family-serving organizations understand, communicate, and grow the meaningful differences they are making in the lives of others.

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How I've helped other programs tell their engagement story

“Amanda has helped me develop the capacity of a school-based family engagement team …and put together a beautiful family engagement tracker for us … Upon reflecting on Amanda’s tool, one of the team members commented, ‘We are no longer guessing.’ Thanks to the clarity she provided, the team is now presenting their recommendations to the staff on how to improve conferences in the spring.”

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SCOTT FILIPPINI

Greeley-Evans School District 6​

“With Amanda’s guidance, we were able to look closely at our program data, identify key research and gather persuasive evidence that supports the impact of our program, and develop a programmatic logic model that clearly articulates our goals, objectives, and how we help our school partners increase family engagement and student success. We were able to qualify for an ESSA evidence-based intervention tier that… ultimately led to a board-approved annual contract that exceeded our expectations.”​

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MATT BARINHOLTZ

FutureMakers