The organizational context
Many executive directors and program directors recognize that their teams need stronger measurement and communication skills — but sending staff to a multi-day training or hiring an evaluation consultant are not always viable options. The Kasese Pepano program is designed as a middle path: structured, substantive learning that fits within the reality of a working program manager's schedule.
The program is self-paced, which means your team member can work through it incrementally alongside their regular responsibilities. Each module is discrete enough to apply immediately without waiting to complete the full program.
What your team member will learn
Metric Selection
How to identify indicators that align with the program's theory of change. Distinguishing outputs, outcomes, and impact. Selecting a manageable set of metrics that are both meaningful and measurable.
Data Collection Systems
Building lightweight, sustainable data collection workflows using tools your organization likely already has access to. Designing surveys and intake processes that generate useful data without overwhelming staff or participants.
The One-Page Dashboard
Creating a single, updatable document that gives leadership, funders, and partners a current view of program performance. Dashboard design principles for non-designers. Making data readable and credible simultaneously.
Grant Reporting
Structuring impact data for funder audiences. Narrative framing that makes reports readable. The relationship between quantitative data and qualitative stories in a well-constructed report. Avoiding the most common reporting pitfalls.
Board Communication
Translating program data into the narrative format that resonates with board members. Slide design that supports rather than replaces the presenter. Preparing for questions from board members who think in stories.
How the program is delivered
Each module combines video lessons, written guides, and ready-to-use templates. Your team member can access materials at any time and return to specific sections as relevant situations arise in their work.
The program does not require prior knowledge of data analysis, statistics, or evaluation methodology. It is designed for program managers, not data professionals.
For operators considering the program for multiple staff members, reach out to discuss group access.
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Common questions from operators
The program is self-paced. Working through all five modules typically takes between six and ten hours of learning time, spread across as few or as many sessions as works for your team member's schedule. Many participants work through one module per week alongside their regular responsibilities.
The measurement and communication frameworks covered in the program are applicable across program types. The principles for selecting meaningful metrics, building lightweight data systems, and communicating outcomes to funders and boards apply whether your program works in workforce development, education, housing, health, arts, or another area.
No specific technical background is required. A basic familiarity with spreadsheets is helpful but not essential. The primary prerequisite is working experience in a nonprofit program management role — the program is designed to connect directly to that existing context.
Yes. If you are considering the program for more than one person on your team, schedule a call to discuss the details. Group access can be structured in different ways depending on the size and structure of your organization.