Gather and Grow - Waconia United Food Shelf

When the Executive Director sought to better understand Gather and Grow's donors, volunteers, and clients as three distinct populations, she needed someone to design the inquiry, not just execute it. As lead of the Data Task Force, the project covered the full data lifecycle - beginning with stakeholder interviews to inform survey design, through distribution, dataset construction, descriptive analysis, and reporting directly to the Executive Director and board to support annual strategic planning. Before concluding the project, priorities for the remaining populations were established with staff, leaving a clear research agenda to carry the work forward (contributed pro bono as a board member).