Workshops and Presentations
CMOR has the expertise to present workshops and presentations in many areas including survey writing, research design, and data analysis. CMOR can conduct workshops and presentations on-site or at our offices located in the Portage Lakes. There is no group too big or too small. One-on-one trainings are also available at an hourly rate. Contact us for more information.
Introduction to Survey Writing: Do-It-Yourself Questionnaires
If you are in need of insight into the thoughts and opinions of your constituents, you need to start by asking the questions! Attend this workshop to gain the background, knowledge, and tools to build a successful survey instrument from start to finish.
In this workshop, you will learn how to:
- Determine what questions should and can be asked on a survey
- Write good survey questions
- Design survey scales
- Avoid common mistakes when writing survey questions or designing questionnaires
- Most importantly, achieve your research objectives
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Google Calendar, Docs, and other useful applications for your organization
Overcome scheduling and document access obstacles! Find out how Google applications can make the sharing of information between team members easier, more practical, and productive. Learn how to create, use, and share the many applications available through Google, including the Google Calendar and Google Docs.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- How to create and maintain a Google calendar, tracking each team member’s schedule and making planning future events easier
- How to create and maintain various documents housing and accessing them online from the office or remote sites
- Learn about 8 other Google apps that can help you to track, understand, and increase visibility of your organization
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Introduction to Research Design and Survey Administration: Design your Research Study and Collect Data the Right Way!
This workshop provides participants with the background, knowledge, and tools to successfully design and administer a research project through various methods including telephone, mail, and online.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- The advantages and disadvantages of different survey administration methods
- How to define your target audience and geographic area
- Different methods of designing samples and the advantages and disadvantages of each
- Overview of the administration of a research study using different methods (telephone, online, mail, and face to face interviews)
- Techniques for increasing response rates, minimizing non-response bias, and collecting quaility data
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Survey Monkey 101
This workshop provides participants with the background, knowledge, and tools to successfully design and administer an online survey research project. This is a ‘hands-on’ workshop. In the end, you will have learned how to navigate the software, design and create a survey and collect information.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- How to use SurveyMonkey to design different types of questions
- How to make different survey questions appear based on answers to previous questions
- How to create email invitations that will get through the spam filters
- How to give your online survey the look and feel of your brand
- Tricks and tips from professionals using this product
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Introduction to Data Analysis and Reports: Use Your Data To Take Action and WOW People!
This workshop provides participants with the background, knowledge, and tools to interpret data and report the results in a way that is understandable for your intended audience. Even if you work with another organization that collects data for you, this workshop will give you the knowledge and tools to better interpret the results as well as to run additional analyses as the need arises.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- Things to do before you start analysis - setting up the database, data entry, data cleaning
- Creating a data analysis plan
- How to use excel to generate descriptive statistics
- How to determine statistically significant differences: t-tests and Chi-square tests
- How to transform and recode data
- Coding qualitative data to be analyzed using quantitative statistics
- How to organize your data for maximum effectiveness in the report
- Charts and graphs for different question types
- Formatting tips for a compelling report
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Constant Contact 101
Constant Contact is a great and affordable way to communicate with your contacts on a consistent basis. You can house your contact lists, develop digital newsletters, and create email marketing campaigns all in one place, saving you time and money.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- Research and gather contact information for potential clients, donors, and partners, adding to your relationship potential
- Develop a communication strategy that is designed to reach the most contacts about your most important initiatives
- Develop separate lists of contacts to meet your organization's many communication needs and objectives
- Create eye-catching and intriguing email and newsletter communications to capture the interest of and inform your audience
- Manage contact lists and reap the greatest possible results