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NDANO offers live in-person and online learning opportunities for nonprofits, often with partners. Members receive discounted rates on all NDANO events. All times are Central unless otherwise indicated.

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Data and Perception: How American Cancer Society Uses Surveys to Increase Engagement

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
10:00 am11:00 am
Webinar (Series)

Presenter: Techsoup
Cost: Free

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American Cancer Society (ACS) runs one of the largest longitudinal studies of behavioral data for cancer prevention. Recently, ACS embarked on a journey to better connect and build a community around the study's participants with the aim of increasing engagement and better delivering information to them. In this webinar, we will discuss how nonprofits can:

  • Create a research-focused community
  • Communicate effectively with their participants about upcoming surveys
  • Develop best practices around messaging and program development

The webinar will show how ACS uses surveys as a mechanism to collect data, understand the audience, and make data-driven decisions.

Speaker: Vivek Bhaskara, QuestionPro
Vivek Bhaskaran is the founding member and Executive Chairman of QuestionPro, one of the industry's leading providers of web-based research technologies. As Chief Executive Officer, he plays a key role in defining the company strategy and using technology and innovation continuously to maintain its leadership in the industry.

He has played a pivotal role in QuestionPro's journey. In 2008, QuestionPro made Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies, ranking 172nd overall and 25th among business-service providers.

Vivek completed his primary education in India before moving to Russia and then US. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University, Utah.

Speaker: Alpa Patel, Cancer Prevention Studies
Alpa V. Patel serves as the principal investigator of the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) and provides strategic oversight for the study and biospecimen management team and all study operations. As an expert in physical activity epidemiology, she oversees the assessment and analysis of physical activity data in the Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS).