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How I learned to stop worrying and love being a manager

When I first started as the Data Director of Sunrise Movement, I was terrified to be a manager. For the first five years of my career,...

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Write that down: What I've learned about documentation for data teams

I used to be a hypocrite. There are numerous records of me in Slack complaining about other people's lack of documentation. It would not...

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Replicating the Orbit Model: An exercise in measuring movement power 🚀

I recently discovered the Orbit model thanks to a recommendation from Claire Carroll. The Orbit model is a self described "framework for...

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A Faster Welcome Text

Overview Sunrise Movement works to build the people and political power to pass a Green New Deal and create millions of good jobs. Our...

A Practitioner's Guide for Measuring Movements

I study a movement for a living. In 2020 I was hired at the Sunrise Movement to bring a data-driven lens to our organizing, and since...

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Building Powerful Data Teams: On Investing in Junior Talent

I want to share a sort of step-by-step recounting of how I built a culture of learning and growth on my data team

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Doing data for good

If you have ever spent time knocking doors, making phone calls, or running a training program, you understand that tech is not the limiting

Automating the hard stuff (and impress your organizers along the way)

When you cannot deliver accurate results quick to organizers, you lose their buy in to your system. And when your organizers do not use your

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