| Mayor's Office of Workforce Development Chicago, 2/03 |
"Excellent
tools and presentation." |
| City of
Chicago, Dept. of Housing Chicago, 2/03 |
"Great
overview. Lots of useful info and good for beginners and more experienced
census users alike." |
| US Dept.
of Health and Human Svs, Administration of Children & Families Chicago,
2/03 |
"This
workshop was well worth the time and effort." |
| DePaul
University, Native Foundations, Inc. Chicago, 2/03 |
"Very
useful, the instructor was thorough, knowledgeable and very approachable.
My skills are improved! The workbook is an excellent resource." |
| YMCA Chicago,
1/03 |
"Fantastic--Useful
and useable information presented clearly. Just what I needed! Thanks!" |
| University
of Georgia, National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory
Atlanta, 1/03 |
"I learned
a lot about communicating data and statistics in a more readable fashion.
With that, and the new ease I have browsing the Census website, I feel
confident in my presentation of demographic data." |
| Atlanta
Regional Commission Atlanta, 1/03 |
"The
workshop really clarified how to access Census variables from the website,
which seemed like a cryptic tome before. Also, I really liked that the
instructor had background, interest and focus on community/social change,
because that really made the data more useful and relevant." |
| University
of Texas, School of Public Health Houston, 1/03 |
"The
applied exercises are extremely helpful. The instructor was knowledgeable!
I gained much greater familiarity with Census data, particularly with
finding the data I need!" |
| Knudson
& Associates Houston, 1/03 |
"The
workshop not only met my expectations, it exceeded them. Excellent workshop--good
hands on training and great instructor!" |
| City of
Glendale Parks & Recreation Phoenix, 1/03 |
"Very
useful. The instructor was easy to understand and knowledgeable. I gained
a great amount of knowledge. The information will be extremely useful
in analyzing our recreation programs." |
| Arizona
Dept. of Health Services Phoenix, 1/03 |
"This
workshop was focused and effective. Excellent concern for all participants
listening, integrity for learning." |
| Michael
Baker Corporation Phoenix, 1/03 |
"Wonderful!
The most useful and interesting workshop I have been to. The instructor
took some potentially very boring topics and made them completely user
friendly and fun. I would recommend this company's workshop to anyone." |
| Special
Care and Career Services Dallas, 1/03 |
"Instructor
was so knowledgeable and impressive! The workshop really demystified the
census website and I will be using this info for years!" |
| Pierce
County Human Services Seattle, 11/02 |
"Facilitator
very clear, precise, knowledgeable; she sought questions to make sure
lessons were understood. The exercises were relevant and helpful. Overall,
a fantastic training and excellent facilitator!" |
King County
(Washington), Department of Transportation
Seattle, 11/02 |
"An
excellent resource, the workshop helped me feel at ease with information
that had previously seemed daunting. Good work!" |
King County
(Washington), Public Health Department
Seattle, 11/02 |
"The
workshop was absolutely fantastic, full of very useful information presented
in a completely user-friendly way. The instructor was a wonderful presenter.
Thanks very much!" |
|
Arizona State
University Phoenix, 7/03 |
"An
excellent crash-course in skills to approach census data as an analytical
tool useful for a wide range of organizations and applications. Very cool
stuff." |
| Clinica
Adelante, Inc. Phoenix, 7/03 |
"I can
go back to work and apply this information immediately to find answers
to actual data questions in relation to grant applications." |
| City of
Denton Dallas, 6/03 |
"The
workshop was really great. I had no prior experience with analysis and
I feel like I can use the tools that I got here today to assist in the
process of analyzing, researching, and computing data. " |
| Idaho
Transportation Department Boise, 5/03 |
" The
instructor and the course material were extremely well presented, and
easy to use. I appreciated the course and hope to take another one soon.
" |
| City of
Boise, Idaho Boise, 5/03 |
"I had
an excellent experience - would highly recommend to others." |
| Boise
City Police Department Boise, 5/03 |
"The
training was excellent and very useful. I feel I have gained the knowledge
and skills to pull data and feel comfortable in presenting it. The CD
will be very useful as well." |
| Prince
George's County Dept of Family Services Baltimore, 7/03 |
"I have
used census data before but you took me places I have never been. Just
used some census data for grant and wish I'd been here first! Great resource
for data users yet simple enough for everyone." |
| Planned
Parenthood Houston, 7/03 |
"I learned
a lot today, which will be very useful in my work. I'm now in data heaven!" |
| City of
Houston, 7/03 |
"This
workshop was great - I came with the understanding that it would be covering
a lot of content that I already knew, but your staff took a lot of time
with me by phone to go over the areas where I might (AND DID) learn some
tips." |
| Univ.
of Houston Graduate School of Social Work Houston, 7/03 |
"Not
only did I learn about census data, I really enjoyed the workshop. The
instructor was very good." |
| University
of Houston, Office of Community Projects Houston, 7/03 |
"I thought
it was great!!!! This will make my work so much easier and of higher quality." |
| Metropolitan
Transportation Commission San Francisco, 6/02 |
"The
exercises were very helpful to gain the "hands on" experience.
Also, you emphasized the appropriate areas. Very user friendly and relevant
to the common bureaucrat. The small size of the group was helpful and
the teacher was very responsive." |
| Office
of Statewide Health Planning and Development San Francisco, 6/02 |
"I really
thought the workshop was excellently done. I enjoyed being reminded that
working with data involves integrity and that "data crunching"
is a professional calling and can actually help people." |
| Washington
State Library Seattle, 11/02 |
"Very
good, concise introduction/overview of demographic analysis using official
census data. I really enjoyed the instruction, and would take more classes
on a variety of subjects through Smartgirl if they were offered." |