It may be tempting to jump straight to visuals when starting your one-page report, but we suggest starting with a solid foundation. Defining the scope and intentions for your one-page report is important in enhancing its power to communicate data to your readers.
In this video, we will walk through the basic foundations of creating a one-page report. Starting with identifying your targeted audience, then moving on to writing a purpose statement, and prioritizing your one-page report information. We also share a great example from Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic’s book Storytelling with Data.
Lyssa Wilson Becho 
Principal Research Associate, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
Lyssa is the Director of EvaluATE, she leads the training elements of EvaluATE, including webinars, workshops, resources, and evaluation coaching. She also works with Valerie on strategy and reporting for the ATE annual survey. Lyssa is a principal research associate at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University and co-principal investigator for EvaluATE. She holds a Ph.D. in evaluation and has 7 years of experience conducting evaluations for a variety of local, national, and international programs.
Emma Leeburg
Project Manager, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
Emma Leeburg is a project manager at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University and is the Managing Director and co-principal investigator for EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. She is the co-creator of creating one-page reports and specializes in data communication and visualization. She has over seven years of evaluation experience, presenting in webinars and workshops for national and international audiences, developing resources, newsletters, and reports.
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