1. Collecting Information about the Problem

2. Why should you collect information?
Knowledge: Reality talks
Credibility counts
Awareness leads to change

3. Ten Steps in Information Collecting
Agree on the value and purpose of the information
Determine when you want to use this data
Determine exactly what you want to know
Determine who will find the information
Identify possible sources of information 3

4. Ten Steps in Information Collecting
Agree on the value and purpose of the information
Determine when you want to use this data
Determine exactly what you want to know
Determine who will find the information
Identify possible sources of information 4

5. Collecting New Information
Identify the best method of collecting information
Decide if you want to inform the public of what you are doing
Train the people who will collect the information
Collect and tabulate your data
Report (and use) your findings 5

6. Limitations of this Information:
Obtain data from enough people to make it worthwhile
Give your information in context
Don’t forget to give your information a human face 6