Data Trustworthiness Check.

Set the light, standing routine that keeps your data reliable and your reporting numbers traceable, so clean data does not decay the moment attention lapses.

Last in Own Your Data and Make Your Systems Work Together, then on a regular rhythm.

Set a standing data check

Spot duplicates creeping back in

Confirm the systems that should be in sync still are

Confirm the backups are actually running

Confirm the source-of-truth rules are being followed

How often this check runs, and who owns it

Make your reporting numbers traceable

For each key number you report to funders and your board, write down where it comes from and how it is produced

Set a repeatable way to produce each, so reporting stops being a hand-assembled guess

Where a data problem keeps recurring, put it in your Problem and Idea Log so it gets fixed at the root

Data trustworthiness is not a one-time cleanup; it is a light habit that catches decay early. When your reported numbers can be traced to a trusted source and your standing check is running, you can rely on your data instead of second-guessing it.

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