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VIDEO: The work of nonprofits is complex. You surely have a deep, internal sense that your work is powerful and impacts the people you work with. Expressing this power and impact with coherence can be challenging.

January 7, 2024

How Do We Know We are Doing Good?

I think of this community as being one of philanthropists – in the true meaning of the word: “loving people.” This is a community actively loving people every day.

Blog - Simple Data Collection

December 18, 2023

Graphs that Help You Ask Important Questions

This weekend, I was thinking about how data can be used for good, and how data can be used for evil. So today, I thought I’d talk about how you can use graphs to understand your data in ways that build trust and understanding (good) or they can obscure the truth and promote stereotypes (evil).

Blog - Powerful Data Analysis

December 4, 2023

VIDEO: Graphs that Help You Ask Important Questions

VIDEO: This weekend, I was thinking about how data can be used for good, and how data can be used for evil. So today, I thought I’d talk about how you can use graphs to understand your data in ways that build trust and understanding (good) or they can obscure the truth and promote stereotypes (evil).

A Strategy for Co-Building Knowledge

What if… we established uncomplicated, sector-specific structures, defined metrics, and capacity for tracking, analyzing, and using impact data?

November 21, 2023

VIDEO: A Strategy for Co-Building Knowledge

VIDEO: What if… we established uncomplicated, sector-specific structures, defined metrics, and capacity for tracking, analyzing, and using impact data?

Insights Lead to Action

I was meeting with a funder last week, and they were asking me to confirm they were making good data-driven insights. They were not feeling clear about exactly what an insight is. These are super smart and insightful people, so they can’t be the only one wondering this. For all you co-wonderers – this blog’s for you!

Blog - Powerful Data Analysis

November 7, 2023

VIDEO: Insights Lead to Action

VIDEO: I was meeting with a funder last week, and they were asking me to confirm they were making good data-driven insights. They were not feeling clear about exactly what an insight is. These are super smart and insightful people, so they can’t be the only one wondering this. For all you co-wonderers – this blog’s for you!

18 Ways to Say “Impact”

A topic that came up recently in the ImpactStory Academy is all the different words for IMPACT. I started a quick list and came up with 18 different words – I know, right!