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?
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!
2 Foolproof Ways to Increase Survey Response Rates (and it’s not magic!)
2 Foolproof Ways to Increase Survey Response Rates It's not magic! September 26. 2023 Maryfrances Porter Whenever I speak, survey development is BY FAR the most >>
3 Data Culture Must-Have’s
I worked with an organization which wanted to be dedicated to collecting and using data. But, data was only seen as a fundraising tool, so they didn't create a positive data culture.
3 Keys to Successful Surveys
There are approximately a zillion more simple things you can do to boost response rates, improve the quality of your data, and ensure you are collecting data you can turn into action. Here are the three most important!
3 Steps to Power
I know - because I've been there with you - that measuring the goodness nonprofits put out into the world can feel cumbersome.
Why Nonprofits Should NOT do Program Evaluation
The scientific method just doesn't fit the budget, the mission, or the needs of nonprofits in the complex, day-to-day work of providing critical services. What the nonprofits I worked with needed was actionable data
Nonprofits & Strategic Data Collection
I had this wonderful opportunity to speak with Jay Smack on The Good Eye Podcast about the straightforward strategy I've developed that ensures nonprofits have data that helps them do work, and which communicates return on investment for funders - all this while being no more difficult to manage than a budget.
2 Reports You Should Read
When I was making a presentation last week, one of the nonprofit leaders in the group said "I'm realizing I'm not the only one not getting it right. It’s clearly a problem that smaller nonprofits have with measuring and talking about impact. Just hearing this is validating.”
Collecting Data You Can Actually Use
Nonprofits often ask: So how do I collect data that helps me (a) show that people are getting better, and (b) know what adjustments need to be made to improve what I do?