Part 3: Project GROWS Links Individual Success with a Vision for Systems Change
Project GROWS uses their Strategic Impact Map™ to plan out how they track mission fulfillment. This is a second blog about the first step of the ImpactStory™ Strategy – and how creating a Solid Framework provides the basis for telling powerful impact stories.
Part 2: Project GROWS’ Tracks Mission Fulfillment
Project GROWS uses their Strategic Impact Map™ to plan out how they track mission fulfillment. This is a second blog about the first step of the ImpactStory™ Strategy – and how creating a Solid Framework provides the basis for telling powerful impact stories.
Part 1: How Project GROWS Sets Up Their Impact Story
A Strategic Impact Map™ is an improvement on traditional logic models. While traditional logic models are focused on “inputs” (i.e., the resources nonprofits are seeking from funders), a Strategic Impact Map™ starts with what’s most important to the social sector, which is Mission. Learn about Strategic Impact Maps™ by learning about how Project Grows created theirs.
A Transformation of Program Evaluation
I have transformed traditional program evaluation into a first-of-its-kind framework and toolbox you can use day-to-day to track mission fulfillment and iteratively improve programs, separately or collaboratively together. Read about the ImpactStory™ Strategy and my upcoming book!
The Power of a Strong Framework
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.
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!
Nonprofits CANNOT Measure Long-term Impact
I'm being provocative - and - once someone leaves services you can no longer control what happens. The world is a complex and chaotic place. Your clients use what you gave them immediately, later, or (sadly) never. You have literally no control.
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 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.