VIDEO: Surveys as Conversations
VIDEO: No one. Likes. Surveys. No one wants to feel like a generic data point. No one wants to be shouting into the dark. The ImpactStory Strategy designs surveys as mini conversations, and an opportunity to listen, learn, and respond. Read how!
VIDEO: Compelling Longer-term Change Impact Stories
VIDEO: The vast majority of social sector partners simply CANNOT measure the longer-term impact for their clients. So how do you tell compelling impact stories about the longer-term change you expect your clients to achieve? This week's blog post walks you through the critical must-haves to tell this important impact story.
VIDEO: Systems Change is a Goal, NOT a Destination
VIDEO: I constantly see posts and blogs about the importance of the social sector making meaningful systems change. While systems change is a crucial goal, it's not something we're actually able to measure or be sure we can even ever accomplish. This is hard to explain - but I'm going to give it a first try here.
VIDEO: Trust-based Partnerships Make Way for Systems Change
VIDEO: It's through the collective efforts of Trust-based Philanthropy, the Equitable Evaluation Initiative, Capitalize Good, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the Council on Foundations, the Council of Nonprofits, Fund for Shared Insight, Listen4Good, and their sister organizations, that we are moving closer to shifting power across the sector and toward the systems change we all envision.
VIDEO: Scientific Rigor in the Social Sector
VIDEO: Basic and applied research require scientific rigor, Nonprofits and their funders are practitioner. Practitioner rigor is also important, but it looks very different than scientific rigor. You do not - and cannot - be scientifically rigorous with your data. But, you do need to thoughtfully and intentionally engage in rigorous practices. Let's call these high quality practices.
VIDEO: Part 3 – Linking Individual Success to Systems Change Project GROWS
VIDEO: 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.
VIDEO: Part 2: Project GROWS’ Tracks Mission Fulfillment
VIDEO: 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.
VIDEO: Part 1: How Project GROWS Sets Up Their Impact Story
VIDEO: 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.
VIDEO: A Transformation of Program Evaluation
VIDEO: 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!
VIDEO: Are Anonymous Surveys Necessary?
VIDEO: Learn about different ways a survey can be anonymous, including the pros and cons of each.