I work along side your team to build out a truly sustainable strategy.

Both nonprofits and funders need their impact story at their fingertips.

Tracking impact data and telling your story should not be harder than managing your budget.

I can do a little or a lot, we’ll start with what you have and build a right-sized workplan from there:

ImpactStory™ Strategy build out. I will work with your team to create a Strategic Impact Map with citations, create your surveys, and design efficient data collection process.
Ongoing training and support. I’ll support your staff in collecting data, understanding what it means, and using it to tell powerful impact stories.
When we’re done you’ll have embedded tools, a sustainable process, and the institutional knowledge to go forward on your own. But never fear! I’m always available in the ImpactStory™ Network and monthly office hours.

Maryfrances Porter, Ph.DCEO and Founder

“Maryfrances is very adept at bringing individuals at various levels of understanding to a clearer view of the linkage of priorities and outcomes. The leadership Maryfrances provided was invaluable in our evolution of deciding how to invest our resources of dollars, advocacy, and volunteerism to address priorities. “

Cathy Smith Train, Past President, United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Custom ImpactStory™ is
for you if…

You are a nonprofit service provider or funder with at least one staff person able to dedicate about 5 hours a week to being the ongoing data manager.
You are serious about tracking and using impact, but need some support to put it all into place. I create a work plan that keeps you on track.
You want to set up a sustainable, yet flexible, set of tools and processes to track impact and communicate the value of what you do.
Your board wants impact dashboards which allow them track, understand, and talk about the real difference your organization is making.
You want guidance in how to have collaborative conversations between nonprofits and funders about current impact and ways to increase or scale impact going forward.

Build a Solid Framework

Goals: I facilitate building a Strategic Impact Map™ and gather the citations which are the foundation for tracking and telling impact stories.

I help you identify and build a Learning and Insight Team that will keep your storytelling going.

Simple Data Collection

Goals: I inventory of all the data you currently collect and the tools you use to collect it. I streamline your data collection and build out anything you need.

If needed, I can make recommendations about databases for data collection and storage

Support Along the Way

Goals: Your team will receive quarterly support meetings to check in, trouble shoot, and establish goals. I review documents, make suggestions, and answer all questions in between meetings.

I provide the training and support needed at every step of the way.

Turning Data into Action

Goal: I your facilitate your Learning and Insight Team in turning data into action, and identifying the stories you need to tell.

I will tweak surveys or data collection tools and processes based on the first year’s experiences.

Powerful Impact Stories

Goal: You get lots of practice and support in telling all sorts of impact stories trough quarterly meetings.

My goal is that the ImpactStory™ Strategy runs smoothly without me.

ImpactStory™ Network

Use your ongoing, free membership to the Impactstory™ Network to ask questions, exchange information, and build relationships.

Never have an unanswered question again!

What you’ll have in the end…

A complete, branded Strategic Impact Map™ that clearly articulates what you do, as well as the immediate impact, long-term and systems change you’re working toward.
All the research and citations needed to make the case that your strategy is a good one.
Simple and efficient surveys and other data collection tools and processes that fold data collection into your workflow. Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Staff trained in data analysis, data visualization, and data interpretation. You will always know what the data mean. Now you can tell the best stories and can take action when needed.
A curious, supportive community through the ImpactStory™ Network. We are the seasoned program-evaluation-program-development-data-storytelling consultants you need, right in your back pocket

“I just want to express that the clarity and soundness of reasoning that ImpactStory(TM) brought to our work has been TRANSFORMATIONAL! It has literally reframed the work our development team is doing; our impact is clear and solid. Our whole team is now on the same page. Our work with you helped us get there! Thank you, thank you!”

Rose Cole, Director of Community Engagement, Madison House

“We gained clarity, common language, and a stronger organizational structure and vision. We have been able to better communicate to our funders and stakeholders about our growth trajectory. This has also helped staff and board communication to ensure we are all on the same page. We have directly included content from our work with PSI to bolster our grant applications and reports to current funders. Due to our work with PSI, we have more clearly aligned our strategic goals and impact. We have also been equipped with the tools to measure that impact, which is a crucial step that PSI assisted with immensely. As a direct outcome of our work, we have negotiated a grant for a part-time development personnel for just under $25,000. PSI provides amazing facilitation, clarity, and results. We highly recommend them to our nonprofit members without hesitation.”

Evelyn Riley, Executive Director, Dan River Nonprofit Network

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I work along side your team to build out a truly sustainable strategy.

Custom ImpactStory™ is for you if…

You are a nonprofit service provider or funder with at least one staff person able to dedicate about 5 hours a week to being the ongoing data manager.

You are serious about tracking and using impact, but need some support to put it all into place. I create a work plan that keeps you on track.

You want to set up a sustainable, yet flexible, set of tools and processes to track impact and communicate the value of what you do.

Your board wants impact dashboards which allow them track, understand, and talk about the real difference your organization is making.

You want guidance in how to have collaborative conversations between nonprofits and funders about current impact and ways to increase or scale impact going forward.