Measurement Archives - Social Solutions

Oct

12 Types of Data that Your Social Good Organization Should be Tracking

Social Solutions Best Practices, Data Management, Measurement

Data is a crucial part of telling your organization’s story and proving outcomes. Stakeholders and service recipients alike demand transparency and evidence that programs positively impact both individuals and communities. Is your organization one of thousands of agencies in the process of building (or rebuilding) an effective data collection and reporting infrastructure? Or are you one of the tens of thousands who recognize the need to prove program outcomes, but you’re not sure where to start? read more

Aug

Is Outcomes Data Management Overwhelming Your Team?

Social Solutions Data Management, Measurement, Nonprofit Technology, Nonprofits, Outcomes Software, Performance Management

With more data available to us than ever before, it’s no wonder so many nonprofit executives and teams often find themselves stuck in the dreaded “analysis paralysis” mode. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by outcomes data management, read on for encouragement and ideas that will help you get, and stay, un-stuck. It happened again. Your funders …

Jul

3 Nonprofit Performance Metrics Worth Tracking

Social Solutions Data Management, Measurement, Nonprofit Technology, Reporting

Nonprofit organizations, including those in the social services sector, face several potential challenges in determining how to most effectively use performance measures to demonstrate success. Frequently, the metrics tracked don’t necessarily demonstrate an organization’s impact in the most effective way or don’t always describe an organization’s …

Jun

4 Steps to Measure Nonprofit Program Outcomes

Social Solutions Measurement, Nonprofits, Performance Management

Harnessing Data to Measure Nonprofit Program Outcomes The most effective nonprofit organizations know that data is critical to their mission for several reasons. Leveraging data to measure nonprofit program outcomes not only lets you fine-tune program efficacy, but also helps funders understand your impact. While there is no silver bullet that will …

Jun

How to Use Data to Tell Powerful Impact Stories

Social Solutions Best Practices, Case Management Resources, Measurement

How to Tell Powerful Impact Stories with Data If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you heard Tyrion Lannister say in the series finale: “What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? No. It’s stories. There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story.” And no one knows the power of a compelling story more than people in nonprofits. We …