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Insights to help you manage, measure, and share your social impact story
- May 17
What Is the “Democratization of Data” and Why Does It Matter for Your Nonprofit?
As the leader in a social-good organization, you are in charge of “directing the nonprofit to achieve its mission and determining the...
- May 10
How to Scale Your Nonprofit by Increasing Public Trust
Trust is an essential ingredient for the success of any social-good organization. You cannot develop impactful collaborations between...
- May 3
Fueling Innovation Through Transformational Leadership
Social-good leaders across the country face many of the same challenges. It might feel like there is never enough time, money, or staff...
- Apr 27
How to Find Meaning in Data (Without Being a Data Analyst)
Numbers tell us amazing things, if we know how to listen. Many of our everyday actions are data-driven. When you drive your car, you know...
- Apr 19
How to Create Sustainable Collaboratives for Long-Term Impact
The social-good sectors in the United States and Canada are significant contributors to the economy and to the health and well-being of...
- Apr 12
Building a Resilient Collaborative to Address Challenges Now, and in the Future
Social-good collaboratives are a powerful force for driving long-term social change. When organizations work together, individuals and...
- Apr 4
The Beginner’s Guide to Collective Impact
Over the past three years, there has been a dramatic increase in need for collaboration in our communities in order to give everyone an...
- Mar 29
Building a Framework for Success: How Data-Driven Strategic Planning Increases Impact
Creating and then following a data-driven strategic plan is the surest way to increase the impact, sustainability, and growth of your...
- Mar 23
Why Increased Impact Starts with Putting Your Participants at the Center
No matter your social good organization’s specific mission, it has people at its core. You aren’t providing services, designing programs,...
- Mar 15
How to Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Social good leaders face the dual challenges of positioning their organizations for growth in the face of uncertain times, while also...
- Mar 8
What Is Capacity Building, Why Is It Needed, and How Does It Help Nonprofits?
Running a nonprofit can be very rewarding as you watch individuals and communities overcome challenges through the assistance provided by...
- Mar 2
4 Tips for Reducing Nonprofit Staff Turnover
Organizations across the country face high employee turnover, but the social-good sector struggles more than most.
- Feb 21
How to Build a High-Performing Nonprofit Culture
By Sheri Chaney Jones, CEO & Founder, SureImpact Many nonprofit organizations today are facing staff and resource shortages, while...
- Feb 16
5 Tips for Finding the Right Cloud Software for Your Nonprofit Organization
You’ve heard the arguments for creating a data-drive culture and understand that new technology can help your nonprofit thrive. But where...
- Feb 8
Eight Questions You Should Ask to Increase Engagement with Funders
In uncertain economies, competition increases for charitable dollars from both institutional and individual donors. Funders desire to...
- Feb 1
Nonprofit Metrics: How to Use KPIs to Measure Impact
To concretely measure your nonprofit’s impact, you’ll need to leverage nonprofit metrics, also known as nonprofit KPIs. Get a full introduct
- Jan 30
Huckleberry House Selects SureImpact to Increase Overall Stability for At-risk Youth
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 30, 2023—SureImpact, Inc., an Ohio-based software company, announced today that it was chosen by Huckleberry...
- Jan 26
Achieving Equitable Outcomes Starts With Intentional Efforts and Reliable Data
Mitigating inequities in your community requires you and your team to have an intentional focus and the right tools.
- Jan 18
Social-Good Sector Data in 2023: What to Collect and Why
Whether you are attending conferences, reading industry articles, or simply discussing ideas with other non-profit organizations, the...
- Jan 12
Vulnerability & Measurement: The Key Ingredients to Significant Impact
Vulnerability is the key to greater impact. Leading with vulnerability requires emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and humility.
- Jan 4
How to Ensure Your Nonprofit Thrives in Uncertain Economies
In the face of economic uncertainty, how do you decide what to prioritize and what to cut when your nonprofit has to tighten its belt?
- Dec 13, 2022
5 Tips for Winning Your Next Grant Application
Here are five best practices for writing a grant application that give funders and donors the confidence in your organization.
- Dec 12, 2022
6 Great Reasons to Invest in Volunteer Data Management
What does it mean to invest in data management? Data management involves collecting, organizing, protecting, and storing data in one...
- Dec 2, 2022
Demystifying Data: Top Insights from SureImpact’s Educational Panel with NXUnite
Data are one of your nonprofit’s most valuable resources. Learning how to leverage mission impact data for your organization’s benefit is...
- Nov 28, 2022
The Secret to Sustainable Funding and Increased Impact
Whether it is #GivingTuesday or your annual appeal, data-informed impact stories drive increased funding.
- Oct 4, 2022
The Music Settlement Selects SureImpact to Measure the Impact of Music Experiences
The Music Settlement Selects SureImpact to Measure the Impact of Music Experiences of All Ages and Abilities
- Sep 12, 2022
Nonprofit Marketing: The Evergreen Power of Accurate Data
Accurate data has the power to solicit more donations, garner new supporters, and sustain the long-term success of an organization.
- Aug 4, 2022
Impact Story Toolkit: A Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling
As humans, we tell stories for a range of reasons: to inform, to convince, to create empathy, and to communicate experience. Nonprofits,...
- Jul 19, 2022
Move to PROSPER Selects SureImpact to Improve Economic Mobility for Single Moms
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20, 2022—SureImpact, Inc., announced today that it has been chosen by Move to PROSPER to measure and share their impact
- Jun 22, 2022
Philanthropy’s New Model: Takeaways from the Siemer Institute
5 Lessons from a new model of philanthropy based on collective social impact, coordinated strategy, and real-time shared measurement.
- Jun 16, 2022
What Is Impact? A Primer on Nonprofit Impact Measurement
In the larger world of impact assessment and program evaluation, impact measurement is an often overlooked but critical step. According...
- May 3, 2022
The Ultimate How-To Guide to Social Impact Assessment
On an instinctual level, you know your nonprofit is doing important, impactful community work. Your volunteers show up early. Your staff...
- Mar 28, 2022
What Is Impact Assessment? A Complete Introduction
Walk into any board room in the U.S. and you’ll likely hear the term “impact assessment” tossed around. From such contexts, it can be...
- Mar 2, 2022
SureImpact Announces Dwight Smith and Kristy Campbell as New Board Members
SureImpact, the leader in impact management software today announced the appointment of Dwight Smith and Kristy Campbell to their board.
- Jan 24, 2022
Urban City Codes Selects SureImpact to Measure Impact of Culturally-focused Technology Training
SureImpact, Inc., announced today that it has been selected by Urban City Codes to help the organization measure and manage their impact.
- Jan 7, 2022
How Data Enables Purpose-Driven Foundation Board Leadership
The impact and long-term sustainability of social-good organizations requires purpose-driven leaders and an impact-centric culture.
- Nov 9, 2021
What do your organization’s finances say about your values?
The strategic utilization of financial resources is essential to addressing complex problems for individuals and communities.
- Sep 23, 2021
How Trust-based Philanthropy Creates Thriving Communities
Transparent communication helps funders and grantees align their missions and find ways to continuously improve.
- Aug 9, 2021
Pathlight HOME Selects SureImpact to Demonstrate Social Impact of Housing First Initiatives
SureImpact, Inc has been selected by Pathlight HOME to automate and simplify the process of collecting and sharing social impact data
- Jul 27, 2021
Why Social-Impact Measurement is Critical for Social-Good Networks
Social-impact measurement can be applied to any type of social-good network whether geographical or united by a common funder
- Jul 8, 2021
Philanthropy’s role in driving lasting social change
If funders desire radical transformations in the social causes they fund, they need to promote high-performance measurement practices
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