New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Data experts consider the compelling ways in which organizations can use data visualization to assess impact, fundraise, and display outcomes.
Experts discuss how Aspire Public Schools used data to build accountability, leadership, and capacity.
Experts discuss how data mining can help organizations effectively measure impact and optimize their work.
Dylan Hendricks of the Institute for the Future discusses the possibilities and limitations of application programming interfaces (APIs) in an increasingly networked world.
Drawing on extensive field research and surveys, Lasker suggests several ways to make international health volunteering more effective.
Unless companies commit to measuring impact, their sustainability initiatives will solve only pockets of social problems or have no real impact at all.
How a commitment to effective messaging research helped reframe the debate around freedom to marry and win greater support.
The true power of data comes from conveying the “so what” behind the numbers, inspiring people to probe new questions, and using it for rigorous statistical inquiry.
The rigorous use of data to guide social funding decisions is essential, but to do it well, we need to broaden the evidence base, focus on principles of practice, and embrace adaptive integration over fidelity.
After developing a new building technique, the nonprofit ARZU Studio Hope used the technique to build a preschool in Afghanistan as part of its mission to support education for women and children.
