Measuring Impact

Data Playbook: this detailed guide/series of webpages from Schusterman Family Philanthropies educates on how nonprofits can set goals, collect data, create surveys, and communicate data to internal and external partners. 

Survey data reporting on how the public perceives different kinds of organizations, specifically in regards to competency, ethics, and transparency:

2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Global Report - PDF Attached

By defining theory of change, practitioners in the social sector can more effectively implement and assess their interventions upon social issues:

Defining Theory of Change for Measurement and Evaluation - PDF Attached

Using food banks as a case study, this article demonstrates how nonprofits can measure social impact on an ongoing basis:

Making a difference with data_ What it can mean for food banks - PDF Attached

Every nonprofit organization should measure its progress in fulfilling its mission, its success in mobilizing its resources, and its effectiveness on the job:

Measuring what matters in nonprofits - PDF Attached

This article distinguishes between outputs, outcomes, and impact of nonprofits, and touches on how a nonprofit's theory of change should determine which kind of metric to focus on:

Getting Results_ Outputs, Outcomes and Impact - PDF Attached

This article explains that your organization should leverage data it already collects as much as possible, and lists different kinds of data and how it can be used to improve organizational impact and communications with partners:

What Type of Data Should My Nonprofit or Foundation Collect - PDF Attached

Organizations should consider whether they are using data to create accountability or improve organizational activities, and whether they have proper resources to do so:

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact - PDF Attached