The Challenge
Create an implementation plan to transition EFAA into a new service model.
The Result
A team that builds programs with data (and a new results framework and measurement strategy to match).
Developing a Culture of Data
A Change in Model Reinforced By a Change in Mind Set
Helping Emergency Family Assistance Association provide truly holistic services
Supporting families facing inequity isn’t just about delivering on immediate needs such as food, housing, or utility assistance—it’s also a matter of keeping families both together and moving forward. It’s about linking them with resources that built lasting stability and growth.
With that in mind, the Boulder Colorado-based Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) turned to ResultsLab to guide the organization’s transition from an emergency services provider model, to one of delivering holistic family services.
A Change in Model Reinforced By a Change in Mind Set
Helping Emergency Family Assistance Association provide truly holistic services
Supporting families facing inequity isn’t just about delivering on immediate needs such as food, housing, or utility assistance—it’s also a matter of keeping families both together and moving forward. It’s about linking them with resources that built lasting stability and growth.
With that in mind, the Boulder Colorado-based Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) turned to ResultsLab to guide the organization’s transition from an emergency services provider model, to one of delivering holistic family services.
The Right Research, Design, & Action
The Right Research, Design, & ActionTo drive effective change throughout the transition, we first guided EFAA through a comprehensive process to develop a new impact strategy and program model, followed by a measurement plan and toolkit detailing what to measure and how to measure it. Combined, these aspects of our coaching ensured the organization would be able to drive a high quality measurement practice forward.
As a next step, we facilitated a series of data use sessions aimed at empowering a core group of program staff to not only use data dashboards, but also to leverage insights to truly improve their programs.
“I didn’t think data could be so interesting and valuable!” was our favorite piece of participant feedback from the session.
Results
Since July 2018, EFAA’s holistic family services model has served over 2,700 individuals and the organization continues to identify new ways to improve its programs using data.
The model has been so successful in fact, that EFAA has asked our team for assistance in expanding its reach. We’re excited by the chance to help the organization in assessing service gaps for homeless populations in Boulder, and in shaping an action plan based on data to address the landscape.
“ResultsLab is technically rigorous and excellent at engaging all levels of staff. They deliver high-quality results,” explains CEO Julie Van Domelen
Is your team ready to replicate your programs with consistency and efficiency, through a strategic approach?
ResultsLab
ResultsLab delivers the data mindset, skill set, and tool set established nonprofits need for programmatic success.
Katrina shares her experience working with nonprofits that are understaffed, juggling multiple responsibilities, and feel too overwhelmed to “do data.”
"In the end, it’s about making data less intimidating and more accessible."
Read more on Katrina's experience with data in the social sector.... and the latest hobby she's learning about when she's not working. 👩🏼🌾
https://resultslab.com/meet-the-team-katrina-naeve/
#MeetTheTeam
Since working with Kupenda for the children, we’ve seen firsthand the sincere drive and passion that this team has in supporting their mission to “transform harmful beliefs surrounding disability to those that improve children’s lives.”
They’re using data in innovative ways to understand the results of their programming, and to uncover opportunities to continuously improve and drive outcomes.“ResultsLab has helped us turn our existing data into meaningful insights with actionable next steps, and build an infrastructure to make sure that we’ll be set up for future success.” Jessica Charles, Communications and Development Director at Kupenda.
Learn more about Kupenda and the children they’re supporting: https://kupenda.org/
#actionableanalytics #datainformed #socialimpact #strongeroutcomes
How self-aware are you?
Self-awareness is a powerful skill that...
- allows us to understand things from multiple perspectives
- frees us from our assumptions and biases
- helps us build better relationships
Yet, org psychologist and researcher Tasha Eurich found that while 95% of us think that we’re self-aware, the reality is closer to 15%.
Great podcast episode on how we can better tap into our self-awareness 👇
https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/how-to-tap-into-your-self-awareness-and-why-it-even/id1544098624?
"Very early on in the process, we begin to introduce performance scales. These scales help our clients interpret their work as either being performative, compliance-related, or strategic.”– Dwinita Mosby Tyler, The Equity Project LLC
What's driving your organization to focus on DEI and are you committed to doing the work?
If you want to educate yourself on what effective and courageous organizational leadership in the DEI space looks like, understand what it's like from the consulting side. Read more ⬇️
Sistahbiz Global Network
#EarthDay is a good reminder for us to continually be stepping up our environmental efforts.
Great use of #data and imagery to tell the story of our climate crisis. Thanks for sharing #GoogleDoodle
Among her many skills in research, Cheryl excels in helping organizations ask the right questions and get actionable answers.
Learn more about what inspired Cheryl to pursue a career in evaluation and data use, and why she went nearly 25 years with no TV. https://resultslab.com/meet-the-team-cheryl-arndt/
#MeetTheTeam
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Excited to share we have been announced as a finalist for the Colorado Companies to Watch award, and to be alongside a select group of other amazing Colorado companies!
#CCTW #CCTFinalists
We're #Hiring! Apply now, or share with your networks, if you or someone you know is a purpose-driven jobseeker looking to use data to drive change & deepen impact.
https://resultslab.com/careers/
If you want to shift control from funders to communities, here are 5 recommendations from field and community leaders about what it takes to recognize and resource frontline strength and leadership
1. Be responsive to the way people and movements organize themselves.
2. Support organizational capacity, as well as the capacity of individuals, networks, and coalitions
3. Make space for divergence and debate in movements, rather than force consensus and uniformity.
4. Ask your partners what they need to be healthy and present in their work.
5. Provide long-term, flexible (general operating) resources at a level that allows leaders to dream, build, implement, and realize the change they seek.
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/philanthropic_leadership_means_following_the_frontlines
#equitableoutcomes #communityvoice