Build a Data-Driven Culture Focused on Outcomes
How nonprofits can move from anecdotes to outcomes, use data to drive program decisions, and tell more compelling impact stories to funders.
Learn the framework nonprofits use to move from anecdotes and outputs to real outcomes — plus how to turn that data into decisions and impact stories that resonate with funders.
Watch this panel conversation focused on considerations for Nonprofit Mergers. Across the social sector, organizations are increasingly exploring mergers and acquisitions as a pathway to greater impact, sustainability, and equity. Yet the journey can feel complex, high-stakes, and deeply personal. This session brings clarity, transparency, and practical insight to a process that often happens behind closed doors.;
Watch this dynamic, 60-minute interactive session designed to spark ideas and equip community foundation leaders with actionable approaches for advancing mission impact in today’s environment. Grounded in deep, hands-on social sector experience and equity-centered practice, this session offers an entry point into how foundations can better support their nonprofit partners in using data and learning to strengthen decision-making and maximize outcomes.
Watch a dynamic 60-minute virtual webinar designed exclusively for YMCA organizations. Together, we’ll explore how YMCAs can move beyond counting activities to demonstrating real community impact. Through the ACT Model, you’ll learn practical steps to ask the right questions, capture meaningful data, and transform insights into stronger outcomes. You’ll also connect with YMCA peers to share challenges and successes, and get a first look at outcome-tracking options in our tech prototype.
In just 10 minutes, our Impact Readiness Assessment helps you uncover how your organization is using data today—and where you can grow. You’ll walk away with personalized insights and clear next steps to strengthen your impact.
You’ll hear from Caring for Denver Foundation about their journey to shift the paradigm of grantmaker-nonprofit relationships in the social sector and how they support nonprofits to build meaningful data and evaluation practices.


Discover the power of data-driven decision making. Learn how capturing operational and outcome data can transform your organization’s strategic direction, program effectiveness, and resource allocation.
The Align-Capture-Transform Model awaits!



Build a culture of learning that accelerates your nonprofit’s impact. Using our 3-step, Align-Capture-Transform process, create a data practice that leads to more informed and equitable decisions, allows you to better communicate your impact and attracts more funding.





How nonprofits can move from anecdotes to outcomes, use data to drive program decisions, and tell more compelling impact stories to funders.
This resource is designed to highlight the importance of data-driven approaches and capacity building for nonprofit organizations. It aims to provide information on grant opportunities that can help nonprofits enhance their effectiveness and achieve sustainable outcomes through improved data collection and analysis capabilities.
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