Evolving Social Impact Planning in Uncertain Times
September 1, 2022
How the world has changed! There are a lot of new challenges and opportunities these days as organizations look to clarify their purpose, strategy, and evaluation of their work to create social impact in these uncertain times. The work is more complex and challenging than it was say three years…
Making Data Accessible to Address Inequities, through the Toronto Child & Family Network’s Raising the Village initiative
January 15, 2021
In this episode, Social Impact Advisors Partner Lynn Fergusson interviews representatives of the Toronto Child & Family Network. Kelley Baldwin provides backbone support to the Toronto Child and Family Network, a network of about 100 organizations. Tamara Augsten, who’s had a lead role in developing the Network’s Raising the Village…
Impact Measurement Opportunity: Support from Innoweave
March 13, 2020
We’re delighted to have the opportunity to work with the McConnell Foundation’s Innoweave initiative to pilot a new Impact Measurement coaching stream for nonprofits and charities. Perhaps you already know what you intend to achieve as an organization…you may already have a Theory of Change. Do you need help in measuring the impact you’re making?…
People are Thriving – A Measurable Outcome Focus with Angie Peters, CEO YSM
March 6, 2020
In this episode, Lynn interviews Angie Peters, President & CEO at the Yonge Street Mission (YSM) in Toronto. YSM has identified a focus beyond activities, on outcomes – the results the people they work with are striving for. They have labelled this outcome as “people thriving”, and Angie shares the…
500 in Five, a new strategic plan for Youth Without Shelter
November 14, 2019
In this episode, Lynn is joined by Steve Doherty, Executive Director, and Mike Burnett, Community Engagement and Education Specialist, from Youth Without Shelter in Etobicoke, ON. Steve and Mike detail the “500 in Five” Strategic Plan and all that went into its development. This includes the inclusion of lived voices…
Strategic Measurement and Evaluation
March 31, 2017
Good strategy, by definition, includes the outcomes an organization will hold itself accountable for achieving. The better we can measure performance, the better we can evaluate our strategy and adjust or adapt it to achieve the outcomes we want for the people or causes we serve. Many factors go into…