Welcome and Congratulations for August 2021
September 2, 2021
We are excited to welcome the Deaf youth Collective, a Youth Collective Impact group funded by Laidlaw and led by Silent Voice Canada. Welcome back to the Empowering Parents, Caregivers, and Allies Collective, led by H.O.P.E, with which we are continuing our work on measurement, evaluation, and launch planning This group is focused on addictions…
Responding to Early Child Care Development Needs while Planning for Systems Change
August 19, 2021
In this episode, Trevor McAlmont, Executive Director of the Macaulay Child Development Centre, shares the importance of providing affordable, universal child care to change the system in Ontario, and Canada. While directly serving 7000 children and 6000 parents through the multi-service agency, Trevor also invests in areas to strengthen the…
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…
Rethinking a Foundation’s Impact, with Miin Alikhan, VP Impact & Accountability, Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
August 20, 2020
Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation raises funds for the work of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, the centre addressing some 200 types of cancer for people in the GTA. With 1 in 2 Canadians touched by cancer in their lifetimes, you likely know someone who has used PMCC or has raised…
Planning for Recovery: New Supports from Innoweave
April 8, 2020
Our sector is moving to address immediate needs of clients as well as to begin building toward recovery in the months to come. Our partners at Innoweave are launching two new supports for nonprofits and charities adapting to the COVID-19 emergency that we want you to know about.Innoweave is offering Leading…
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?…
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…
Hamilton Healthy Birth Weights Coalition, with Vanessa Parlette
April 18, 2019
The audio quality of this episode is a little patchier than we’d like at the beginning. Keep listening, it’s worth it. Vanessa Parlette reflects on the successes of the Hamilton Healthy Birth Weights Coalition. She and Sally discuss the broad community engagement in the work and how they engaged meaningfully…
Podcast: Impact Strategy, with Robin Cory
November 15, 2018
Sally interviews Robin Cory, of Colbeck Strategic Advisors. They talk about how organizations which focus on their impact, and align their financial resources and organizational capabilities to it, can build strong strategy that achieves results. Robin and Sally talk about how to decide what not to do and why that…
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…