Impact-Based Philanthropy: Reporting Project Impact to Help Raise Dollars

Upon implementation, ongoing review and completion of steps one through seven, the nonprofit will reach the ultimate goal of impact. But with the industry-wide emphasis on “impact” achievement, we must first take a step back and define what it is we’re trying to achieve.

All eyes and ears on impact
Impact. It’s become a buzzword in the philanthropy industry, at the core of nonprofit goals and mission statements, essential to fundraising and donor communication, and key to project monitoring and evaluation — but what exactly does it mean?