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

2. Mission: As part of this secondary step, a nonprofit asks: How are we going to solve the problem at hand? The donor validates that the nonprofit has clearly stated a proposed solution that directly addresses the problem.

3. Case statement: The purpose of this step is for nonprofits to identify why their solution is relevant, and how it adds value to current efforts under way. The nonprofit asks: What is our competitive advantage as compared to others that are also addressing this cause? What makes us different? The donor makes sure that the nonprofit’s solution is truly significant in the identified area of need.