Stepping Stones to Impact

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Organizations worldwide are facing enormous pressure from funders and donors to demonstrate their impact. Public polling reveals that impact is high on donors' lists of what they look for when choosing to give.

This short course will help nonprofit and public sector leaders measure and communicate their impact regardless of where they are on their impact journey, so that they can connect with funders and donors, and build stronger support for their causes. 

By the end of the course, you will:

1. Understand what is meant by impact and why it is so important to your mission.
2. Understand the differences between activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts. 
3. Recognize where your organizations is along the path to achieving your impact goals.
4. Set out a course for measuring impact wherever your starting point is.

This is an online course with multimedia instruction, interactive learning, and materials available for download. 

Part I. What Do We Mean When We Talk About Impact?

1. Why impact is front-and-centre to achieving your mission.
2. Using a Theory of Change to Help Plan for Impact 
3. The Impact Revolution
4. What does impact mean to you? 

Part II. Introducing the Stepping Stones to Impact Framework

1. Your Data Assets
2. Signs and Signals of Change
3. Outcomes that Matter
4. The Impact Assessment
5. Circling Back on your Impact Goals

Part III. Communicating Your Impact

1. Audiences and Interests
2. Impact Narratives
3. Impact Measurement Toolkit

Students will receive the "Stepping Stones to Impact" framework and workbook to use in their impact measurement work. 

Other tools and templates will also be available for download. 

Registration opens:  April 1, 2023

Course Session: Thursday May 18, 2023  1pm - 2:30pm EST

Session will be recorded.

Groups in other time zones wishing to schedule an alternate time should reach out for other options.

$150 USD - early bird through April 21, 2023  

$225 USD - regular price - starting April 22

$99 USD - student rate

For more information or for questions, email jgilbert@juliegilbertconsulting.com