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Lab Notes
Lab Notes Archive
2021
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Be Excellent (with Balance) – 3 Ways to Succeed
How to increase nonprofit sustainability
Key to Growth and Maximizing your Impact
Funding Shifts to Better Serve Our Communities
Tools to Capture Voice – Input vs. Empowerment
It’s Spring – Refresh Your Strategic Thinking and Realign Your Impact
2020
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Shifting Power Dynamics: Are We Ready to Share?
Learn to Listen and Listen to Learn– and Why it Matters
Shifting the Upside-Down Nature of Data-Use in the Social Sector
Questions: A Powerful Tool to Learning
Data Practices & Elevating the Voices of Lived Experiences
Racial Injustice & COVID-19 – Inform Your Actions
ResultsLab
ResultsLab delivers the data mindset, skill set, and tool set established nonprofits need for programmatic success.
Data has the power to create lasting differences in our communities a drive sustainable impact. We're so thrilled to see Learning Grove using data in this way and to be a part of their data journey! 🎉
Inspiring stories of impact that Re:Vision is driving in community building, leadership and food security - loved reading this piece. 🙌
Great #exceltips for you #DataStorytellers.....
https://stephanieevergreen.com/add-labels-on-your-bars/
Especially love the second lesson in this blog that Stephanie Evergreen calls out, "Be on the lookout for inspiration. It is really easy to criticize other people's work. It is much harder - but far more valuable - to identify what really worked, what you can learn from, what can be integrated into your own skill set (with credit)."
#dataviz #datastorytelling
Does your organization have the strategies and operational structures to allow the business to sustain bumps and much-needed breaks?
Extended time off can benefit organizations by stress-testing organizational practices and provide interim roles to allow aspiring employees to take on more leadership
#excellencewithbalance #operationalexcellence
https://hbr.org/2017/08/research-shows-that-organizations-benefit-when-employees-take-sabbaticals
"I believe transformational social impact for good depends on strong evaluation and data practices." - Megan Mitchell, Senior Impact Consultant & Learning Manager at ResultsLab,
Learn more about Megan, how her previous roles contributed to the work she does today, and some of her past-time hobbies.
#MeetTheTeam #socialimpact #communityvoice
https://www.resultslab.org/meet-the-team-megan-mitchell/
Does your organization's impact measurement approach feel disconnected? Does collecting data feel more burdensome than beneficial?
Transform your impact measurement practices to one that is grounded in learning, and embedded throughout your organization.
Whether you are a new startup nonprofit, or a multinational organization, join our Impact Accelerator waitlist and other organizations leading the way in impact management
#impactmanagement #impactmeasurment #continuouslearning #cultureoflearning
https://www.resultslab.org/resource-impact-accelerator/
Client Shout-Out: 2021 marks the 100 year anniversary for United Way of Pierce County (UWPC). Since 1921, they have been bringing people from different walks of life together to improve conditions for children, families and individuals, and leading change by breaking the cycle of poverty in Pierce County.
It's been exciting to be a part of UWPC's data journey, and we're so inspired by their focus on equitable data informed decision making.
"We want to provide the tools and processes that allow our employment and financial coaches to not just collect data, but also use the data to better support their clients," says Mandy Lee, Director of Family Stability Initiatives.
#ImpactManager #dataequity #datainformed #socialimpact
Don't miss this great opportunity by Community First Foundation!
They will also be hosting a webinar on Friday, 9/10 for those interested in learning more about the grant and application process. https://communityfirstfoundation.org/event-post/webinar-for-helping-each-other-thrive-grant-opportunity/
If you'd like to learn more about evolving your organization’s data practices to be more integrated with and representative of the community you serve, let's connect!
#inclusivedata #community #socialimpact #communityengagement
"...funding, if available, primarily supports large, high-profile NGOs, whereas those organizing at the community level do not have nearly enough access to resources."
Read more on why we should be increasing the share of #grassroots organizations in grantmaking portfolios: https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/commentary-and-opinion/funding-the-frontlines-the-value-of-supporting-grassroots-organizing
#philanthropy #socialimpact #fundingthefrontlines
"There are a lot of great things about ResultsLab, but one of the things I appreciate most is the team and workplace culture. I’m surrounded (virtually) by coworkers who are motivated and engaged, with a strong sense of camaraderie around the work we are doing."
Read more about Lindsay Nason, what she's learned throughout her career journey, and some of the things she does for fun outside of work.
#MeetTheTeam #socialimpact #learningculture
https://www.resultslab.org/meet-the-team-lindsay-nason/