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Measuring Impact
Katrina Huffman, Director of Programs, Youth, I.N.C.
2014 Nonprofit Empowerment Summit Giving It Our All!
Measuring Impact Katrina Huffman, Director of Programs
Youth, I.N.C.
YOUTH, I.N.C.
Youth, I.N.C.’s Venture Philanthropy Continuum
Reaches a broad segment of our target market while deepening our relationship with a select number of organizations.
Seed NPOs eligible to participate in
Fundraising Training, Leadership Development, or Management
Systems
Growth NPOs eligible to
participate in BridgeFund
Portfolio Partner
Universe Target Market: ~1,500 NPOs
(Youth, I.N.C. has worked with over 100 NPOs since 1994)
Systems •Scale
•Replicate
Processes •Plan +
approach
People • Staff
•Funders •Community
Measuring Impact
FRAMEWORK
WHAT’S YOUR CASE?
State your case • Have A cause
• Theory of change and logic models are important
Prove your case • Do you have evidence?
• Do your site visits lend credibility to your case?
MEET TONYA AND TOYIN
• Founded: 2011 • Budget: $25,000 • People: Strong organizational leadership • Process & Systems: Few systems/processes to systematize and communicate impact
• Founded: 2009 •Budget: $25,000 • People: Strong organizational leadership • Process & Systems: Clear systems/processes lead to communicable outcomes
•173% budget growth • Scaling programs to fit need •Continual focus on systems, processes, and people
TONYA
Promoting educational opportunities and fostering awareness in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM)through scholarship and community outreach.
Tomorrow’s Leaders was established to work with over-age middle school students who reside
and attend East New York schools.
TOYIN
•Stalled budget growth • Limited ability to scale and replicate
PEOPLE ARE MESSY
…BUT METRICS MAKE SENSE OF THE MESS
DEFINING SUCCESS Reconciling interests of stakeholders
Create an open dialogue
Questions? THANK YOU