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