Outcomes Measurement: Are You Delivering Mission Impact?
The traditional approach to measuring non-profit effectiveness has focused solely on the efficiency of program delivery, rather than program results. A decade ago, watchdog agencies such as Charity Navigator introduced metrics to measure and rate charities based upon their financial health, accountability and transparency. But funders want more -they want to understand the impact of their donations, not just how efficiently they were used.
This session will provide a baseline understanding of the traditional Charity Navigator metrics for financial health, accountability and transparency, and then dive into the more difficult goal of ‘Outcomes Measurement' which encourages organizations to shift their focus from what they are doing to how they have impacted change.
Objectives:
During this discussion, participants will:
Learn how Charity Navigator ratings work, and the importance of tracking the ratios which will impact your organization’s score and rating.
Understand the importance of using KPI dashboards tracking key efficiency metrics which will impact your Charity Navigator score.
Learn how to take the next step and move beyond efficiency ratios to Outcomes Measurement which can better focus your organization on mission achievement to produce better outcomes for your constituents and funders
Who will benefit?
CPA’s, controllers, CFO’s, Non-Profit Executive Directors, Non-profit Board members and staff.
Presenter:
Matthew Van Cleave, NetSuite
www.netsuite.com
Matt Van Cleave has been working in the nonprofit technology sector for the last 20 years, changing the world by powering the missions of his nonprofit customers. He led the customer acquisition team at NetSuite for their nonprofit industry vertical, and now leads the NetSuite Social Impact partnerships team, focused on giving nonprofits of all sizes and budgets the financial tools they need to do good better.
Matt has lead sales, marketing, training and support teams and has acted as general counsel at technology companies exclusively serving nonprofits.
Yes, he’s an attorney and not a CPA, but asks that you please don’t hold that against him.
Time: Doors open 8:00; Discussion begins at 8:30 (1 hour CPE available)