In our new episode of the Collective Impact Forum podcast, we’re talking with Justin Piff from Equal Measure about his recent article Data in Collective Impact: Focusing on What Matters. This piece was featured online in the Stanford Social Innovation Review and is part of the online series Collective Impact, 10 Years Later. In this chat, we talk about four key strategies for understanding and using data effectively to support collective impact work as well as ways collective impact funders can serve as a valuable data partner for initiatives.

Resources and Footnotes

Article: Data in Collective Impact: Focusing on What Matters

Series: Collective Impact, 10 Years Later

Resource: OYF Evaluation and Assessment

Report: Equity Counts: Using Data to Increase Equity and Improve Metric Outcomes for Opportunity Youth

Webinar: Evaluating Systems Change Efforts: Where to Start

More on Collective Impact

Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact

The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.

The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.

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Strategies for Using Data Effectively