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Social impact is complex. Our blog makes it a little easier to navigate, with practical insights on strategy, measurement, storytelling, philanthropy, equity, and the work of creating meaningful change.
Reach: What to Consider When Calculating and Communicating
For corporate foundations and funders, reach is often the headline number in an impact report, but how you count it says as much about your values as your results. Here’s how to define who your grants actually reach, handle general operating support, and report reach without overstating impact.
Global Demand, Hyper-local impact: The community strategy imperative for Data Center development
Projects move more successfully when companies partner with communities early, communicate clearly, and help demystify what data centers are and how they'll affect the places where they're built.
The work beneath the work : What coalitions need before strategy
In community work, there is often pressure to move quickly toward solutions. Yet sustainable change rarely happens when organizations are asked to build on unstable foundations. Trust, shared ownership, clarity of purpose, and realistic expectations are not side conversations—they are often the work itself. One of the most shifts that happened in this engagement was changing the conversation from "What should we do next?" to "Who do we want to be moving forward?”
Let’s make a Theory of Change in 5 Steps
You’re convinced a Theory of Change will be helpful.
You generally understand the component parts.
Where do you actually start?
How do you know if you’re “doing it right”?
Why does something that seems straightforward suddenly feel so complicated?
