About Christian Ragland

Christian graduated from Florida State University in 2020 with a degree in Editing, Writing, and Media. At Clear Impact, Christian writes about current topics that relate to the data needs of nonprofits and small governments. For any questions or comments, contact me at christian@clearimpact.com.

Client Spotlight: Partners for Rural Impact

By: Christian Ragland August 28th, 2025 Introduction On June 10th, Clear Impact hosted the webinar, Education In Action: Leveraging Data + Technology To Improve Student Outcomes. The event focused on how organizations are using data and technology to improve student outcomes. Speakers represented diverse perspectives—from healthcare and education services in the [...]

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Clear Impact Suite vs. Microsoft Excel: How Clear Impact Suite Elevates Organizations

By: Christian Ragland June 30th, 2025 Introduction In working with social sector organizations, we often see that Excel is treated as an assumed default for a wide range of projects from case management to data visualization. But what if the tool you’ve always used is actually holding you back? [...]

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Compyle’s New Feature: Households

By: Christian Ragland June 2nd, 2025 Introduction In the April 2025 Release, a new feature was introduced to Compyle: households and household linking. This feature creates an entirely new entity type which can be used to link individuals (often family members) together as a collective “household” unit and track [...]

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Avoid These 5 Things When Developing Program Evaluation Surveys

By: Henry Malone Aug 5th, 2021 (updated July 29th, 2024) Rolling out an effective survey is far from an exact science. Many factors come into play when attempting to maximize response rates and reach the appropriate audience. There are several errors that may arise along the way that can almost completely [...]

Being Better Stewards of Your Donors’ Dollars: A United Way Case Study for Clear Impact Unlimited Suite

By: Christian Ragland December 8, 2023 The United Way of Central Iowa has been an early adapter of Clear Impact tools. For years, it has used Scorecard and Compyle to streamline its programs and improve performance reporting. In October, Marian Rueter Godwin of UWCI spoke at a Clear Impact webinar to [...]

Clear Impact Suite Changes to Reflect Section 508 Compliance and Accessibility for the Future

By: James Wall August 18, 2023 We Have and Continue to Update All of Our Software to Remain Compliant With the Latest ADA Requirements. Read this blog to learn more about the changes, the requirements, and the benefit to users. Table of Contents: What is the Rehabilitation Act [...]

How to Use Clear Impact Suite and Results-Based Accountability For Performance Management in R&D

By: James Wall July 11, 2023 Managing R&D can be very challenging. It is important to make sure that all projects are progressing on schedule and utilizing funding efficiently. Critical objectives must be met and it is important to know when projects need to be terminated or re-examined due to unmet [...]

Staying on Track With Weekly Performance Reporting

By: Adam Luecking July 10, 2023 Sometimes I see organizations with good intentions and data tracking systems fall off of their goals. The reason? A failure to consistently and habitually read and discuss key metrics with their team. In this article, we'll go over some best practices for the solution to [...]

New Scorecard Feature: File Download Options

Scorecard recently got an exciting upgrade! Previously, when a user attached files to a Scorecard, they would not be downloadable for other users with access to the Scorecard. This was also true of users within a network visiting related instances.  With the new update of Scorecard, that has all changed. When attaching [...]

Social Sector Hero Spotlight: North Carolina State Health Improvement Plan (NC SHIP) Community Council (2022-2023)

By: Adam Luecking June 29th, 2023 Social Sector Hero Spotlights tell stories of exemplary organizations and agencies making measurable differences in their communities. This NC SHIP story comes from our nomination page, where you can visit and nominate someone you think is worthy of recognition. You can download the book for [...]