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.

Using Scorecard Actions and Gantt Charts to Streamline Project Management

By: Christian Ragland March 20th, 2023 Our Scorecard software is well-known for its data management, strategic planning, and performance reporting functionalities. However, Scorecard features another powerful tool for improving organizational efficiency. The Scorecard "Action Manager" is a project management tool consisting of "Actions" and "Gantt Charts." These tools can help your [...]

Time to Upgrade! Why You Should Make the Switch From Scorecard 6.0 to 7.0.

By: Christian Ragland and Ian Virchow March 3rd, 2023 Last year, we announced the release of Scorecard 7.0, the latest version of our Clear Impact Scorecard software. We recommend that all users upgrade to 7.0 as soon as possible before we retire 6.0 in the coming months. Why make the switch? [...]

A Simple 4 Step Approach to Strategic Planning for Social and Public Sector Organizations

By: Christian Ragland February 24th, 2023 Strategic Planning, alternatively referred to as "Vision-Based Community Impact Planning," is a systematic approach to planning for the future, adapting to changes, and making a community impact vision come to life. Strategic planning in the social and public sectors greatly benefits from the use of [...]

Improve Communication and Collaboration in Collective Impact Efforts with Clear Impact Suite

By: Christian Ragland and Kayleigh Weaver February 01st, 2023 Organizations engaging in Collective Impact know that effective collaboration and communication are critical to achieving impact within a large network of partners. This is also true when it comes to managing the data that informs performance and impact measurement efforts. One way [...]

What is Compyle and What Can You Accomplish with the System?

By: Christian Ragland January 17th, 2023 Clear Impact offers two software solutions for organizations looking to expand their impact using data: Scorecard and Compyle. These systems serve different purposes but work together to provide a complete set of data collection, management, and impact strategy tools for organizations of any size. This [...]

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The Power of Customer Feedback: A Year of Compyle Improvements in Review (2022)

By: Christian Ragland January 6th, 2023 At Clear Impact, we take customer feedback very seriously. We regularly update our Compyle software to ensure users get the most out of their experience. In this blog post, we’ll take a look back on all that’s changed over the past year. We’ve made numerous [...]

Social Sector Hero Spotlight: Mission Promise Neighborhood

Social Sector Hero Spotlights tell stories of exemplary social and public sector organizations that are making measurable differences in their communities. The following spotlight is an excerpt from "Social Sector Hero – How Government and Philanthropy Can Fund for Impact" by Adam Luecking. You can download the book for free here and read all [...]

Social Sector Hero Spotlight: U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods Program

Social Sector Hero Spotlights tell stories of exemplary social and public sector organizations that are making measurable differences in their communities. The following spotlight is an excerpt from “Social Sector Hero – How Government and Philanthropy Can Fund for Impact” by Adam Luecking. You can download the book for free here and read all 16 Social [...]

Social Sector Hero Spotlight: B’More Healthy Babies

Social Sector Hero Spotlights tell stories of exemplary social and public sector organizations that are making measurable differences in their communities. The following spotlight is an excerpt from “Social Sector Hero – How Government and Philanthropy Can Fund for Impact” by Adam Luecking. You can download the book for free here and read all 16 Social [...]

Accelerate Your PHAB Accreditation Journey with Our Updated (2022) Documentation Tools

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has recently released its PHAB Standards & Measures Version 2022.  This new version reflects current public health priorities, trends, and vetted best practices. It works to simplify the documentation and accreditation process overall to make accreditation more accessible. As of July 1st, 2022, health departments are able to apply [...]