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.

RBA Spotlight: Maryland Governor’s Office for Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services

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 [...]

Press Release: Maryland officials recognize Clear Impact CEO for 15 years of social impact

Media Contact: media@bluejay.media Rockville, MD, August 22, 2022 – Maryland officials congratulated Clear Impact CEO, Adam Luecking for 15 years of working with governments and philanthropic funders worldwide to achieve measurable, equitable impact on the lives of children, families, and communities. U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Maryland District 16 delegate Marc Korman, and Montgomery County [...]

Why You Need to be Disaggregating Your Data for Racial Equity

When working with organizations, we often see leaders with good intentions make a simple mistake: taking their data at face value instead of looking deeper into the numbers. But when you take your data at face value, this can often lead to incorrect and counterproductive conclusions.  Consider an organization seeking to improve the graduation [...]

Press Release: New book by Clear Impact CEO details how funders can create impact during uncertain times

The book “Social Sector Hero – How Government and Philanthropy Can Fund for Impact” provides eight core strategies for success. Rockville, MD, July 14, 2022 – For over 15 years, Clear Impact CEO Adam Luecking has worked with governments and philanthropic funders worldwide to help them create measurable improvements in the well- being of children, [...]

Ask These Questions When Evaluating Software Systems for Workforce Development Partnerships

Jobs for the Future (JFF) recently released a Field Guide for Workforce Technology Solutions – Strategies and Approaches for Building Tech-Enabled Training Partnerships. This guide presents key lessons learned through the initial phases of the Future of Work Grand Challenge, launched in June 2020. You can read a summary of this guide in our blog Tips [...]

Results-Based Accountability & Public Health Departments

Veterans of Results-Based Accountability are probably aware that public health is one of the sectors that uses the RBA framework the most. The connection between the framework and this industry has a long history of success. Many of our case studies come from public health departments. Our overview of Clear Impact for Public Health Departments provides a snapshot [...]

PHAB Updates Accreditation Standards & Measures – Scorecard to Follow

Published: April 28th, 2022 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 also works to simplify the documentation and accreditation process overall to make accreditation more accessible. Health departments may apply for initial [...]

Celebrating a New Milestone for Results-Based Accountability (& a Brief History)

We are pleased to announce that the Results-Based Accountability™(RBA) framework has reached an exciting new milestone. Sales of the framework’s seminal text, Trying Hard is Not Good Enough, by Mark Friedman (the creator of RBA), have reached 75,000 worldwide! To us, this milestone proves that RBA is not just a fad. It is, in fact, [...]

5 Ways Scorecard Boosts Results-Based Accountability Initiatives

Clear Impact Scorecard is not only a powerful accountability tool -- it is the only software in the world designed to support the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) implementation process from start to finish. This is something we're very proud of, as RBA is a powerful methodology that is helping communities around the world create measurable improvements. [...]

The Importance of Communication in Your Data Network

Data collection is like a relationship; you're setting yourself up for failure if you don't practice good communication. If you missed our recent blog, we've already talked about avoiding data overload through innovative organizational practices and intelligent use of software. Organizing your data can help you improve efficiency and plan for better results in [...]