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.

Mutually Reinforcing Activities & Gun Control

August 16, 2021 By: Henry Malone Statistics tell stories.  Tracking trends, gathering information and analyzing data can inform a company or organization’s decision-making for years to come. But, statistics can also reveal problems. Take gun control, for example: An issue that’s been around for long enough that years of research have gone into the root [...]

2021-08-27T15:14:03-04:00By |Categories: RBA in Action|0 Comments

How to Achieve a “Collective Impact,” With 5 Easy Steps

Have you ever come across a challenge and thought of your own way to solve it to achieve a positive outcome? Have you ever considered the fact that maybe your fellow neighbors or communities may also share the same similar goals or outcomes? Without even realizing, many of us have similar goals or outcomes we [...]

2021-09-03T15:30:31-04:00By |Categories: Collective Impact|0 Comments

The Impact of Data Tracking in Professional Sports

August 16, 2021 By: Henry Malone Since advances in technology first allowed for the complex and comprehensive tracking of data, it’s almost always resulted in a positive result for those who use them effectively. Regardless of sector, high-level data analysis has proven to be an extremely useful practice that improves performance and eliminates biases. However, [...]

2021-08-27T15:15:01-04:00By |Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Homelessness; How Scorecard can Help and the Importance of Social Service Software

Homelessness has been a long-standing issue in America for decades, and while in recent years total homeless rates have gone down, over 550,000 people still go to sleep every night without proper, humane shelter. In a country with roughly 328 million citizens, this 550,000 statistic composes a mere 0.2% of the population. However, this small [...]