New Award Opportunity — Social Sector Hero of the Year 2024

By: Kayleigh P. Marques October 22nd, 2024 We’re excited to share some incredible news with you! 🎉 Clear Impact has officially launched the Social Sector Hero of the Year Award, and we’re looking for organizations like yours that are making a real, measurable difference in their communities. This award is designed to [...]

Designing a Results-Based Workforce Development Partnership (Part 3 — Shared Frameworks and Measurement Systems)

By: Kayleigh P. Marques September 30th, 2024 Summary of Parts 1 and 2 In Part 1 of this series, "Designing a Results-Based Workforce Development Partnership," we explored the inherent complexity of workforce development as a multifaceted social issue. We discussed the importance of cross-sector collaboration, outlining key priority areas [...]

How Clear Impact Suite Supports Effective Results-Based Accountability Implementation

By: Kayleigh P. Marques March 16th, 2023 Clear Impact Suite, which consists of Scorecard and Compyle, is a powerful tool that enables the effective implementation of Results-Based Accountability (RBA). RBA is a data-driven decision-making framework that helps organizations and communities identify the Results they want to achieve, measure progress toward those [...]

How to Use Clear Impact Suite and Results-Based Accountability to Measure Progress in Education

By: James Wall June 22, 2023 Previously, professionals and policymakers have suggested using Performance-Based Funding in Public school programs, however, we think that it would be a perfect application for Results based accountability and Clear Impact Suite. This blog post will discuss traditional public school funding practices, Results-Based Accountability (RBA), Performance-Based [...]

5 Ways Data Collection and Management Software Supports Results-Based Accountability

By: Kayleigh Weaver March 14th, 2023 When it comes to Results-Based Accountability (RBA), data is everything. During implementation, we use data to make effective budgeting and programmatic decisions, measure progress on our Performance Measures and Indicators, tell compelling stories, create buy-in, communicate with partners, and improve community outcomes. But collecting, managing, [...]

4 Ways to Boost Your Results-Based Accountability Implementation

By: Kayleigh Weaver March 9th, 2023 Results-Based Accountability (RBA) is a powerful tool that helps organizations improve their performance and achieve measurable community impact. However, implementing RBA can be challenging, especially if the organization lacks a common language, struggles with data overload, lacks the right data management software system, or fails [...]

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 [...]

The Difference Between Clear Impact Scorecard and Compyle

Clear Impact’s suite offers two distinct data management software- Scorecard and Compyle. You can use both software alone, but they are most effective when used together to handle all of your data management and collection needs. To get the most out of Clear Impact Suite, you should understand what each software can do for [...]

Avoid Data Overload and Turn Your Data into Results

Collecting valuable data should be a top priority for any organization. Too often, however, organizations end up with a surplus of data that collects dust. To get the most out of your data, you should implement a plan and specific method to turn Excel sheets full of numbers into actionable data. "Actionable Data," in [...]