Whether itโs clashing metrics from grantmakers and organizations or reporting to multiple funders, non-profits often say impact measurement is challenging. Many rely on spreadsheets, while others still use pen-and-paper methods.
While online fundraising and donor management platforms often charge fees to cover their own operating costs, these small amounts can add up over time, taking valuable funds away from social purpose organizations and the communities they serve.
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is Canadaโs official poverty measure. However, focusing solely on income ignores a lot of other indicators of deprivation and has a knock-on impact on how poverty reduction plans are constructed.
Data collection practices often rely on active and informed consent โ but how can people in precarious situations genuinely understand what is happening with their biometric information, how it will be stored, and who it will be shared with?