This summerโs violent attacks on Muslim and other racialized communities in the UK revealed deep-seated tensions. With more data โ and strategies that incorporate insights from that data โ funders can actively direct capital towards projects that help prevent future violence.
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.