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August Newsletter
My work in the nonprofit sector began in data collection and reporting for a large national intermediary. At one point I was even responsible for collaborating on a national random assignment evaluation that involved programs around the country. My most important job was to help local programs understand their data requirements, meet them as effectively as possible and hopefully find use in what we were asking them to collect. For people who find their purpose and vocation in helping others, data work can feel hard, confusing, and a waste of precious time. While nonprofits large and small, schools, public agencies and foundations have vastly improved their data practices since the early 2000s, and the tools are a lot better, data collection, performance measurement and evaluation can still be burdensome and confusing.
Root Cause believes deeply in the value of effective data collection and analysis for continuous learning and improvement. I'm really proud of our approach to performance measurement and improvement because our principles and approaches are grounded in decades of practice and adaptation. Since 2004, we have helped hundreds partners and clients to:
Develop performance measurement tools, processes, and systems.
Evaluate programs and make recommendations for improvement.
Use data, coaching, and technical assistance to strengthen nonprofit operations, program quality, and outcomes.
Root Cause can help clarify and simplify these practices, ensure that they are valuable to your mission, and that they are grounded in equitable approaches. Learn more about our approach to performance measurement and take a look at some of our previous projects and partners in this area below. Contact us to learn more about how Root Cause might improve your organization’s data practices.
Developing Performance Measurement Tools, Processes, and Systems
Evaluating Programs and Making Recommendations for Improvement
Using CQI and Technical Assistance to Strengthen Program Quality
Thank You to our Summer Interns!
We were lucky to have had Reena Kagan and Ana Ramírez join the Root Cause team this summer as interns through the DukeEngage Program! Check out their summer spotlights below to learn more about what brought them to Root Cause and what they worked on during their time here.
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If you are interested in learning more about the work we're doing, please contact our Managing Director Abby Fung or visit rootcause.org.
Root Cause is a nonprofit consulting team that helps drive effective and enduring social change. Our mission is to empower communities to build, improve, and sustain social change initiatives that enable all people to thrive.
