Ken Berger Joins Algorhythm
We are very pleased to announce that Ken Berger, former President and CEO of Charity Navigator, is joining Algorhythm as its new managing director. At Charity Navigator – the largest charity rating agency in the world – Berger led the organization’s’ effort to move...
Become a Driver of Impact Learning
I pointed out in my previous post in Markets for Good, we now have the technology to seed an impact sharing economy, not unlike Uber and Lyft, where EVERY service organization, funder, capacity builder, intermediary and researcher can serve as an impact learning...
Are Proxy Buyers Stunting the Growth of the Nonprofit Economy?
The market engine behind our nonprofit service economy is the act of funders and donors “proxy buying” a service or program on behalf of a population. Analogous to “in loco parentis,” where a school plays the role of the parent while children are in their care, in the...
Uber Holds the Key to Disrupting Our Impact Measurement Elitism
I started my social impact career at the age of 21, and for 7 years I worked on the frontlines as a mental health clinician, substance abuse counselor, and case manager for the homeless. While serving as a case manager, I had a transformational moment. I was invited...
The Top Challenges of Impact Measurement and a Revolutionary Solution
All along the way, social impact organizations ask and are asked a very important question: “Are you measuring and achieving significant and positive changes for those you serve?” Many nonprofit organizations have been spending significant time and money investing in...
Data-Driven Decisions: A Myth or Reality for Out-of-School Time?
The recent economic crisis has intensified challenges throughout the nonprofit sector. Nowhere is the strain felt more than in the field of out-of-school time (OST) where an “Accordion Effect” — the simultaneous top-down pressure for accountability and bottom-up...
Democratizing Impact Measurement for Social Action – Part Two
Democratizing Impact Measurement for Social Action – Part One
How Data Is Transforming the Non-Profit World: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nicole Wallace wrote a terrific piece in The Chronicle of Philanthropy called Non-Profits Are Taking a Wide-Eyed Look at What Data Can Do. She features Algorhythm among other data experts. The premise of the piece is this: "A revolution has begun: Data are...