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Measuring impact is a brave, clever, wonderful thing to do. When you measure impact, you show that you care more about making a difference than you do about being right.
Like any new habit, it can be hard to start measuring impact. Start simple. It’s worth it.
Like any new habit, it can be hard to start measuring impact. Start simple. It’s worth it.
How to start measuring impact | The Organizer #30
To start measuring impact, keep it simple. Build routines that collect and share impact stories.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Measuring impact is a brave, clever, wonderful thing to do. When you measure impact, you show that you care more about making a difference than you do about being right.
Like any new habit, it can be hard to start measuring impact. Start simple. It’s worth it.
Like any new habit, it can be hard to start measuring impact. Start simple. It’s worth it.
Interesting approach:
Struggling to make a difficult decision? Try comparing good with good, fears with fears. Skip weighing the pros and cons.
Struggling to make a difficult decision? Try comparing good with good, fears with fears. Skip weighing the pros and cons.
Crisis Decision-Making: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? (SSIR)
Making effective decisions under pressure isn't about listing the pros and cons, but about working with how the brain works to weigh what really matters.
ino.to
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Interesting approach:
Struggling to make a difficult decision? Try comparing good with good, fears with fears. Skip weighing the pros and cons.
Struggling to make a difficult decision? Try comparing good with good, fears with fears. Skip weighing the pros and cons.
Need a summary of what the latest Government of Canada means for organizations working in social impact? @futureofgood.bsky.social has a great, updating list ->
#federalbudget2025 has dropped, and we are combing through it, finding out what will affect social services and changemakers. Here's our continuously updating story (with NO paywall):
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
UPDATED – Federal Budget 2025: Social spending flatline and massive infrastructure money | Future of Good
The federal government’s 500-page budget document was tabled in the House of Commons Tuesday, outling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new agenda for Canadians.
futureofgood.co
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Need a summary of what the latest Government of Canada means for organizations working in social impact? @futureofgood.bsky.social has a great, updating list ->
What we’re reading this morning: The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A foundational article that describes nonprofit learning organizations and explains the important relationship between your internal human systems and the technology you use.
A foundational article that describes nonprofit learning organizations and explains the important relationship between your internal human systems and the technology you use.
The Challenge of Organizational Learning (SSIR)
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
ssir.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What we’re reading this morning: The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A foundational article that describes nonprofit learning organizations and explains the important relationship between your internal human systems and the technology you use.
A foundational article that describes nonprofit learning organizations and explains the important relationship between your internal human systems and the technology you use.
Fundraising can be an emotional experience.
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
This fundraising process helps prevent heartache | The Organizer #29
By focusing more one the smaller steps in the fundraising process, the work becomes simpler to understand and easier to do well.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Fundraising can be an emotional experience.
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
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It's Canada's 20th annual #MediaLiteracyWeek! 🥳
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's Canada's 20th annual #MediaLiteracyWeek! 🥳
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
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#MediaLiteracyWeek 2025 is here! Teachers and education workers, get inspired and encourage creative thinking in the classroom with these fun #MediaLiteracy activities tailored by @MediaSmarts and supported by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
🔗 mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
🔗 mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#MediaLiteracyWeek 2025 is here! Teachers and education workers, get inspired and encourage creative thinking in the classroom with these fun #MediaLiteracy activities tailored by @MediaSmarts and supported by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
🔗 mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
🔗 mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso...
Publishing information online isn't as simple as "just post it to the website".
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
Writing for robots | The Organizer #27
To make sure people see your work online, use Search Engine Optimization.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Publishing information online isn't as simple as "just post it to the website".
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
In the US, GoFundMe set up 1.4-million donation pages for charities without their knowledge or consent. The platform is collecting donations for organizations and issuing receipts on their behalf, charging processing fees and requesting "tips" along the way.
Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dH...
Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dH...
GoFundMe created 1.4M donation pages for nonprofits; some Bay Area organizations had no clue
A new product from GoFundMe is intended to solicit donations for non-profit organizations. But in one local case, the organization had no idea.
https://abc7news.com/18013410/
#gofundme #nonprofit…
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In the US, GoFundMe set up 1.4-million donation pages for charities without their knowledge or consent. The platform is collecting donations for organizations and issuing receipts on their behalf, charging processing fees and requesting "tips" along the way.
Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dH...
Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dH...
A beautiful summary of the challenges and perils of understanding "impact" when it comes to social change:
“Will our November issue create aftershocks? Maybe,” writes The Walrus editor-in-chief @cstarnino.bsky.social. “Each story asks the same question about power: who wields it, who keeps score, and who lives with the consequences?” thewalrus.ca/you-cant-always-...
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A beautiful summary of the challenges and perils of understanding "impact" when it comes to social change:
Project management is gamechanging skill, but it's not taught widely.
This article covers the basics like:
- What is a project?
- What are the six phases of a nonprofit project?
If you feel like there's a firehose of tasks pointed at your face, project management skills can help.
Read more:
This article covers the basics like:
- What is a project?
- What are the six phases of a nonprofit project?
If you feel like there's a firehose of tasks pointed at your face, project management skills can help.
Read more:
Project management should be taught everywhere | The Organizer #28
Make hard work easier with these project management basics.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Project management is gamechanging skill, but it's not taught widely.
This article covers the basics like:
- What is a project?
- What are the six phases of a nonprofit project?
If you feel like there's a firehose of tasks pointed at your face, project management skills can help.
Read more:
This article covers the basics like:
- What is a project?
- What are the six phases of a nonprofit project?
If you feel like there's a firehose of tasks pointed at your face, project management skills can help.
Read more:
If you lead, you write.
If you fundraise, you write.
If you speak, you write.
If you report, you write.
Writing isn't just for "writers" in social impact work. It's the foundation for all social change.
If you fundraise, you write.
If you speak, you write.
If you report, you write.
Writing isn't just for "writers" in social impact work. It's the foundation for all social change.
Writing to change the world | The Organizer #26
Writing is part of every aspect of nonprofit work, from leadership to planning to fundraising to advocacy to service. Have you found your system?
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October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you lead, you write.
If you fundraise, you write.
If you speak, you write.
If you report, you write.
Writing isn't just for "writers" in social impact work. It's the foundation for all social change.
If you fundraise, you write.
If you speak, you write.
If you report, you write.
Writing isn't just for "writers" in social impact work. It's the foundation for all social change.
Saying it louder for the people at the back: Think in terms of “tech” vs “non-tech” people? It’s time to stop
Think in terms of “tech” vs “non-tech” people? It’s time to stop
It seems harmless, but this four-letter word fuels impostor syndrome, gatekeeping, and anxiety—and blinds companies to real potential.
www.pluralsight.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Saying it louder for the people at the back: Think in terms of “tech” vs “non-tech” people? It’s time to stop
The best #nonprofit leaders are often the ones who don’t crave power and didn’t set out to be “leaders”.
If you're uncomfortable with power or questioning your worthiness, you might be exactly what the world needs right now.
#Leadership
More of this in The Organizer #25 ->
If you're uncomfortable with power or questioning your worthiness, you might be exactly what the world needs right now.
#Leadership
More of this in The Organizer #25 ->
Leadership and power aren’t the same thing | The Organizer #25
Learn the difference between leadership and power. It can help you find a leadership style that aligns with your values and goals.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The best #nonprofit leaders are often the ones who don’t crave power and didn’t set out to be “leaders”.
If you're uncomfortable with power or questioning your worthiness, you might be exactly what the world needs right now.
#Leadership
More of this in The Organizer #25 ->
If you're uncomfortable with power or questioning your worthiness, you might be exactly what the world needs right now.
#Leadership
More of this in The Organizer #25 ->
Moving to a new CRM? Getting started with your first one? These are some great tips to help you navigate the process :
A first-timer’s guide to CRM migration - M+R
5 tips for getting it (mostly) right the first time
www.mrss.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Moving to a new CRM? Getting started with your first one? These are some great tips to help you navigate the process :
The Trump Administration, misinformation, the affordability crisis are just some of the powerful forces affecting #nonprofit organizations in Canada.
Do you know what to do?
Here are some concrete steps you can take to plan your organization’s path forward, courtesy of The Organizer #95:
Do you know what to do?
Here are some concrete steps you can take to plan your organization’s path forward, courtesy of The Organizer #95:
Three forces affecting nonprofits in 2025 (and how to respond to change)
You can't control the world, but you have power over your response to politics, misinformation, the affordability crisis. | The Organizer #95
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September 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Trump Administration, misinformation, the affordability crisis are just some of the powerful forces affecting #nonprofit organizations in Canada.
Do you know what to do?
Here are some concrete steps you can take to plan your organization’s path forward, courtesy of The Organizer #95:
Do you know what to do?
Here are some concrete steps you can take to plan your organization’s path forward, courtesy of The Organizer #95:
Are you setting aside enough time to create great reports?
"We start in late summer for a late-April launch" says @mrcampaigns.bsky.social about its annual nonprofit communications benchmarks report.
This astounding point is buried in the last paragraph of an article about their process.
"We start in late summer for a late-April launch" says @mrcampaigns.bsky.social about its annual nonprofit communications benchmarks report.
This astounding point is buried in the last paragraph of an article about their process.
Creating the Creative: Benchmarks - M+R
Creative lessons from a decade of Benchmarking
www.mrss.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Are you setting aside enough time to create great reports?
"We start in late summer for a late-April launch" says @mrcampaigns.bsky.social about its annual nonprofit communications benchmarks report.
This astounding point is buried in the last paragraph of an article about their process.
"We start in late summer for a late-April launch" says @mrcampaigns.bsky.social about its annual nonprofit communications benchmarks report.
This astounding point is buried in the last paragraph of an article about their process.
Congrats!
(Also, the perfect companion to this week’s article about impact reporting.)
(Also, the perfect companion to this week’s article about impact reporting.)
Our Ocean Week Canada 2025 Impact Report is out.
From 318 events and 558 partners to $129,377 in community grants and hundreds of media stories across the country, the wave of ocean connection keeps growing
Read the report: https://colcoalition.ca/colc-impact-reports/
#OceanWeekCanada2025 #COLC
From 318 events and 558 partners to $129,377 in community grants and hundreds of media stories across the country, the wave of ocean connection keeps growing
Read the report: https://colcoalition.ca/colc-impact-reports/
#OceanWeekCanada2025 #COLC
September 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Congrats!
(Also, the perfect companion to this week’s article about impact reporting.)
(Also, the perfect companion to this week’s article about impact reporting.)
Félicitations!
Notre Rapport d’impact 2025 de la Semaine de l’océan Canada est publié.
Avec 318 événements, 558 partenaires, 129 377 $ en subventions communautaires et des centaines d’articles médiatiques partout au pays…
🔗 Lire le rapport : https://colcoalition.ca/fr/rapports-dimpact-de-la-ccco/
#SDO #CCCO
Avec 318 événements, 558 partenaires, 129 377 $ en subventions communautaires et des centaines d’articles médiatiques partout au pays…
🔗 Lire le rapport : https://colcoalition.ca/fr/rapports-dimpact-de-la-ccco/
#SDO #CCCO
September 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Félicitations!
Why do you get asked for different versions of your impact report, when you've just created a great one?
Because people want to hear what you have to say!
Here's why reporting whack-a-mole is a good thing, and how you can make it easier to collect and remix impact measurement information:
Because people want to hear what you have to say!
Here's why reporting whack-a-mole is a good thing, and how you can make it easier to collect and remix impact measurement information:
Before you write that impact report, read this | The Organizer #103
Tired of creating endless impact reports for your nonprofit's different audiences? That "whack-a-mole" feeling means you're doing just fine.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why do you get asked for different versions of your impact report, when you've just created a great one?
Because people want to hear what you have to say!
Here's why reporting whack-a-mole is a good thing, and how you can make it easier to collect and remix impact measurement information:
Because people want to hear what you have to say!
Here's why reporting whack-a-mole is a good thing, and how you can make it easier to collect and remix impact measurement information:
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New study on #BlueSky for #SciComm.
“Bluesky posts demonstrate substantially higher levels of interaction (likes, reposts, replies, and quotes) and greater textual originality than previously reported for X, suggesting both stronger interactive and more interpretive engagement.”
🦋🦫🌱🐋🧪 #philsci
“Bluesky posts demonstrate substantially higher levels of interaction (likes, reposts, replies, and quotes) and greater textual originality than previously reported for X, suggesting both stronger interactive and more interpretive engagement.”
🦋🦫🌱🐋🧪 #philsci
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
www.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Labour Day is back-to-school time. It's when we embrace new routines, new friendships, and new ideas.
No matter how old you are or what official “schooling” you do, this is the perfect time to think about what you're going to learn next.
Because learning is good for you and for your cause.
No matter how old you are or what official “schooling” you do, this is the perfect time to think about what you're going to learn next.
Because learning is good for you and for your cause.
Fall in love with learning | The Organizer #24
Embrace learning for your own sake, for your team, for your organization and for your cause.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Labour Day is back-to-school time. It's when we embrace new routines, new friendships, and new ideas.
No matter how old you are or what official “schooling” you do, this is the perfect time to think about what you're going to learn next.
Because learning is good for you and for your cause.
No matter how old you are or what official “schooling” you do, this is the perfect time to think about what you're going to learn next.
Because learning is good for you and for your cause.
Sure, defining your organization’s impact feels less urgent than everything else on your plate.
But here's what happens when you skip it: scattered resources, wasted effort, burnout, and work that feels hard ALL the time.
It's worth some time to prevent all that.
#nonprofit #impact
But here's what happens when you skip it: scattered resources, wasted effort, burnout, and work that feels hard ALL the time.
It's worth some time to prevent all that.
#nonprofit #impact
Defining your impact isn't always easy, but you should do it anyway | The Organizer #23
Forget the excuses, and make time to define your impact. If you don't the work will always be harder than it needs to be.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Sure, defining your organization’s impact feels less urgent than everything else on your plate.
But here's what happens when you skip it: scattered resources, wasted effort, burnout, and work that feels hard ALL the time.
It's worth some time to prevent all that.
#nonprofit #impact
But here's what happens when you skip it: scattered resources, wasted effort, burnout, and work that feels hard ALL the time.
It's worth some time to prevent all that.
#nonprofit #impact
What would happen if we showed the same level of enthusiasm for training people as we’re showing for training AI?
That’s the question that inspired today’s edition of The Organizer, our newsletter for nonprofit and social impact folks.
#AI #nonprofit #management
That’s the question that inspired today’s edition of The Organizer, our newsletter for nonprofit and social impact folks.
#AI #nonprofit #management
Can AI teach us about training humans?
Training an AI for your organization requires the same work as training people. Here's what your team needs to succeed | The Organizer #102
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August 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What would happen if we showed the same level of enthusiasm for training people as we’re showing for training AI?
That’s the question that inspired today’s edition of The Organizer, our newsletter for nonprofit and social impact folks.
#AI #nonprofit #management
That’s the question that inspired today’s edition of The Organizer, our newsletter for nonprofit and social impact folks.
#AI #nonprofit #management