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Is your social purpose organization enthusiastic about Common Approach’s vision for flexible, shareable impact measurement? Then join our supporters' page! By adding your logo, you'll join a growing community of SPOs enthusiastic about the future of impact.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Is your social purpose organization enthusiastic about Common Approach’s vision for flexible, shareable impact measurement? Then join our supporters' page! By adding your logo, you'll join a growing community of SPOs enthusiastic about the future of impact.
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If you're attending this year's Sustainable Finance World Forum, be sure to check out our Executive Director's fireside chat tomorrow at 12 PM ET.
It's not too late to register! Learn more at www.sfwf.org
It's not too late to register! Learn more at www.sfwf.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you're attending this year's Sustainable Finance World Forum, be sure to check out our Executive Director's fireside chat tomorrow at 12 PM ET.
It's not too late to register! Learn more at www.sfwf.org
It's not too late to register! Learn more at www.sfwf.org
Common Approach to Impact Measurement is proud to stand with the sector in signing Tamarack Institute's "Open Letter from Canada’s Nonprofits and Charities to Corporate and Philanthropic Funders."
Read more about why we signed, and how the letter aligns with Common Approach, at buff.ly/ynuDwoj
Read more about why we signed, and how the letter aligns with Common Approach, at buff.ly/ynuDwoj
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Common Approach to Impact Measurement is proud to stand with the sector in signing Tamarack Institute's "Open Letter from Canada’s Nonprofits and Charities to Corporate and Philanthropic Funders."
Read more about why we signed, and how the letter aligns with Common Approach, at buff.ly/ynuDwoj
Read more about why we signed, and how the letter aligns with Common Approach, at buff.ly/ynuDwoj
📶 The more widespread the adoption of the Common Impact Data Standard becomes, the more everyone will feel the benefits of impact data collection and reporting becoming less tedious, the more data quality will improve, and the more robust insights and analysis will be!
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October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📶 The more widespread the adoption of the Common Impact Data Standard becomes, the more everyone will feel the benefits of impact data collection and reporting becoming less tedious, the more data quality will improve, and the more robust insights and analysis will be!
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📶 Using “Resource Description Framework,” or RDF for short, a data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard provides better data than simpler data models while accommodating future developments in AI systems and technology!
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October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📶 Using “Resource Description Framework,” or RDF for short, a data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard provides better data than simpler data models while accommodating future developments in AI systems and technology!
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🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
The list of softwares aligning with the Common Impact Data Standard continues to grow!
Equilo is the latest to begin working towards aligning with the Common Approach’s Common Impact Data Standard.
Learn more at www.commonapproach.org/common-impac...
Equilo is the latest to begin working towards aligning with the Common Approach’s Common Impact Data Standard.
Learn more at www.commonapproach.org/common-impac...
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The list of softwares aligning with the Common Impact Data Standard continues to grow!
Equilo is the latest to begin working towards aligning with the Common Approach’s Common Impact Data Standard.
Learn more at www.commonapproach.org/common-impac...
Equilo is the latest to begin working towards aligning with the Common Approach’s Common Impact Data Standard.
Learn more at www.commonapproach.org/common-impac...
🔍 Most data models limit your data by using a this-or-that system—they’re either a vocabulary OR a taxonomy. An impact ontology is both, which gives greater meaning to data points and helps organizations better understand and report on their impact.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🔍 Most data models limit your data by using a this-or-that system—they’re either a vocabulary OR a taxonomy. An impact ontology is both, which gives greater meaning to data points and helps organizations better understand and report on their impact.
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🌐Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
🔍 A data ontology is a sophisticated type of data model that allows for “interoperability” among standards. This means data can be shared across organizations and funders, even when using different standards and metrics, allowing for greater data flexibility!
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September 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🔍 A data ontology is a sophisticated type of data model that allows for “interoperability” among standards. This means data can be shared across organizations and funders, even when using different standards and metrics, allowing for greater data flexibility!
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
Is your SPO enthusiastic about Common Approach’s vision for flexible, shareable impact measurement? Then join our supporters' page! By filling out a brief survey, you'll add your logo to a growing community of SPOs enthusiastic about the future of impact.
www.commonapproach.org/supporters/
www.commonapproach.org/supporters/
September 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is your SPO enthusiastic about Common Approach’s vision for flexible, shareable impact measurement? Then join our supporters' page! By filling out a brief survey, you'll add your logo to a growing community of SPOs enthusiastic about the future of impact.
www.commonapproach.org/supporters/
www.commonapproach.org/supporters/
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September 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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This time of year is full of transitions—heading back to school, returning from vacations, and enjoying the last of summer before the entrance of fall. What are you embracing during this transitional time?
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This time of year is full of transitions—heading back to school, returning from vacations, and enjoying the last of summer before the entrance of fall. What are you embracing during this transitional time?
🌊 The Common Framework enables meaningful insights.
The Framework enables diverse data without erasing what makes the data unique. Custom metrics will let organizations capture contextual information, and those receiving the data will have tools to make sense of it.
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The Framework enables diverse data without erasing what makes the data unique. Custom metrics will let organizations capture contextual information, and those receiving the data will have tools to make sense of it.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🌊 The Common Framework enables meaningful insights.
The Framework enables diverse data without erasing what makes the data unique. Custom metrics will let organizations capture contextual information, and those receiving the data will have tools to make sense of it.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
The Framework enables diverse data without erasing what makes the data unique. Custom metrics will let organizations capture contextual information, and those receiving the data will have tools to make sense of it.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
🏋️ The Common Framework reduces burden.
The Common Framework outlines a process for aggregating standard and custom metrics. By eliminating the need for uniformity, the Common Framework will reduce the burden on those measuring and provide better data for everyone.
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The Common Framework outlines a process for aggregating standard and custom metrics. By eliminating the need for uniformity, the Common Framework will reduce the burden on those measuring and provide better data for everyone.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🏋️ The Common Framework reduces burden.
The Common Framework outlines a process for aggregating standard and custom metrics. By eliminating the need for uniformity, the Common Framework will reduce the burden on those measuring and provide better data for everyone.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
The Common Framework outlines a process for aggregating standard and custom metrics. By eliminating the need for uniformity, the Common Framework will reduce the burden on those measuring and provide better data for everyone.
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🔐 The Common Framework unlocks flexibility.
The Common Framework is a flexible standard that will help those who receive impact data aggregate diverse indicators (also known as metrics), unlocking better measurement and the impact story within the data.
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The Common Framework is a flexible standard that will help those who receive impact data aggregate diverse indicators (also known as metrics), unlocking better measurement and the impact story within the data.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🔐 The Common Framework unlocks flexibility.
The Common Framework is a flexible standard that will help those who receive impact data aggregate diverse indicators (also known as metrics), unlocking better measurement and the impact story within the data.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
The Common Framework is a flexible standard that will help those who receive impact data aggregate diverse indicators (also known as metrics), unlocking better measurement and the impact story within the data.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/AA5BPcO
🔍 How can a data ontology save investees and funders time?
Using an impact data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard reduces the tedium and repetition of collecting and sharing impact data, which burdens funders and investees/grantees alike.
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Using an impact data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard reduces the tedium and repetition of collecting and sharing impact data, which burdens funders and investees/grantees alike.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
July 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🔍 How can a data ontology save investees and funders time?
Using an impact data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard reduces the tedium and repetition of collecting and sharing impact data, which burdens funders and investees/grantees alike.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
Using an impact data ontology like the Common Impact Data Standard reduces the tedium and repetition of collecting and sharing impact data, which burdens funders and investees/grantees alike.
🌐 Learn more at buff.ly/4bkwLiV
5️⃣ The Common Foundations outline five essential practices for non-burdensome impact measurement. As long as all five practices are in place, the impact measurement process is good enough.
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📖 Learn about the five essential practices at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
June 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
5️⃣ The Common Foundations outline five essential practices for non-burdensome impact measurement. As long as all five practices are in place, the impact measurement process is good enough.
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📖 Learn about the five essential practices at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
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June 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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🆕 Want to help shape the future of the Common Approach? Apply to join our Board of Directors! You have an opportunity to be part of stewarding SPO-focused standards for flexible, shareable impact measurement data.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🆕 Want to help shape the future of the Common Approach? Apply to join our Board of Directors! You have an opportunity to be part of stewarding SPO-focused standards for flexible, shareable impact measurement data.
⏳ Read more & apply by June 9 at 5 PM Eastern time: lnkd.in/dq2V3Sir
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Join us on Thursday, May 29, for session 1 of Unpacking Common Approach. We'll begin to explore our vision for low-burden impact measurement and what it could mean for you.
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Join us on Thursday, May 29, for session 1 of Unpacking Common Approach. We'll begin to explore our vision for low-burden impact measurement and what it could mean for you.
Secure your spot today at lnkd.in/dFqxfg2u
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🎟️ Limited space remaining, register now!
Join us on Thursday, May 29, for session 1 of Unpacking Common Approach. We'll begin to explore our vision for low-burden impact measurement and what it could mean for you.
Secure your spot today at lnkd.in/dFqxfg2u
Join us on Thursday, May 29, for session 1 of Unpacking Common Approach. We'll begin to explore our vision for low-burden impact measurement and what it could mean for you.
Secure your spot today at lnkd.in/dFqxfg2u
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April 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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🔍 What is a data ontology?
Data ontology is a computer science term for the conceptual "scaffolding" or structure that maps how data is organized. One example? The Common Impact Data Standard!
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Data ontology is a computer science term for the conceptual "scaffolding" or structure that maps how data is organized. One example? The Common Impact Data Standard!
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April 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🔍 What is a data ontology?
Data ontology is a computer science term for the conceptual "scaffolding" or structure that maps how data is organized. One example? The Common Impact Data Standard!
🌐 Visit our resource exploring this crucial piece of digital infrastructure: buff.ly/4bkwLiV
Data ontology is a computer science term for the conceptual "scaffolding" or structure that maps how data is organized. One example? The Common Impact Data Standard!
🌐 Visit our resource exploring this crucial piece of digital infrastructure: buff.ly/4bkwLiV
📝 Why use a minimum standard for impact measurement?
The Common Foundations sets a minimum standard for how to measure your impact—not a gold standard. To make it possible to come on board, a standard has to meet you where you're at!
📖 Learn more about the Common Foundations at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
The Common Foundations sets a minimum standard for how to measure your impact—not a gold standard. To make it possible to come on board, a standard has to meet you where you're at!
📖 Learn more about the Common Foundations at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
April 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
📝 Why use a minimum standard for impact measurement?
The Common Foundations sets a minimum standard for how to measure your impact—not a gold standard. To make it possible to come on board, a standard has to meet you where you're at!
📖 Learn more about the Common Foundations at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
The Common Foundations sets a minimum standard for how to measure your impact—not a gold standard. To make it possible to come on board, a standard has to meet you where you're at!
📖 Learn more about the Common Foundations at buff.ly/3qyEwhA
We can't go into hibernation (lucky bears!), but we can find other ways to recharge. Common Approach took a "meeting holiday" for most of December to give us time to reflect and plan.
What do you do to honour the end of the year and reflect on what’s been achieved and is left to achieve?
What do you do to honour the end of the year and reflect on what’s been achieved and is left to achieve?
December 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
We can't go into hibernation (lucky bears!), but we can find other ways to recharge. Common Approach took a "meeting holiday" for most of December to give us time to reflect and plan.
What do you do to honour the end of the year and reflect on what’s been achieved and is left to achieve?
What do you do to honour the end of the year and reflect on what’s been achieved and is left to achieve?