indicators

Think more about the formula for success, not just indicators

Bryn Sadownik — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:28:52 +0000

Showing the Value of Green Building

Bryn Sadownik — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:22:27 +0000

If you're in the business of green building or promoting sustainable building and communities, check out our new guide that has recently been added to Demonstrating Value's Resource Library. In it you'll find guidance on approaches to monitoring and assessing the mission-related impacts of green building and community design, which may be relevant for social enterprises (and programs) that seek to:

Surprise! You’ve been ranked: What we can learn about performance measurement from media-driven ranking

Bryn Sadownik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:40:24 +0000

When CBC’s Fifth Estate program launched Rate my Hospital last week, I couldn't help but immediately look up the grade of my hospital across the street. I felt smug that Eagle Ridge wasn't one of the Lower Mainland's batch of terribly ranked hospitals. But should I really sleep better?

Expressing Your Organizational Value: Quantifying Value

Sarah Cruickshank — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:56:19 +0000

Expressing value in numerical terms is a direct and concise way to describe value. Quantitative figures can compliment your description of the value of your enterprise, and are especially useful when communicating with investors or other stakeholders who like to know the facts.

Logic Models & the Outcome Indicators Project

Sarah Cruickshank — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Figuring out what to measure and how to do it

Canadian Index of Wellbeing: Evaluating Quality of Life in Canada

Sarah Cruickshank — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Is measuring impact possible?

Sarah Cruickshank — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:01:00 +0000

When you hear the word “impact”, what comes to mind? While your first thoughts may include that kickboxing class you just joined, it is it is also true that the term “impact” is often used loosely to encompass any type of reporting about the social or environmental mission of an organization. In the world of evaluation, this word has a much ‘tighter’ meaning: Impact is the tracking of long-term outcomes, controlling for external influences, or using randomized control trials to prove that the outcomes are attributable to a particular organization’s efforts.