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Expert insights, trends, and best practices around impact reporting and using data to drive meaningful change.

All articles from Cait Abernethy

Why This Moment Calls for Braver Philanthropy — Not Quieter Philanthropy

The Ultimate Guide to Storytelling with Data Visualization

How Cross-Sector Collaboration Strengthens Resilience in Uncertain Times

Is Your Organization Taking an Equity Lens to Data?

Raising the Bar: Why Impact Measurement has Become a Must-Have for Leading Impact Funds

Unlocking Your Impact: How to Ask Better Questions of Your Data (and Why It Matters More Than Ever)

Social Return on Investment (SROI): Measure the Intangible

SJF Ventures on Impact Reporting as a Strategic Driver of Value - Q&A from March 2025, NYC

Beyond the Charts: Strategic Storytelling for Impact - Key Insights from Miami-Dade Innovation Authority

Trust-Based Philanthropy: A Guide for Impact-Minded Orgs

How Impact Investors Can Strengthen Their Impact Story with Data

Beyond the Grant: How Funders Can Build Grantee Capacity for Lasting Impact

Gender Lens Investing: Strategies for Building Inclusive and High-Impact Portfolios

UpMetrics Announces Thirty Nonprofits Selected to Join Southeast Michigan Community Impact Cohort

Trust-Based Philanthropy Doesn’t Dismiss Metrics — It Demands Them