UpMetrics Introduces Advanced Analytics: More Flexibility, Deeper Insights, Better Impact Storytelling
San Francisco, CA – September 18, 2025 – UpMetrics, the leading impact measurement and reporting platform for mission-driven organizations, today announced the general availability of Advanced Analytics, a powerful new data exploration and visualization tool purpose-built for the social sector.
With Advanced Analytics, foundations, nonprofits, and impact investors can move beyond static reports and one-size-fits-all dashboards - transforming complex data into clear, customizable, and stakeholder-ready stories.
“We built Advanced Analytics in direct response to feedback we were hearing from our customers,” said Drew Payne, CEO of UpMetrics. “They told us they needed more flexibility, deeper analysis, and tools that support advanced users managing complex data. This release delivers exactly that - an environment where data-savvy teams can explore information in new ways, share insights more effectively, and unlock storytelling that truly resonates.”
A Major Leap Beyond Basic Dashboards
While UpMetrics’ Basic Dashboards have long provided organizations with a foundation for data visualization and reporting, Advanced Analytics introduces a significantly enhanced feature set designed for deeper data exploration and analysis.
Built for technically skilled users - such as Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) specialists, analysts, and advanced program staff - the feature provides the flexibility and sophistication needed to unlock powerful insights and drive data-informed strategy.
Key capabilities include:
- Cross-Filtering & Interactivity: Compare data across programs, regions, or timeframes in ways not possible before.
- Reusable Charts: Build once, then share and reuse charts across multiple dashboards to save hours of repetitive work and improve metrics governance.
- Collaborative Editing: Multiple team members can work together to refine and improve dashboards in real time.
- Branded, Professional Visualizations: Cleaner layouts, modern design options, and branded elements that look more like an impact report than a spreadsheet.
- Expanded Storytelling Tools: Ability to integrate maps, images, large-number widgets, layered data, and dashboard tabs for more engaging, human-centered narratives.
Unlike traditional BI platforms, which are often too technical or costly for social impact work, Advanced Analytics strikes the balance between analytical depth and usability, giving data-savvy teams the flexibility and power they’ve been asking for without requiring a dedicated data science function.
Building Stronger Stakeholder Relationships
For grantmakers and impact investors, Advanced Analytics delivers clarity and confidence. Program officers can easily synthesize impact data into board-ready updates, while impact investing teams can benchmark portfolio performance and compare outcomes across funds. The result is a unified, transparent view of impact—helping funders spend less time wrangling data and more time making strategic, mission-aligned decisions.
“Impact data has a story to tell,” added Payne. “Our job is to help organizations unlock it - and share it in ways that deepen trust, attract funding, and guide strategy.”
Availability
Advanced Analytics is included with the UpMetrics platform at no additional cost and is now available to all clients.
Attend the Launch Webinar
To see Advanced Analytics in action, UpMetrics will host a live launch webinar at 2pm ET on October 16, 2025, where product leaders will showcase the tool’s functionality and provide real-world use cases.
