Practice Type: Theory of Change
Starter Dashboard Project: Project and Application Overview
Project Background Community dashboards are critical infrastructure for community coalitions working locally to shift systems that influence opportunities for thriving. They provide a framework for...
Finding Common Purpose’s Starter Dashboard Project: Increasing Access to Community Dashboards
Most community dashboards don’t survive. A few years ago, FCP researched and counted community dashboards maintained by place-based partnerships across the country. Two years later,...
Measuring What Matters: A Reflection from the ED
Accountability can be scary. Especially for nonprofits and philanthropies working to improve lives in America. This country has a history of turning accountability into punishment....
Sustaining Community Dashboards in Place-Based Partnerships
Community dashboards are one of the most effective tools a place-based initiative can use. When they work right, community dashboards communicate a theory of change,...
Effective Practice #6: Data Infrastructure
Central to FCP’s mission is the belief that publicly accessible and actionable outcomes data is key to strengthening the cross-sector collaborations that ensure that working...