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5 Data-Driven Methods to Enhance Stakeholder Trust and Transparency

Stakeholder trust is a key to success for any government or nonprofit organization. Funders, clients, and even taxpayers fund, engage, and support the organizations they know, like, and trust. The challenge with trust is that it cannot be bought, rather it must be earned and practiced across all levels of the organization. Trust is generated […]

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Why measurement efforts fail

Why Measurement Efforts Fail – Part III

Sidestepping four common mistakes that account for why measurement efforts fail can help social sector organizations develop successful, action-oriented performance and outcome measures that save time, money, and increase impact. Creating high-performance measurement cultures in the social sector leads to greater efficiency, effectiveness, revenues and overall impact. These are cultures where decisions are based upon

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Is Collective Impact the Latest Social Sector Management Fad?

Collective impact approaches can solve the most pressing, complex social programs.  Single efforts by one organization alone will not be enough to see radical shifts in social outcomes such as poverty, crime, infant mortality, education, addiction, and economic advancement.  Despite collective impact’s potential for greatness, most organizations are not ready for this approach. Ignoring this

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Outputs vs. Outcomes and Why it Matters

“Output vs. outcomes, who cares” is an expression I’ve heard from nonprofit and government leaders more than once. Typically, I’m not a stickler for semantics and jargon. However, the distinction, understanding, and adoption between these two concepts in social sector organizations is near and dear to my heart. It can be the difference between mediocrity

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Charly Bauer

Executive Director

Charly Bauer, executive director for Measurement Resources, leads the team of data analysts and subject matter experts to help purpose-driven organizations use measurement to move their missions forward. Prior to joining Measurement Resources in early 2022, Charly served as C-suite executive and co-founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, where he supported the growth of the company from one to 58 scoop shops in 16 cities. He also managed the company’s philanthropy efforts and led the organization through the process of becoming a Certified B Corporation in 2013. He currently serves on nonprofit boards, including BuddyUp for Life and Besa, and has previously served on the boards of Leadership Columbus, the Short North Business Association and Short North Alliance, and the North Market Development Authority, where Jeni’s had its first retail location. Prior to Jeni’s, Charly served as a product manager at OCLC, Inc., the global library technology and research organization.

  • Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
  • Leadership Columbus