The Common Good Data Podcast

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The podcast for nonprofit and public sector leaders looking to use data and evaluation strategies to build effective and sustainable programs in the areas of prevention, mental health, human services, and education.

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Telling the story of the impact of your organization is critical to gaining support—from volunteers to donors to multi-year grants. But using data to show your impact can be challenging.

Learn how the best organizations build a culture of data that impresses funders, wins competitive grants, and changes the lives of individuals and communities.

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    Drew Reynolds

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Bridging Housing and Health with Jeff Smythe

Housing has become a silent crisis that's reshaping lives across America, with each rising rent bill and rejected application chipping away at people's sense of stability and hope.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Jeffrey Smythe, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI), to explore a different approach to rental assistance.

Jeff explains his innovative technology solution that's changing how people access housing support, the critical connection between housing and health, and how nonprofits can build strong partnerships to tackle this challenge.

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Using Collective Impact for Economic Mobility with Khalil Salim

Collective impact—a framework where organizations across sectors come together with a shared vision—can play a crucial role in improving economic mobility, or the ability for individuals and families to move up the economic ladder. This is especially important in cities like Charlotte, where decades of structural barriers have limited upward mobility for many residents.

Economic mobility impacts whether people can escape poverty and build better futures for themselves, but it requires more than just isolated efforts. Collective impact brings together nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies to work toward common goals, using data to measure progress and drive decisions.

Today’s guest, Khalil Salim, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation at United Way of Greater Charlotte, shares his expertise on how these collaborative approaches are being used to address Charlotte’s challenges, and his thoughts on Raj Chetty’s new research.

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