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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How Nonprofit Leaders Develop an Impact Mindset

Sometimes it’s not about doing something new, it’s about doing what you do - even better.

This podcast episode focuses on the importance of maintaining an impact mindset as a nonprofit leader. Drew discusses why it’s important to avoid the temptation of novelty for novelty’s sake and make sure that impact drives the work of nonprofit and public-sector organizations. Drew identifies three traits of impactful nonprofit leaders and shares examples of how these leaders can apply an impact mindset into planning and decision-making.

In this episode, listeners will learn about three traits of highly impactful nonprofit leaders:

  • Impactful leaders know: It’s not about them.

  • Impactful leaders have a north star.

  • Impactful leaders align what they’re good at with what the community needs.

Check out our recent blog post related to this podcast topic, 3 Traits of impactful nonprofit leaders.

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