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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Ep 5: Crisis, evictions, and financial challenges for the working poor with Tchernavia Montgomery and Chuck Jones

Many cost-burdened families were struggling with housing, childcare, and utilities payments before the pandemic. How is Covid-19 affecting the working poor, and what can we do to help? To answer these questions we invited Tchernavia Montgomery and Chuck Jones to share how working families are navigating this global health pandemic.

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Ep 4: Cultivating individual donors and writing successful HUD grants with Maria Azuri and Greer Hannan

Fundraising is a challenge for many nonprofits, particularly during Covid-19. On this episode we invited Maria Azuri from Network for Good to share strategies for effective fundraising during the pandemic, and Greer Hannan from St. Vincent DePaul of Louisville, Kentucky, who discusses a new grant her organization has received to support individuals at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness.

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Ep 1: The social sector adapts to Covid-19 with Callan Brown and Brad Firchow

How are nonprofit and social sector organizations responding in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic? On our first episode, we interview Callan Brown who shares innovative ways nonprofits are navigating the pandemic. We also hear from Brad Firchow who provides a framework for how to communicate during as crisis - and answers question we're all having about how to create safe and healthy workplaces

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