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How do I get the most out of my grantees' Social Impact Forecasts?

In all scenarios, True Impact supports grantees in updating their initial projections with interim and/or final data as their program progresses.

External application in alignment with True Impact’s system

  1. Nonprofits complete an application in an external data management system with an added step of completing a logic model separately. The logic model is aligned with True Impact’s models.
  2. Grant managers review applications, determine investment decisions, and assign partners to social impact pillars or portfolios.
  3. Grant managers invite grantees to complete a forecast with True Impact. True Impact provides a live training and one on one support as needed.
  4. Grant managers review individual forecasts as a means of tracking grantee progress toward agreed upon targets.

 

Social Impact Forecast as application addendum

  1. Grantees are invited to create a True Impact forecast as the step in their application process.
  2. True Impact provides a live training and one on one support. Grantees complete forecasts.
  3. Client reviews and/or rates forecasts. True Impact can also generate a high-level analysis of grantee forecasts to inform investment decisions.
  4. Client presents recommendations to the Board for final approval.

 


Recommended Enhancements

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True Impact

1.     Embed priority indicators or outcomes in the RFP process and application approval process

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2.     Develop standardized reporting expectations across stakeholders (grant managers, executive leadership, external reporting audiences, and grantees)

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3.     If grantees are completing a True Impact forecast, share priority indicators during the grantee training

 

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4.     Train grant managers to review the social impact forecasts/applications with review criteria that match strategic goals around social impact, demographic, and other distribution goals

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5.     Integrate selected indicators into grant agreement documents

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6.     Integrate tracking progress towards priority indicators in site visits or interim report reviews

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7.     Upon final report completion, calculate and review variances to track changes in outcomes

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