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UpMetrics empowers mission-driven organizations to define their impact strategy, turn collected data into actionable insights, and tell powerful stories that inspire change.

Trusted by thousands of Grantmakers, Nonprofits, & Impact Investors

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Full-Service Impact Reporting

We believe data should fuel impact - not overwhelm it.

 UpMetrics offers purpose-built solutions for the social sector, designed to make your data work for you so your team can spend less time collecting information and more time using it to drive your mission forward. 

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Software

 Innovative, purpose-built impact reporting software helping organizations measure their progress. 

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Services

We offer a range of professional and managed services to support your operations, whatever stage you're at.
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Cohort Programs

 Our cohorts build nonprofit capacity towards data analysis, reporting, and fundraising within a community of peers. 

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Our Approach to Impact Reporting

 UpMetrics connects the dots across the full impact reporting lifecycle so you can move from compliance-based reporting to strategic learning and more confident fundraising. 

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DEFINE

Outline Your Audiences and Reporting Objectives

 Clearly articulate your impact strategy and the insights you're looking to capture — including distinct, measurable objectives. 

2

COLLECT

Collect Impact Data

 Collect and organize data in one centralized system to simplify reporting and save hours of time wrangling data. 

3

ANALYZE

Measure and Report
on Impact Outcomes

Visualize data to explore trends, measure progress towards your goals, and transparently report on outcomes. 

4

LEVERAGE

Use Data to Expand
your Impact

 Use insights to inform and optimize your work, and effectively share your story to attract more funding and support. 

Why UpMetrics?

 At UpMetrics, our mission is to accelerate capital to impact by bridging the gap between funders and mission-driven organizations through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships, and shared learning spaces. 
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A Vision for Change

 We're innovating with a higher purpose — to create a world where impact organizations have the knowledge, tools, and connections to achieve their missions. 
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Purpose-Built Technology

 Our industry-leading impact reporting software is secure, easy to use, and designed to meet the needs of organizations working across philanthropy and impact investing. 
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A Collaborative Approach

 We curate in-person and virtual spaces that facilitate connection, learning, and collaboration among purpose-driven peers to drive systems-level change. 

Who We Serve

 Clearly define your impact strategy, leverage data to learn and enhance your outcomes, and connect with mission-aligned grantmakers to secure funding and drive growth. 

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Grantmakers

 Foster more collaborative relationships with grantees, simplify reporting processes, and understand grant outcomes to inform strategic decisions that amplify impact. 

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Nonprofits

Clearly define your impact strategy, leverage data to learn and enhance your outcomes, and connect with mission-aligned grantmakers to secure funding and drive growth.

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Impact Investors

Harness data to strengthen due diligence, enhance portfolio-wide reporting, and leverage insights to optimize both financial and impact returns. 

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For-Profit Organizations

Define your impact strategy and use data to measure outcomes, secure additional investment, and power business growth towards a healthier, smarter, and cleaner future. 

Solutions for For-Profits

UpMetrics Customers are Seeing Results

63%

Reduced time spent on data
collection and reporting

74%

Improved their ability to make
data-driven decisions

87%

Improved their ability to tell an
engaging impact story

40%

Substantially increased funding
year over year

Join our Community of World-Class Changemakers

At UpMetrics, we know improved processes and technology are only part of the answer to philanthropy's current challenges.

That's why we curate intentional in-person & virtual spaces, providing opportunities for our community to build meaningful relationships, share best practices, and network with like-minded peers.

 

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Capacity Building Cohorts: Helping Nonprofits Grow More Resilient

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UpMetrics' Cohort Programs enable grantmakers to strengthen nonprofit capacity through a ready-made, funder-sponsored grant program.

Each cohort equips participating organizations with impact measurement tools, skill-building workshops, personalized coaching, and peer-learning opportunities — all designed to help them thrive.

By sponsoring a cohort, funders empower their grantees to build data confidence, strengthen resilience, and accelerate impact.

 

Learn more about our Cohort programs

What Customers Say About UpMetrics

 The world's leading changemakers rely on UpMetrics to help them advance their missions. Our clients are transforming their communities for the better, and using data to help them drive change as quickly and effectively as possible. 

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UpMetrics helps us assess the effectiveness of new initiatives, monitor trends in our impact over time, and supports our fundraising efforts/reporting for funders.

Without them, all of these things would be harder, and some of them we might not be able to do at all.

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Zachary Freeman

Director of Finance and Operations, Attendance Works
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ICU baby is doing critical work for the community, and we're able to do so much more because of access to insightful data. The dashboards and ease of accessibility are so impressive.

Beth Simonton

Beth Simonton

CEO, ICU Baby
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Partnering with UpMetrics has made our impact analysis work possible. With actionable impact data, we are able to quickly identify needs and respond to support the local community.

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James Lopez III

Manager, Strategy and Impact, ​Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
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We wanted to know that we were making an impact and learn alongside our grantees and the community.

Our partnership with UpMetrics supports our grantees’ ongoing learning and enables them to share more meaningful information with us in place of traditional reporting.

Jessica Mindnich

Jessica Mindnich

Senior Director, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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Being able to filter our data in different ways has been so enlightening. It's super easy to read and follow, and having qualitative data included is awesome!

You've just made my job reporting on our outcomes A MILLION TIMES EASIER!

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Allison Ambrozy

Director of Operations, Oakland Lacrosse Club
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UpMetrics provides a data-driven approach to understanding the collective community impact that is being accomplished by our grantees.

Janelle Ray

Janelle Elizabeth Ray

CEO, Pallottine Foundation of Huntington
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UpMetrics helps us to not only look at the numbers, but be really intentional about sharing our story and getting people to understand that human testimony IS assessment... It's data with a soul!

Marcus Strother

Marcus Strother

President & CEO, MENTOR California
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We're so thankful that UpMetrics solved all of our data problems and is allowing us to really re-think our best work here in Kansas City.

Maggie Klos

Maggie Klos

Systems & Innovation Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City
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For me, the qualitative data is a big piece of UpMetrics' value. I think when you couple that with other datapoints, you begin to see the whole picture. We want to be able to tell our story in a more complete way, and UpMetrics helps us do that.

David Solo

David Solo

CEO, Special Olympics Northern California

UpMetrics FAQs

Still have questions? Request a demo and we'd be happy to answer them for you.
What are the benefits of using social impact reporting platforms?

Using a purpose-built platform to record, analyze, and report your impact is better than trying to cobble together a patchwork of data. Using social impact reporting platforms offers these benefits:

For nonprofits

  • Visualize impact instantly using real-time metrics and dynamic dashboards.
  • Pivot strategies rapidly with quick insights that mitigate unexpected negative outcomes.
  • Tell more compelling, data-driven stories through automated metric reporting.
  • Eliminate data silos and minimize errors with automated cleanup and seamless tool integrations.
  • Generate reports faster and seize new opportunities with immediate, actionable data insights.

For impact funders

  • Access an aggregate view of your entire investment portfolio in real-time.
  • Eliminate administrative friction with a streamlined, standardized reporting platform.
  • Identify warning signs early to mitigate risk and enable proactive course correction.
  • Ensure objective grantmaking by visualizing exactly where funding and resources are lacking.
What makes UpMetrics the best impact reporting platform?

UpMetrics is the industry-leading impact reporting platform due to its:

  • Mutual value creation: Unlike traditional "black box" tools where data is submitted and never seen again, UpMetrics creates value for both sides of the relationship. We make reporting easier for those submitting data and more useful for those requesting it, fostering a collaborative ecosystem rather than a one-way compliance burden.
  • SOC2 Type 2 security: Data integrity is our priority. UpMetrics is SOC2 Type 2 compliant, providing the rigorous security standards and peace of mind required for impact funders and nonprofits.
  • Comprehensive key impact indicators (KIIs): Whether you are managing a diverse impact fund or overseeing specific grant programs, our agile platform allows you to track KIIs across any sector or cause area with precision.
  • Narrative-driven data: Rather than just tracking data, UpMetrics helps organizations combine quantitative and qualitative data to tell a story that resonates. This human-centric approach empowers funders and nonprofits to convey their missions and progress in compelling ways.
  • Our community: UpMetrics is built on connection. Through our Cohort program and events, nonprofits and impact funders can fuel each other’s success and fund the future.
  • Expert support: UpMetrics goes beyond standard SaaS offerings by providing extensive hands-on services. Our accelerated onboarding package ensures you’re set up for success in 120 days. Plus, our Define+ program allows nonprofits to work one-on-one with our team to build out a custom Impact Framework. 
What integrations does UpMetrics support?

UpMetrics currently supports Qualtrics, Google Sheets, and Survey Monkey integrations, as well as some GMS tools. Our Services team can also build custom integrations via API development and/or RPA development.

How much does UpMetrics cost?

We create custom pricing for each organization to best fit their needs, budget, and capacity.

Nonprofits and other organizations with beneficiaries can click here to see our pricing plans. Impact funders (like impact investors and grantmakers) can learn more about pricing here.

Who can use UpMetrics?

UpMetrics was built for nonprofits and impact funders (impact investors, grantmakers, etc.). Small nonprofit with budget concerns? You might be a good fit for our Cohort program, where funders empower nonprofits to build capacity with an UpMetrics license.

What are the benefits of using social impact reporting platforms?

Using a purpose-built platform to record, analyze, and report your impact is better than trying to cobble together a patchwork of data. Using social impact reporting platforms offers these benefits:

For nonprofits

  • Visualize impact instantly using real-time metrics and dynamic dashboards.
  • Pivot strategies rapidly with quick insights that mitigate unexpected negative outcomes.
  • Tell more compelling, data-driven stories through automated metric reporting.
  • Eliminate data silos and minimize errors with automated cleanup and seamless tool integrations.
  • Generate reports faster and seize new opportunities with immediate, actionable data insights.

For impact funders

  • Access an aggregate view of your entire investment portfolio in real-time.
  • Eliminate administrative friction with a streamlined, standardized reporting platform.
  • Identify warning signs early to mitigate risk and enable proactive course correction.
  • Ensure objective grantmaking by visualizing exactly where funding and resources are lacking.

UpMetrics is the industry-leading impact reporting platform due to its:

  • DeCAL framework: This guiding framework (which stands for define, collect, analyze, and leverage) helps nonprofits build their own custom Impact Frameworks and gauge their progress towards mission-critical goals.
  • Comprehensive key impact indicators (KIIs): Whether you’re a nonprofit looking to improve your program outcomes or an impact funder wanting to branch out into new cause areas, you can track your KIIs with UpMetrics’ agile platform.
  • Our mission: We started UpMetrics to give nonprofits the tools they need to scale their work and serve more beneficiaries.
  • Storytelling focus: Rather than just tracking data, UpMetrics helps nonprofits to combine quantitative and qualitative data to tell a story that resonates. This human-centric approach empowers funders and nonprofits to convey their missions and progress in compelling ways.
  • Our sense of community: UpMetrics is built on connection. Through our Cohort program and events, nonprofits and impact funders can fuel each other’s success and fund the future.
  • Expert support: UpMetrics goes beyond standard SaaS offerings by providing extensive hands-on services. Our comprehensive onboarding process ensures you’re set up for success in 120 days. Plus, our Define+ program allows nonprofits to work one-on-one with our team to build out a custom Impact Framework.

UpMetrics currently supports Qualtrics, Google Sheets, and Survey Monkey integrations, as well as some GMS tools. 

We create custom pricing for each organization to best fit their needs, budget, and capacity.

Nonprofits and other organizations with beneficiaries can click here to see our pricing plans. Impact funders (like impact investors and grantmakers) can learn more about pricing here.

UpMetrics was built for nonprofits and impact funders (impact investors, grantmakers, etc.). Small nonprofit with budget concerns? You might be a good fit for our Cohort program, where funders empower nonprofits to build capacity with an UpMetrics license. 

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