UpMetrics Partner Spotlights

Learn how we are collaborating with our partners to drive impact with data.

Generating Returns, Proving Impact: How Sonen Capital is Leading the Way for a Data-Fueled Future for Impact Investing​

Before long, we’ll think of all investing as impact investing. Firms will need a way to integrate and visualize the way a portfolio is performing and not just in terms of financial returns." Since 2021, Will Morgan has led Sonen’s engagement with UpMetrics to get the firm’s arms around impact data collection and how to best illustrate that information to stakeholders. With the help of data frameworks and intuitive dashboards, Will can easily highlight proof points around Sonen’s strategic focus areas and investments, and has the ability to communicate impact insights with ease.

​Learn more about Sonen Capital's partnership with UpMetrics. 

The Journey to Become More Data-Driven: How ICU Baby learned to use data more effectively through the UpMetrics cohort model

​COVID-19 contributed to a particularly competitive fundraising environment, ICU baby knew they had to be more intentional about data collection and analysis to ensure their organization’s story stood out. With the help of the UpMetrics platform and team, in September of 2021, ICU baby embarked on a journey to become more data driven.

Learn more about their journey as participants of the Miami cohort. 

A Lesson in Action: How The Schultz Family Foundation Moved Quickly When Washington Faced Unprecedented Rates of Food Insecurity

The pandemic drove unprecedented levels of food insecurity in Washington. The Schultz Family Foundation, together with Serve Washington, a state commission that coordinates service efforts, developed the WA COVID Response Corps, a first-of-its-kind program combining resources from federal and state government with private philanthropy.

Learn how they supplied grantees with the technology to track progress toward shared performance indicators, providing the insight needed to see the impact the new program was making and where optimizations could be made to further drive positive change.

Embracing the Pivot:
How Thrive Chicago Uses Reflective Learning to Empower Their Partners with Data

Thrive Chicago knows that to truly be able to drill down to what needs to change, refining goals as we enter and progress through a project, you need the right tools and systems. We have access to so much data, but are acting on so little because a majority of funding needs go to the execution of these programs, rather than the resources that can drive analytics.

Read more on how Thrive embarked on an exercise with their network of partners to jointly define success, and provide the tools to actively track progress toward those goals. This environment of reflective learning connects stakeholder to the data and analytics needed to make greater impact in the areas that provide the biggest obstacle to change.

​Meeting the Moment: 
The Jewish Community Federation's Data-Driven Response to COVID-19

The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund has put the systems and processes in place to use data to understand trends associated with their donor-advised funds. This data is helping the Federation to make personalized recommendations to donors and more effectively respond to the immediate needs of their communities. Read more about this approach and how the Federation is analyzing data associated with donor-advised funds to match capital to local impact opportunities. 

Data-Driven Community Response: ​The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

In the fall of 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) partnered with UpMetrics to support their impact analysis efforts. In light of  COVID-19, LADF is using the UpMetrics platform to inform their response and share important updates with their stakeholders. Learn more about LADF's data-driven approach and ongoing efforts. 

Building a Community of Data-driven Nonprofits in Chicago: Foglia Family Foundation

In the fall of 2018, The Foglia Family Foundation partnered with UpMetrics to build and support a portfolio of data-driven grantees in the Chicagoland area. Read how the Foglia Family Foundation is empowering a cohort of grantees with access to data analytics tools to drive impact, while ultimately building capacity for these organizations and building a more sustainable nonprofit sector in the Chicagoland area.

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