Approach
Coeffect typically works with nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, and social enterprises with 5-40 employees. From working with over 50 organizations at this scale, we’ve identified three leverage points where strong data practices enable growth: Impact Strategy, Data Collection & Analysis, and Data Systems.
If one of these areas is lacking, it tends to prevent your organization from leveraging any of the others to the greatest extent possible. Any of our projects address at least one of the three leverage points, and our most successful projects address all three.
Impact Strategy
We help you pinpoint your intended outcomes, and work backwards to define what will have the biggest impact on your beneficiaries. A Theory of Change is the foundation of the rest of your impact strategy.
“The reframing that you do is amazing and adds a lot of valuable vocabulary and framework to the work. The new logic model is a great example of this… it will serve us very well as we seek to explain our work and gain access to more financial support. ”
- Streets Hope / Voluntad, Denver CO
Data Collection & Analysis
We design surveys, focus groups, observation protocols, and other tools to collect data on your outcomes. Then, we apply statistical techniques and analyze with data tools like R, Excel, and Tableau to distinguish the signal from the noise.
“We had our highest year of funding, we believe in part to our program evaluation and being able to better communicate our impact!”
- Objective Zero, Kansas City KS
Data Systems
We lead implementations of Salesforce to help nonprofits manage data around those they serve. Salesforce is highly flexible and surprisingly cost-effective for nonprofits, making it a viable option for many small organizations. However, we know Salesforce isn’t always the best solution, and can facilitate system selection projects to help our clients get clear on their needs and find the best technology fit. Learn how to work with us here.
“Coeffect is very easy to work with, really listen to what we need, and appear to get us there in the most direct, efficient manner. So refreshingly different to the experience with our first Salesforce consultant. I would highly recommend you to anyone.”
- The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Washington DC