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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Consultancy
The Common Approach is looking for an individual or organization to undertake an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) consultancy to support the Common Approach.
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May 18 2021
Governance Group Announcement
The members of the Common Approach governance group have been announced!
December 2nd, 2020
Common Impact Data Standard Release
The latest version of the data standard is now available! This will make sharing impact data easier. This work is being done in collaboration with Professor Mark Fox at the Centre for Social Services Engineering at the University of Toronto.
For more information on this standard click here.
July 2020
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Discussing the ETL pipeline, an often unaddressed step in the impact measurement process, and how reviewing and refining this pipeline can address many common hurdles & lead to efficient and reliable data.
Research brief: Useful and non-burdensome impact measurement
A summary of key findings from “Impact measurement among social purpose organizations: which practices are associated with useful, non-burdensome impact measurement.” The paper analyzes Common Approach participant data to determine a clear, concise set of practices that empower SPOs to measure effectively without feeling overwhelmed.
