Common Impact Data Standard
Meet the members of Common Approach’s first technical committee!
For the Common Approach standards to be truly community-driven, the substantive direction of each standard will be undertaken by technical committees of engaged users and people with expert knowledge.
Common Approach is pleased to announce we have convened our first technical committee for the Common Impact Data Standard! It will serve as a testing ground to help determine the best path forward for further community-driven governance of the Common Approach’s four standards as the number of users grows.
The five individuals joining the technical committee were selected for their expertise and enthusiasm. They will be rolling up their sleeves to develop the next version of the Common Impact Data Standard and support the creation of more user-friendly technical resources. Alongside the Pathfinder Pilot, they will help to formulate and test our processes of user input and participation.
Meet the members of the Common Impact Data Standard technical committee:

Carly Bogen

Mark S. Fox

Alex Goel

Dan Lammot

Jaclene Roshan
Jaclene Roshan serves as a Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, working to serve the Social Impact community. In this role, she oversees product strategy and development for solutions to help nonprofits deliver programs and manage their impact. She’s excited to join the Common Approach Technical Committee to both incorporate her community-based learning into our work, and to bring a neutral 3rd party standard and rigour back to Salesforce’s 50,000+ nonprofit customers. Prior to her role at Salesforce, Jaclene spent 6+ years in the international development space, working for organizations such as Clinton Global Initiative, MyAgro, and Pencils of Promise to support strategic growth initiatives through leveraging technology for program delivery. She is a New York transplant hailing from Southern California and enjoys backpacking, making art, and fixing up her new home upstate! More about Jaclene Roshan.
We are very excited to get to work on the Common Impact Data Standard with the technical committee! Together, we will continue to develop the Standard and work towards our goal of simplifying the sharing and analysis of impact data, including data from different sources, organizations, and software.
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