Exciting things have been happening in the world of high-quality nonprofit data collection, and the Chicago Benchmarking Collaborative partners – Christopher House, Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, Chicago Youth Centers, Erie Neighborhood House, and Gads Hill Center – are proud to stand at the forefront.
On November 2nd, Traci Stanley, the Collaborative’s project manager (Christopher House) Anjel Williams (Chicago Youth Centers), Piotr Wojnicz (Chicago Youth Centers) and Stacie Pollata (Exponent Partners), shared their data-driven journeys and the benefits of thoughtful collaboration at the Nonprofit Dreamin’ Conference, a space created for nonprofit professionals to collaborate, build relationships, and share and learn best practices.
In their talk titled Better Together: The Power of Collaboration and Data with Chicago Benchmarking Collaborative, they highlighted how CBC partners leverage Salesforce for benchmarking, data management, and achieving year-over-year comparative outcomes that accurately and comprehensively form a living and ongoing data story. It is through this work that the CBC is able to effectively address and respond to social challenges in today’s evolving Chicago landscape.
Since 2009, the Chicago Benchmarking Collaborative partners have, together, utilized resources and knowledge to improve program quality through data sharing and benchmarking best practices. Over the years, the Collaborative has developed and responded to evolving trends and the changing needs of the communities they serve, all while keeping two central goals in mind – to build field-wide knowledge in Early Childhood and After School programming and to improve educational outcomes for scholars.
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