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Integrated Data to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Families

Third Sector Capital Partners Nov 21, 2018
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• Third Sector Capital details how its helping local governments produce measurable outcomes to serve the two-generation needs of vulnerable children and families.

• It all boils down to data: How we gather it and use it. In what ways can the partnerships described in this post serve as a model for other organizations looking to build impact?

• Here’s how another organization uses data insights to execute its mission.


Local and state governments collect vast amounts of information in the course of delivering social services to children and their families. Unfortunately, many government agencies are unable to use that valuable data to assess program impact and improve quality. This is because data are rarely connected across agencies and almost never used to allocate government spending. In the absence of integrated data and outcomes-oriented contracting, governments struggle to make good decisions about how to spend tax dollars or engage in the continuous improvement required to truly make a difference in people’s lives.

“We are proud to launch this innovative effort with AISP to harness the power of data and provide governments the opportunity to develop outcomes-driven programs that have a measurable, positive impact. These governments have shown vision and commitment to improving program evaluation, policy analysis capacity, and outcomes contracting affecting thousands of families in need,” said Caroline Whistler, CEO of Third Sector Capital Partners.

Following a two-pronged approach, AISP will support each community in developing a sustainable IDS infrastructure for program evaluation, policy analysis, and systems reform while Third Sector will work with the communities to leverage their data insights to develop new outcomes contracts that will direct resources to programs that deliver measurable results.

Read the full article on integrated data to improve family outcomes by Emily Wood at Third Sector Capital Partners.


Impact Philanthropy is a complex topic, and others found these selections from the Impact Giving archive from Giving Compass to be good resources.

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    Can a Small Organization Have a Big Impact?

    I get asked this question often.  How can a small foundation with few staff really catalyze large scale social change?  In fact, how can a foundation of any size play this role?  At The Tow Foundation, we have attempted to play a significant role in juvenile justice reform, an issue that seems like an intractable problem and not easily tackled by a small family foundation. The United States leads the world in the rate of incarcerating its own citizens.  We imprison more of our own people than any other country on earth and stand alone as the world’s leader in incarcerating young people.  Every year, juvenile courts in the U.S. handle an estimated 1.7 million cases in which the youth was charged with a delinquency offense, approximately 4,600 delinquency cases per day.  On any given day, over 70,000 juvenile offenders are not living in their homes but are held in residential placement (e.g., juvenile detention facilities, corrections facilities, group homes or shelters). An estimated 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced, or incarcerated as adults every year across the United States.  Most of the youth prosecuted in adult court are charged with non-violent offenses.  These statistics are shameful. The Tow Foundation, a family foundation based in Connecticut, is committed to the vision that all people deserve the opportunity to enjoy a high quality of life and have a voice in their community.  And that includes those who have made mistakes in their lives and who may have gotten in trouble with the law.  We believe that no child is beyond help.  We could not stand by and say this problem was too big for us to tackle.  So we set off to find out how we could make a difference. Read the full article about making an impact by Emily Tow Jackson at National Center for Family Philanthropy.


The five awardees, along with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and King County, Washington, will also participate in a national Learning Community, providing a peer support network to exchange best practices, brainstorm solutions to common challenges, and connect with leading experts in the field.

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