by Lana Jacobus and Katie Kristensen A large conference room began to buzz with energy as attendees convened for Enterprise Community Partners’ event, Celebrating the Thome Aging Well Program’s Scale What’s Working Grantees. The occasion brought over 70 grantees, partners, and funders together for a celebration of their ongoing efforts and learning exchange. Among them was Katie Kristensen, Manager of Equitable Evaluation for Success Measures, who was present to share evaluative learning from the program. In 2024, Success Measures was selected to provide Enterprise with insights and analysis about key aspects of the Thome Scaling What Works grantee experience. Enterprise sought… Read More by Lana Jacobus and Katie Kristensen In 2022, the nonprofit organization National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE) welcomed its first cohort of 40 leaders into its Culture of Health Leadership Institute for Racial Healing (CoHLI). From the beginning, NCHE recognized it was a story that needed to be told. While evaluation was already embedded into the design of the program, NCHE wanted to capture the story of the program and its leaders. They sought an evaluation partner experienced in assessing initiatives grounded in human experience and one capable of communicating impact through the lens of leaders’ lived realities. Success Measures… Read More Catch up on the latest Success Measures news: BUILD Health Challenge & Success Measures on Centering Community Voice in co-authored Foundation Review Article Welcoming Rebecca Piatt to the Success Measures Team Promotion Announcement: Tenia Wilson Where You'll Find Us in October and November 2025 Read More The Fund for Shared Insight sponsored and curated the latest issue of The Foundation Review, “The Power of Listening to Communities”. The issue is a compilation of cross-sectioning perspectives on listening as an active process. For Success Measures and many of our clients, active listening is at the heart of the work. While it might sound straightforward, moving from listening to action is often a long process that involves aligning internal organizational structures and processes with values held by staff and community. We were excited to have “Centering Community Voice in Strategic Design: The BUILD Health Challenge Model” accepted as… Read More Success Measures recently announced their new co-leadership model as Maggie Grieve, departing Vice President of Success Measures, prepares to retire at the end of July 2025. She named Jessica Anders-Mulcahy and Lynne Wallace to succeed her as co-Vice Presidents in a farewell letter. Read the transition announcement below. Read More Catch up on the latest Success Measures news: Success Measures Contributes to New GEO Publication to Support Community-Driven Practices Do you know about Success Measures’ short-term technical assistance? Where You'll Find Us Read More We are seeking a collaborative, values-driven, and community-centered individual to be our next Senior Manager, Success Measures Evaluation. Join a team dedicated to supporting and strengthening mission-driven organizations through participatory evaluation technical assistance and consulting. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing place-based evaluation and related technical assistance projects in the housing, community development and other social sector fields that involve both quantitative and qualitative methods. Responsibilities include: Strengthening nonprofit evaluation capacity Ensuring effective communication of evaluation results Overseeing project budgets Contributing to a creative and team-oriented environment. Visit the job posting to learn more information about qualifications, work… Read More Catch up on the latest Success Measures news: Understanding Complex Community Change New and Continuing Projects News from the Success Measures Team 20 Years of Partnership with NeighborWorks America Where You'll Find Us Read More In the early 2000s, NeighborWorks America wanted to help its network organizations measure and understand the community-level results of their work. That's when staff members became aware of Success Measures, an evaluation initiative created by the former Development Leadership Network and McAuley Institute, two organizations active in the 1990s and early 2000s. “We were interested in Success Measures’ new outcome measurement tools and innovative evaluation approaches designed for housing and community development efforts,” said Brooke Finn, senior vice president, Evaluation, Leadership & Peer Learning. “We thought the tools, expertise and participatory methods would fit into NeighborWorks’ vision to support our… Read More Our Project Profiles present highlights of our work and the services provided to our clients. Read More
