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  • BUILD Health Challenge & Success Measures on Centering Community Voice in co-authored Foundation Review Article

    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 Announces New Co-Leadership

    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
  • Learn about our latest contribution to a new GEO publication and other news in our April newsletter.

    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
  • Success Measures is hiring!

    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 news in our Winter 2025 Newsletter

    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
  • Celebrating 20 years of Success Measures at NeighborWorks America

    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
  • Learn more about Success Measures’ recent work

    Our Project Profiles present highlights of our work and the services provided to our clients. Read More
  • Success Measures’ collaborative work on equity highlighted by The Kresge Foundation

    Kresge's Arturo Garcia describes the session about centering equity in evaluation presented at this year's GEO conference by Kresge, Success Measures and Verge Impact Partners! Read More
  • Catch up on the headlines in our spring 2023 newsletter!

    Read about some of our recent projects, new clients and what is keeping our staff busy this spring! Read More
  • Eight Organizations Share Experience Evaluating Creative Community Development

    New Learning Brief released by Success Measures discusses this pilot project with unique creative reflection activities. Read More