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CauseEffectz

  CauseEffectz answers two important questions faced by the nonprofit industry:

  • How can great programs be efficiently and accurately measured in terms of  real outcomes so scarce resources aren't wasted? 
  • How can those significant outcomes be most effectively and quickly communicated to grant-makers and foundation executives, donors, nonprofit management, volunteers,and every program constituent, so  resources and funds can be more easily raised, and applied?

CauseEffectz enables funding foundations and the nonprofits they support to accurately measure activity and resulting outcomes; graphically communicate those outcomes; and visualize progress and successes. 

Foundations make more accurate decisions about where to invest precious funds. Nonprofits demonstrate their output and resulting outcomes;  and  "tell the story"  to their donors, volunteers, and supporters, enabling more dynamic and easier fundraising.   Everyone is able to focus on what really matters - the impact they have on the world.

CauseEffectz  follows a simple logical flow, from activity input straight through to important program impact:

  

With CauseEffectz, any nonprofit can easily show accomplishments, measure what works, and collaborate with funders to make decisions about what to do next --- as the chart from a client demonstrates:.

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Foundations and nonprofits use any internet browser and smart phone with CauseEffectz , eliminating the need for additional hardware and software. In addition to storing new metrics and data, the system integrates any available data source, maximizing the usefulness of existing data, and allowing successive users to benefit from optimal knowledge-sharing.

 

What Clients Are Saying About CauseEffectz

  NonProfit Staff:

  • "I am completely amazed at how much time I save, and how easy this system is to use."
  • "We used to spend countless hours collating and compiling reports to share and send.  Now we can show our results in real-time, online.  We save paper (and trees!)."
  • "This is really helping us as we plan and implement our fundraising efforts.  We can see what we should be emphasizing to our funders."
  • "The whole team is starting to feel much more effective.  That's the great thing!" 

  Foundation Executives/Staff: 

  • "This is the first time we've been able to visualize this information graphically, and choose what and how we want to see it."
  • "Being able to see the aggregation of results from all our nonprofits and programs gives us a fast, easy way to see what our total impact is so far.  We can also see whether any of the groups needs help or if any one is experiencing achievements far beyond the rest."
  • "We can truly use this to understand where we can guide our nonprofit grantees next."

 Contact Us for more information about CauseEffectz.

 

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