From there, I've made helping nonprofit and government human services organizations measure and increase their impact my life’s work. My team and I have served as external evaluators and community researchers for hundreds of organizations, but we saw a gap in the sector. Human services organizations are stretched beyond what's reasonable. They focus on achieving their mission and keeping enough funding coming through the doors to do so. But often times the skills needed to meet their mission aren't the same as the skills needed to measure and show their impact. By increasing data capacity, organizations can better define and measure their impact, allowing them to modify programming to maximize equitable impact. Organizations can then use data to demonstrate their impact, in turn helping funders see a greater impact from their investments.