Selling Your Impact: Succeeding in an Era of Outcomes

Course Description:
This interactive workshop will discuss:

• What do funders want to know - Discuss the changing landscape of fundraising, particularly from foundations and corporate funders
• How to Implement Measurement - Discuss organizational considerations, technical considerations, capacity considerations and budget considerations, and the implementation process including metrics definitions, data sourcing and data validation
• How to Get the Data - Launching data collection through simplified tools including existing systems, Excel spreadsheets and online options
• Packaging Results - Developing performance reports for funders, internal and external stakeholders.

About the Presenter:
Pranav Kothari is an expert in measuring performance of social impact organizations. As Managing Director of Mission Measurement, LLC, Pranav advises leading funders, education initiatives, and nonprofit organizations. He speaks and leads workshops on measuring social impact, national nonprofit effectiveness, and education philanthropy. 

Prior to joining Mission Measurement, Pranav was a Program Director at KnowledgeWorks Foundation where he led new strategy development and college access grantmaking. His work in postsecondary education access has been recognized by the Ohio College Access Network and the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education.

Pranav holds an A.B. in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Pranav currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National College Access Network and the advisory boards of the Economics Center for Education and Research at the University of Cincinnati and the Center for Economic Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.