Amazing organizations are working hard to support the development and achievements of young children. Similarly, outstanding organizations are working hard to connect adults with the resources they need to succeed. Supporting each of those populations separately would...
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Top 10 Do’s and Don’t’s of Hiring
As a small business owner, I have the opportunity to hire new team members. I did not take any courses in college or graduate school that taught me how to hire staff. (Sidebar, I did not even know I was going to be a business owner back then!) However, over the past...
Are You Grant Ready?
Do you have big plans for your organization and now just need the funds to get the ball rolling? We covered the different types of grants here – foundation and government grants – but how do you know if your organization is ready to jump into the grant writing...
4 Tips to Use Your National Student Clearinghouse Data
Is your organization working to get more students to and through college and improve outcomes in higher education? How are you tracking your results and their progress? This can be difficult for many schools and organizations because you are not in direct...
Why is a Program Evaluation Impact Team so Important?
How does an organization know it’s meeting its goals and objectives? An outside team can be hired to put tools and systems in place, which is a good start, but investing money in outside consulting only can leave organizations floundering in a constantly evolving...
Grants 101 – Types of Grants
We love seeing our partners accelerate their impact and serve their communities in diverse ways. We understand the challenges you face and know that to do good work, you need funding. Grant writing, as part of our "Grants 101," is a key strategy for raising funds to...
4 Steps to Form an Early Childhood Coalition
You may have heard the word "coalition" and wondered what it means. A coalition is a group of people who come together to address an issue that is bigger than any one person or organization can solve on their own. In Indiana, about thirty communities (cities,...
Event Spotlight: 2017 Indiana Coalition Summit
In this new blog series on community coalitions, we start by highlighting the recent Indiana Coalition Summit. Stay tuned for future blog posts related to community coalitions! In 2016, Transform Consulting Group led the first Indiana Coalition Summit for Economic...
4 Ways to Share Data Publicly
Congratulations! You successfully gathered data to look deeper into the effectiveness of your programs, decided WHO you’re sharing the information with and now it’s time to figure out HOW to share the data. We talked about the different audiences you should share your...
