Introduction
The Age of Transparency and Accountability.
Amid increasing demand for transparency and accountability, today’s nonprofits are seeking ways to both produce and to demonstrate successful outcomes.
Heightened expectations and heightened scrutiny come from several sources including ever more engaged funders looking for financial management techniques and principles employed by for nonprofit businesses.
To meet this demand, nonprofit organisations are embracing outcome metrics to measure and report their performance.
Outcome metrics not only show funders and constituents how the organisation is performing; they also help pave the way for sustainable growth and greater efficiency.