When strategy feels like a moving target, how do you hold fast to what really matters?

In today’s episode, Ori Carmel shares how to hold fast to your true mission when everything feels uncertain, and how our quick decisions might be holding us back. 👀

Tune in to hear:

🤔 Understanding decision-making systems

📈 How to connect data to meaningful narrative

📍 Defining your unique organizational "why"

This episode is a game-changing eight-step framework for measuring what REALLY matters. We're talking beyond vanity metrics, cutting through the noise, and getting crystal clear on your organization's unique purpose. 🎧

Episode Highlights

Finding Your True North (04:10)
Visioning for Nonprofits (06:34)
Understanding Decision-Making Systems (09:00)
Navigating Complexity in Nonprofit Decisions (12:40)
Navigating Crisis in Philanthropy (20:53)
Metrics that Matter: Impact vs. Activity (24:46)
Framework for Impact Measurement (26:57)
The Importance of Organizational Reflection (30:56)
Resources for Social Impact Success (39:02)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/618

Resources Mentioned:

"Man's Search for Meaning" by Victor Frankl
“Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman"
"Higher Ground" by Allison Taylor (2024)
Sowen’s Social Impact Report

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618. Hold Fast: Finding Clarity + Measuring Impact in a Changing World - Ori Carmel

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