Jen Riley

Chief Impact Officer at Our Community

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

Illuminating article by @patriciajrogers on 3 key problems with the AusGov's new Impact Evaluation Unit. The unit must not get stuck on RCTs but instead welcome many ways of understanding “what works for whom in what ways and under what circumstances”.
https://t.co/wAfO9e0QfB

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

So excited that @SmartyGrants Outcomes Engine is nominated for an award!! #NFPtechawards

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

Excited to be at the think tank on food security @greaterdandy

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@awerangi "Social impact measurement is a journey not a destination!" @SIMNA_AU awards

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

In reviewing data across 19 grant programs I found 1 in 4 “outcomes” were actually outcome statements. I am really interested in colleagues' responses to this – is this a trend in grant applications? @SmartyGrants https://t.co/7UzgPpwBJM

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

When is a grant a grant? What defines a grant? #grantnerds2022

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

Do we give to a portfolio of grants to achieve a common goal or individual grants? #grantnerds2022

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

Excited to be here @kathyrichardson kicking us off #grantnerds2022

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

We have been thinking about this issue for nearly a decade. Our grants management system (@SmartyGrants) allows funders to define outcome goals & track outcomes & impacts in the short term or over years/decades/forever if they wish. And - importantly - aggregate that data. 4/5

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

Many grantmakers are now using the SmartyGrants Outcomes Engine to track and report on the outcomes and impacts of their grants funding. Our goal is to get all 470+ SmartyGrants customers using this tool to maximise the impact of their funding. 5/5 https://t.co/aU8IJdhMm2

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

Monitoring and evaluation is political #wearecic2022

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@mikedav84 @OurCommunityAU @bri_lee_writer @percapita Wish I was there @mikedav84 watching from home with a cold!

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@bri_lee_writer I agree any institution receiving public funds should not get to discriminate. #wearecic2022

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

I am speechless about the horrific inequity between private and public school funding and the class system this is perpetuating in Australia @bri_lee_writer #wearecic2022

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@NESCAFE so this is incorrect. I scanned and found that the nearest recycling is 11km away not 9km. Small point but if you make claims maybe make sure they are correct?

[SIMNA @SIMNA_AU]

#SIMNAAwards Panel Session: ‘the value in #impact #measurement lies in the #communities it transforms’ - with Ross Wyatt @Think_Impact, @NatashaJDoherty @Green_Dot, Taimur Siddiqi @theincusgroup, @jen_impact @ClearHorizonAU and Denis Moriarty from @OurCommunityAU

[SIMNA @SIMNA_AU]

‘I worry about the obsession with #impact’ says @jen_impact. ‘We need to be mindful of setting ourselves up to fail’ #SIMNAAwards @ClearHorizonAU

[SIMNA @SIMNA_AU]

What role does technology play? ‘Two things to consider says @jen_impact - we’re using more and more apps in our daily lives. As evaluators, we are also affected by how dramatically our technology use is changing #SIMNAAwards #automation #robotsarecoming

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@LianCeallaigh @ClearHorizonAU Jump aboard!!

[Jen Riley @jen_impact]

@JoannaFarmer I think you are code literate and know what to look for so...I think we need a rubric..