521. The Role of Metrics + Evaluation at the Intersection of Social Justice - Liza Mueller

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Meet Liza. She believes that transformational social change can happen only when deep trust, respect and community voice are centered across the board. She’s the Vice President of Knowledge and Thought Leadership at Echoing Green, an org that discovers emerging social entrepreneurs and invests deeply in the growth of their ideas and leadership. She’s walking us through groundbreaking research on measuring success in the social sector, especially for organizations led by people of color, exploring power dynamics in philanthropy for greater equity and progress. Tune in to rethink the role of data in driving social change 📊

Episode Highlights

• Liza’s story and journey to where she is today (4:30)
• Data's transformative power for organizations (8:00)
• Echoing Green and MPHI’s Center for Culturally Responsive Engagement’s Report: The Weight of Power: The Role of Metrics & Evaluation at the Intersection of Social Justice (13:00)
• Create greater equity and progress in social impact (21:00)
• Response from the funding community (25:00)
• The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (30:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Liza’s life (30:30)
• Liza’s One Good Thing: “Data is protest, data is accountability, data is action.” -Yeshi Milner (33:00)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/521.

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Chapters

1. 521. The Role of Metrics + Evaluation at the Intersection of Social Justice - Liza Mueller (00:00:00)

2. Transforming Social Change Through Data (00:02:20)

3. Equity Metrics in Social Sector (00:13:35)

4. Funding Challenges and Solutions in Nonprofits (00:21:11)

5. Mackenzie Scott's Impact on Echoing Green (00:33:24)