Impact
Photography · Gentlemen's Factory, Brooklyn
What changed because we were here?
Organizations often measure success by counting activity — how many people attended, how many workshops happened, how many impressions a campaign generated. Those numbers matter. But they don't tell the whole story.
A More Important Question
What changed?
- Did participants gain knowledge?
- Did their confidence increase?
- Did they complete the program?
- Did they take action?
- Did they advance professionally?
- Did a participant strengthen a financial habit or launch a business?
- Did a father improve communication with his child?
- Did an institution improve the way it serves its community?
Hear From the Community
The outcomes, in their own words.
Testimonials from participants in GF's business incubator programming on what changed for them.
What We Measure
Measurement should reflect the outcome we are actually trying to create.
Our next generation of programming is designed to measure enrollment, attendance, completion, participant experience, knowledge growth, confidence, goal completion, behavior change and longer-term outcomes.
Different programs require different measures. A career cohort should not be evaluated the same way as a fatherhood cohort. A school program should not be measured the same way as a corporate leadership initiative.