Celebrating the First Anniversary of Building Capacity through resources, training, and regional data.
A year ago, Grow was launched as a platform designed to resource and empower the nonprofit and donor/funder communities, as well as the healthcare, government, education, or business sector, to build capacity for impact by creating pathways to best-in-class training, and cohort learning experiences; access to actionable data through a robust, regional data system powered by SAVI, and resources focused on relevant community topics. Today, Grow is proud to share some of the achievements and milestones that have been reached in the first year of operation.
Thanks to the 11 financial partners who have supported us with their generous contributions and trust. These partners include individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies who have enabled the development and expansion of the platform. Without their support, Grow would not be possible.
Thanks to the 46 community team contributors who have volunteered their time, expertise, and feedback to help improve and share the platform. These stakeholders have helped with various tasks, such as data collection, quality assurance, resource curation, training facilitation, and user outreach. They are the backbone of our platform, and we are grateful for their dedication and passion.
120 individuals from 55 organizations have participated in a Grow training, either online or in-person. They have participated in trainings like Financial Management for Nonprofit Leaders, How to Become a ‘Data-Informed’ Organization, Using Data in Grant Writing, Data-Informed Giving, and How to Maximize the use of SAVI 101 and SAVI Super User training. They have also shared their experiences, challenges, and best practices with each other, creating a vibrant and supportive learning community.
Over the past year, Grow has offered 18 training courses covering topics like community engagement, asset mapping, logic models, data visualization, and grant writing. Grow’s training courses are designed to be interactive, practical, and relevant, and we are always open to suggestions and feedback from our users.
At launch, SAVI had 680 data points, covering 11 counties in Indiana. One year later, SAVI has approximately 1,130 data points, covering 11 counties in Indiana and 1 in Kentucky. More data sources and geographic areas will continue to be added to SAVI as will enhancements to its functionality and usability.
At launch, the Grow Library had 75 resources curated from reputable sources and organized by categories and tags. One year later, our resource library has 158 resources, curated from various sources and organized by more categories and tags. New and relevant materials are being added to the Grow Library regularly.
There are now 55 registered users within SAVI. These users have created profiles, saved searches, downloaded data, and customized maps. Many more users have visited our website, browsed our resource library, enrolled in training courses, and offered feedback and suggestions.
As Grow celebrates its first anniversary, we look forward to the future. There’s great momentum for improvement and expansion of the platform, and hopes for greater collaboration with more partners, participants, and users in the coming year.
Consider how Grow can help you in building your own capacity for impact. Visit growcapacity.info.
Thank you for being part of our grow[th] story.
