OPTIMIZING IMPACT MEASUREMENT: HOW NONPROFIT BOARD SERVICEEFFECTS CORPORATE EMPLOYEES

Cause Strategy Partners (CSP) is a certified B-Corporation that
connects diverse networks of talented professionals to nonprofit
board service opportunities. One of CSP’s key initiatives is
BoardLead, an online platform that introduces employees from
corporate and strategic partner networks to nonprofits seeking
board members, and provides training for potential board members.
CSP enlisted a Capstone team to measure and communicate
the impact of nonprofit board service on BoardLead’s corporate
participants. The team conducted a literature review exploring
impact measurement as it pertains to corporate social responsibility
(CSR), volunteering, and nonprofit board service, and a landscape
analysis examining peer experiential leadership training companies,
impact measurement organizations, and resources that CSP could
use to enhance its evaluation practices. These findings informed a
series of qualitative impact interviews with BoardLead alumni and
corporate partners’ CSR teams. The team’s final report includes
recommendations addressing data management, evaluation design,
and impact storytelling.