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Impact

Assessment of what corporate giving, sustainability pledges and impact capital accomplish, judged by independent evaluation rather than annual report narrative. Pieces distinguish outputs from outcomes and state what was never measured. Intended for foundation staff, impact investors, sustainability teams and the auditors reviewing their claims.

Evaluation of philanthropy, sustainability pledges and impact capital against independent evidence, separating changed outcomes from reported activity.

Impact

The Retraining Pledges AI Left Behind

Tech companies promised to skill the workforces their tools would change, and the documented record shows what the billions bought and whom they reached.

Jay Douglas
Workers in a paid training lab session with an instructor
Impact

Corporate Volunteer Programs, Measured

Employers channel billions in employee hours toward community service, and the evaluation record shows when the hours build something and when they merely photograph.

David Jordan
Two colleagues at a laptop working with a nonprofit staffer on site
Impact

The Employers Who Hire the Record

Fair-chance hiring, screening convictions after the offer instead of before, has spread through state law and corporate practice, and the retention data is quietly compelling.

David Jordan
New hire in warehouse vest receiving a badge from a supervisor