Impact
How to Read a Charity's Impact Report: A Field Guide for Donors
Most impact reports count activity. A smaller number measure change. Here is how to tell the difference before you give.
Jay Douglas · September 14, 2026
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.
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.
Impact
The 60-Day Rule: What the WARN Act Actually Requires Before a Mass Layoff
Federal law gives most large employers a fixed 60-day window to warn workers before a plant closes or a mass layoff hits. California adds its own version, with its own math on what workers are owed when a company skips it.
Jay Douglas · August 15, 2026
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 · August 10, 2026
Impact
After the Telethon: Corporate Disaster Pledges Tracked
Companies announce hundreds of millions after every hurricane and wildfire, and the follow-through audits document the gap between the press release and the check.
Jay Douglas · July 18, 2026
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 · June 25, 2026