How We Use Evidence
The Constellation Fund develops and uses an evidence-driven framework for assessing the impact of poverty-fighting programs in our community. By utilizing analytics to harness the best available information, we power each of our grantmaking decisions with objective insights to help maximize lifetime impact.
The evidence behind our metrics comes from many different sources: peer-reviewed research, local demographic data sets, nonprofit partners, and beyond. We believe that harnessing the best of this information is essential to the progress that we all seek. And we also believe that this tapestry of knowledge must be put in its appropriate context and used with humility and care in order to make decisions that best meet our mission of effectively fighting poverty in the Twin Cities.
This video touches on how Constellation works to approach the use of evidence – and particularly peer-reviewed research – with that context, humility, and care.
Learn more about Constellation’s metrics and evaluation here.