Our Experience
The Corporate Measurement & Evaluation Community of Practice (CoP) is a free, open, and welcoming community for those that have responsibility for social impact measurement within businesses, including corporate foundations, as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts. The CoP meets virtually every quarter to share common experiences and concerns, learn from industry professionals, and improve our individual and collective effectiveness. Between meetings, we share resources and connect with each other one on one to support or take advantage of partnership opportunities.
In 2019, TCC Group partnered with Johnson & Johnson to conduct a benchmarking study of Corporate Social Responsibility Measurement and Evaluation (M&E) practices within companies, which highlighted a gap in professional exchange opportunities. In response, we established a Community of Practice (CoP) to serve as a dedicated learning community for M&E professionals within the corporate giving sector, managed by TCC Group’s Director of Evaluation and Learning Jared Raynor and Associate Director Lisa Frantzen, and Morgan Buras-Finlay from Raya Cooper Impact Consulting.
Whether in corporate foundations or corporate social responsibility (CSR) departments, there are various places where CSR professionals can get training and support, but monitoring and evaluation is only occasionally a topic, often covered at a fairly high level with little room to discuss the nuances of dealing with the topic in daily practice. As a result, individuals with M&E responsibility are often left to forge their own path, feeling like they are recreating the wheel or wondering if they are adhering to best practices.
The CoP currently has around 50 participating companies, ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-sized companies. While the bulk of the members have a corporate presence in the United States, participants join from around the world.
Our ongoing commitment to understanding social impact has led us to conduct a comprehensive survey of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practitioners across global companies.
Stay tuned for our upcoming in-depth report that captures the current landscape of social impact measurement and evaluation, highlighting emerging trends, critical challenges, and innovative best practices in the field.
Jared Raynor (Director, Evaluation and Learning at TCC Group) Jared specializes in evaluation and organizational development. His work at TCC Group has included evaluations of capacity-building initiatives, multi-site cluster evaluations, evaluation system design, assessments of coalitions and networks (including funder collaboratives and advocacy campaigns), and strategic organizational assessment. He is an expert in understanding how individual training and knowledge capacity gets integrated and used in organizations, particularly in collaborative frameworks.
Lisa Frantzen (Associate Director, Evaluation and Learning at TCC Group) Lisa’s areas of expertise include utilizing measurement and evaluation to develop systems that enable organizations to answer key strategic questions and strengthen their own evaluative capacity. She has worked with a wide range of clients to build their evaluation capacity and has also led M&E framework development workshops for corporate grantmakers through Philanthropy New York, Northern California Grantmakers, and the Association of Corporate Contribution Professionals (ACCP).
Morgan Buras-Finlay (Founder and Principal Consultant at Raya Cooper Impact Consulting) Morgan blends experience in Measurement, Evaluation, Learning & Strategy to help companies balance their business bottom lines with their mission goals. She manages Raya Cooper Impact Consulting, which helps companies create strategies that serve their mission and their business, and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association, where she sits in a leadership position in the Social Impact Measurement group.
The CoP is open to any person that has responsibility for M&E in a corporate setting, whether it constitutes their entire role or only a part of their responsibilities.
Members of the CoP have the following benefits:
In order to ensure access to those that would benefit, the CoP is free to participants. However, to support shared learning across members and facilitate management of the group, members are encouraged to contribute time and financial resources in line with their available resources and size.
If you or someone in your organization would like to learn more about joining the CoP, please contact Jared, Lisa, or Morgan.