On April 22, members of the Durability Collective led a packed room of nonprofit leaders and funders in exploring how to know if ‘the change lasts’ for a program’s participants. We were honored to be oversubscribed for this Marmalade Festival event– over 450 people registered for 90 spaces! The workshop provided an overview of Durability … Read more
On April 16, 2026, The Durability Collective hosted a LinkedIn Live conversation focused on a critical frontier for the social sector: How can nonprofits and governments move beyond basic data collection to drive true systems change? The session, titled “Beyond Good Data: How Nonprofits and Governments Drive Real Systems Change,” explored the lessons learned from … Read more
To close out 2025, The Durability Collective hosted a LinkedIn Live conversation focused on a critical question for the nonprofit sector: How can nonprofits use Return on Investment (ROI) to understand and amplify their impact? The session, titled “Using ROI in Livelihood Impact Work,” broke down the fundamentals of impact measurement, demonstrating the ways that … Read more
The first six organizations are well underway in Durability Academy’s two-year program to advance their capabilities in measuring, analyzing, and acting on Durability data. Durability Academy welcomed its first cohort this summer, and they are now well underway. The Academy is a two-year program that helps organizations advance their data capabilities in designing, measuring, and … Read more
In the social impact sector, success has long been measured by reach—how many people were trained, served, or supported. But a growing movement is shifting the focus from short-term outputs to long-term outcomes. The question is no longer just “Did it work?”, but instead “Did it last?” That was the central theme of the inaugural … Read more
New global community brings together funders, practitioners, and researchers committed to creating and measuring change that lasts WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2025 – Today marks the launch of The Durability Collective – a new global community dedicated to transforming how social-impact organizations design, measure, and deliver lasting impact. Contrary to conventional wisdom, The Durability Collective … Read more
On April 2, members of The Durability Collective convened a panel discussion at the Marmalade Festival. Entitled “Does the Change Last?: Making mid- and long-term impact measurement affordable and feasible”, The Durability Collective panel discussion was held at The Story Museum, with a packed room of highly engaged funders, practitioners, and other social impact experts, … Read more
