We help you find pragmatic, high-quality
and straightforward ways to measure
and report your impact

Trust Impact was founded in January 2019 building upon the cutting-edge approach to transparency and impact measurement developed by our founder Matt Stevenson-Dodd when he was CEO of youth employment charity Street League (from 2010-2019). Trust Impact supports social impact organisations to find pragmatic, high-quality and straightforward ways to measure and report their impact, building trust with beneficiaries, stakeholders and funders and linking impact to purpose.

Our vision is to change the way organisations talk about the impact they make by leading a transparency revolution, powered by technology, high-quality strategic advice, and a pragmatic approach, never forgetting that we are here to create social value and change the world. We use real-time data visualisation and formative evaluation to promote learning, allowing organisations to understand when they are successful and most importantly when they are unsuccessful. We think impact measurement needs to be a creative process that evolves over time.

Trust impact believes in three core principles that we apply to our work with organisations –

Impact First

♦ We believe ‘strategy is impact’ and ‘impact is strategy’. This is why we start all of our work helping leaders gain clarity and alignment on core purpose.
♦ We believe organisations should ‘measure what matters’, not measure everything. This is why we help leaders think about strategic impact rather than operational KPIs.
♦ We believe transparency is the best way to build trust. This is why we help leaders understand all aspects of their work, rather than just trying to prove success.

Keep It Simple

♦ We understand that CEOs and senior teams need a clear articulation of the difference their organisation makes. This is why we favour pragmatic, concise and proportionate solutions for our clients.
♦ We believe ‘complex’ is different to ‘complicated’. This is why we understand that our clients are working to address complex situations, but we won’t make impact complicated.
♦ We believe impact measurement shouldn’t feel difficult. This is why we deal with any complexity to make the whole process feel seamless and pain-free.

Be Creative

♦ We believe impact is a creative process. We embrace creativity, take risks to develop our learning, and are not afraid to try out new ways to understand impact.
♦ We believe beautiful use of data helps tell great stories. This is why we use the latest data visualisation techniques and real-time data sources.
♦ We believe learning is better than outcomes, for us and our clients. This is why we are provocative but respectful in order to reach the most pragmatic solutions.