Tools
At Transform Consulting Group, we are passionate about equipping you with the tools and resources you need to accelerate your impact.
Sometimes that leads to your organization hiring our team, but we know that’s not always feasible. We have created (and continue to add more) standalone tools and resources to support your efforts for free. Check them out below!
Data-Informed Tools
You may be here because you’re overwhelmed by data. Whether you don’t have the data needed to tell your story, are struggling to manage data that is spread across multiple systems, or want to move beyond compliance and make data meaningful – you have come to the right place.
How to Become a Data-Informed Organization
You can use this toolkit to understand the “why” of data and start viewing it as an asset, rather than an obligation.
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You can use this toolkit to understand the “why” of data and start viewing it as an asset, rather than an obligation.
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Data-Informed Self Assessment
60% of nonprofit professionals don’t use data. Assess your organization’s data-informedness and find gaps to address!
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60% of nonprofit professionals don’t use data. Assess your organization’s data-informedness and find gaps to address!
Download ToolFundraising Tools
All organizations need money to advance their mission. Let us help you create a plan, diversify funding, and use data to inform your fundraising strategies.
Fundraising 101: How to Grow & Diversify Your Funding
This toolkit highlights five funding streams and tangible tips for tapping into new, diverse funding options to reach your fundraising goal!
Download ToolFundraising 101: How to Grow & Diversify Your Funding
This toolkit highlights five funding streams and tangible tips for tapping into new, diverse funding options to reach your fundraising goal!
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Fundraising 201: How do I start fundraising?
We don’t want you to have a fund development plan that only looks good in theory. With this toolkit, we help you create an execution plan to start immediately.
Download ToolFundraising 201: How do I start fundraising?
We don’t want you to have a fund development plan that only looks good in theory. With this toolkit, we help you create an execution plan to start immediately.
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Fund Development Plan Template
This simple template explains the main elements of a fund development plan and helps you create a plan for your organization.
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This simple template explains the main elements of a fund development plan and helps you create a plan for your organization.
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Fund Development Continuum
This Fund Development Continuum helps you understand your organization’s effectiveness in fundraising as you grow your fund development capacity in 3 areas: infrastructure, planning, and strategy.
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This Fund Development Continuum helps you understand your organization’s effectiveness in fundraising as you grow your fund development capacity in 3 areas: infrastructure, planning, and strategy.
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Fundraising Event ROI: Revenue vs. Costs
Before holding your next fundraising event, make sure you’re actually raising money for your organization after all your expenses. Use this tool to determine the return on investment of your initiative.
Download ToolFundraising Event ROI: Revenue vs. Costs
Before holding your next fundraising event, make sure you’re actually raising money for your organization after all your expenses. Use this tool to determine the return on investment of your initiative.
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Case Statement Template
A case statement helps you create buy-in from partners and donors as you work to grow your funding. Use this template to formulate your fundraising “ask.”
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A case statement helps you create buy-in from partners and donors as you work to grow your funding. Use this template to formulate your fundraising “ask.”
Download ToolData Dashboard Tools
We believe data is essential to telling your organization’s story and to your organization’s continuous improvement. We create visually appealing dashboards that track, analyze, and display key indicators and metrics to give you a real-time picture of how your organization or specific program is performing.
Data Dashboard Development Process
We love using data dashboards to understand your organization’s impact. This template outlines the important questions we ask our clients before we start the dashboard creation process.
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We love using data dashboards to understand your organization’s impact. This template outlines the important questions we ask our clients before we start the dashboard creation process.
Download ToolStrategic Planning Tools
A strategic plan is an overview of an organization’s big goals and the strategies they will use to achieve success. It serves as a road map for the organization’s work and vision for the future.
Stakeholder Feedback List
An important part of our strategic planning approach is to collaborate. This simple tool helps organize who you want to gather feedback from and what you want to learn from them.
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An important part of our strategic planning approach is to collaborate. This simple tool helps organize who you want to gather feedback from and what you want to learn from them.
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How effective is your program? Do you know whether it is accomplishing what it was intended to do? We work with our clients to design assessment tools and data collection systems while keeping their current staff capacity in mind.
Fishbone Diagram Template
The Fishbone Diagram is a tool to help identify and examine a problem’s underlying or root causes. You can use this tool to engage your team as you use your data to identify problems and work to make improvements.
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The Fishbone Diagram is a tool to help identify and examine a problem’s underlying or root causes. You can use this tool to engage your team as you use your data to identify problems and work to make improvements.
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Driver Diagram Template
The Driver Diagram is interchangeable with the Fishbone Diagram. It shows the relationship between your stated goal, drivers, and change ideas.
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The Driver Diagram is interchangeable with the Fishbone Diagram. It shows the relationship between your stated goal, drivers, and change ideas.
Download ToolCoalition Tools
Do you have an issue bigger than one organization can solve alone? Building a coalition may be the answer! Coalitions are commonly used in various sectors, such as economic development, workforce development, and education. It’s the idea that organizations need to work with each other, and often some unusual partners, to make progress and realize their outcomes.
Indiana Employer Toolkit
The Indiana Employer Toolkit provides information to employers about investments you can make in benefits for employees who are parents of young children. The toolkit also describes the return on investment you can expect to see in your business as a result.
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The Indiana Employer Toolkit provides information to employers about investments you can make in benefits for employees who are parents of young children. The toolkit also describes the return on investment you can expect to see in your business as a result.
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