The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities is commemorating the release of the Commitments for High-Impact Nonprofit Organizations framework just over five years ago. Serving as a strategy playbook for excellent, distinctive, and influential community-based human serving organizations, the Commitments outline research-based practices and values are foundational to achieving lasting impact.  

The celebration recognizes and elevates the stories of the organizations whose ingenuity, innovation, and vision, as part of the Strategy Counts initiative, helped the Alliance to establish the Commitments framework.

Investing in Capacity

Measuring that Matters

Case Study: Great Circle Invests in Capacity with Robust Process Improvement Program

More than Health Care Podcast Episode Featuring Heartland Family Services: People Don't Live in Vacuums: Getting Systems Collaboration Right

Co-Creating with Community

Advancing Equity

Case Study: Holy Family Institute Advancing Equity at Nazareth Prep

Leading with Vision

Executing on Mission

Case Study: The Opportunity Alliance Utilizing Results Based Accountability™ to Better Execute its Mission

Case Study: Hathaway Sycamores Incorporating School-Based Mental Health Services to Better Execute on Mission

Partnering with Purpose

Case Study: Beech Brook’s Innovative Police-Assisted Referral Program is the Epitome of Partnering with Purpose

Case Study: The Village Network and Knox County Partnering with Purpose to Build Brighter Futures for Ohio Youth

2020 Senior Leadership Conference Poster Walk

• BakerRipley - BakerRipley's Appreciative Approach
• Beech Brook - Our Kids, Our Community, Our Future
• Great Circle - Journey to High-Reliability
• Hathaway-Sycamores Child & Family Services - Our Commitment to Strategic Planning
• Heartland Family Service - Evaluating Multi-Service Impact
• Holy Family Institute - Nazareth Prep: Preparing for the Future
• Hopelink - Growing Our Impact in the Community
• Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, Inc. - Stepping Up and Stepping Out
• Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) - Innovation in Member-Centered Care
• Rising Ground - Advancing Equity in the Workplace
• Starr Commonwealth - Breaking through Barriers to Learning
• The Opportunity Alliance - Together We Will Build a Stronger Community
• The Village Network - Partnering to Build Brighter Futures
• Villa of Hope - Strategy Counts Leads to Adaptive Change

The expertise of these organizations will be shared through videos, case studies, webinars, blog posts, podcast interviews, and more.

Through the sharing of these stories, the Alliance intends for all organizations to see how they can continue to engage the Commitments in their organizational strategy and culture to ensure that they are well positioned to achieve positive and lasting results. 

Thank you to our Commitments in Action Celebration Sponsors! 

The nonprofit sector has long been doing good works with children, families, and communities, but we continue to seek a healthy and equitable society because opportunity, health, safety, economic security, and well-being remain elusive for millions of Americans.

Communities deserve high-impact nonprofits, but impact is not about what you do—how many people you serve, how long you’ve been in existence, or how far your service area reaches. It’s about the positive change you achieve and whether or not it lasts.

Because the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities believes that organizations do not achieve impact by accident but through dedication and rigorous attention to high standards, we’ve identified the Commitments of High-Impact Nonprofit Organizations to deliver foundational direction in achieving lasting impact.