Realising the founders vision for a digital platform that helps funders and change makers to understand their impact
Welcome to Foundgood, a platform collecting data for measuring and understanding impact. Foundgood provides a user-friendly platform that empowers organisations to demystify their work, breaking it down into manageable parts to answer the 'what' and 'why' of their endeavours.
Now, meet Hanne, the dynamo founder of Foundgood. She's got a background as a strategy whiz at Accenture and filled her bags with insights from the foundation world working at Mærsk. Hanne had this brilliant vision and saw a golden opportunity to bring funders and change makers together: through a common way of measuring the impact of their remarkable initiatives. Her vision was about making organisations better at understanding what works best and also about fostering transparency, accountability, and the sharing of impact across various impact areas.
But of course, there were hurdles to overcome. What's the most valuable part of impact management for civil society? How do you convince the first funders and change makers to hop on board? What does this whole digital thing look like, anyway? In which countries does this make the most sense? How on earth do you measure impact across such a diverse bunch of foundations and change makers?
Our paths crossed with Hanne as she was wrestling with many of these questions. She was knee-deep in scribbles, notes, slides, and brainstorming sessions. Back then, we were part of the HelloGreatWorks team, and little did we know that Foundgood would turn into one of Elsewheres most treasured, enlightening, and long-lasting partnerships. Not to mention one of the reasons that we started Elsewhere in the first place.
After initially working together with Hanne to turn her ideas into a proof of concept, we embarked on a remarkable five year journey. Along that journey we engaged with some of the largest funders and change makers on the planet. We delved deep into the intricate workings of civil society impact and all the models and frameworks it had to offer.
Together, we designed and built a platform that is both refreshingly easy to use and incredibly powerful. Trust us; it was one of the most complex projects we've ever tackled, not only technologically, but in terms of change management and digital transformation, we couldn’t be more proud of what we achieved.
