Our Results
We believe that what an organization achieves for its clients is the most important aspect of their work. And, we are no exception to that rule. We have included some of our clients’ successes below. We are happy to discuss how these results can be replicated in your organization, Foundation, and/or for your grantees.
The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation
The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation created a Benefits and Insights Summary to determine the value of Results 1st’s work with their grantees. The summary states that Results 1st built capacity of nonprofits in the following powerful and tangible ways:
- Clarity in Goal setting: Organizations learned to set specific, measurable outcomes rather than vague goals. For example, moving from asking “Has your life improved?” to tracking defined outcomes like employment, mental health changes, and social impacts.
- Strategic Use of Data: Participants were trained to analyze data for patterns and make informed decisions. This led to programmatic changes, like implementing monthly family dinners and improving communication.
- Ongoing Feedback Loops: Regular check-ins with participants and data collection checkpoints helped nonprofits adapt services in real time.
- Systems Integration: Some organizations began applying the Results 1st framework internally—from HR practices to hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and beyond.
- Cross-Department Collaboration: Teams started developing shared tools that aligned staff efforts around collective, result-driven goals.
United Way Suncoast
Results 1st partners with United Way Suncoast to increase their partners’ capacity and achievement through the Results Team Program.
When asked what results their partners achieved, all persons interviewed said their nonprofit achieved the results they sought. Some highlights included:
- We got what we wanted and plenty more, we are a different organization in ways that boost achievement for our girls.
- We now know who drops out and when. We know when people change. We can see it in the tracking.
- We use your checklist for a great story—especially the third item of saying how many stories with similar impact we have. It really sets us apart.
- We learned to stop talking so much and to pivot to action. If something does not work, we try something else.
- The program was transformative, as we moved to apply tools to what was needed. We have increased our target for students screened.
- We learned the discipline of putting results first and tracking and verifying and communicating our success. That applies to everything I seek now.
We had the opportunity to work with Results 1st through United Way Suncoast's Results Team Program in 2022-23. Our success as an organization has increased as a result of our participation. We recently received a $250,000 grant which is the largest grant we have ever received. As an organization with a budget under $1MM annually, this grant is transformational. We used the Results 1st methodology to capture and communicate the results that led to us receiving this grant.
We are now able to measure and sustain participant outcomes and use that information to address disparities in real time. We have shifted from compliance to making more impact and holding ourselves accountable. We continue to use the Results 1st methodology in grant applications and reports, conversations with donors, and to scale up our success.
We are now able to measure and sustain participant outcomes and use that information to address disparities in real time. We have shifted from compliance to making more impact and holding ourselves accountable. We continue to use the Results 1st methodology in grant applications and reports, conversations with donors, and to scale up our success.
Juanita Suber
Co-Founder and CEO of Golden Generations
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
Dr. Kristie Skoglund, CEO of The Florida Center for Early Childhood
We hired Results 1st to activate a culture of philanthropy throughout our organization. With the influence of Robyn and the Results 1st methodology, we achieved the following gains:
- Our annual fundraising event yielded an 18% increase over the prior year’s event revenue. We are looking forward to seeing our efforts grow.
- Defined the board member roles and created an accountability report for each member. Ex. They implemented that each board member would bring (2) new potential guests to tour the facility.
- They meet individually with each board member once a year this opens up 100% communication with the board. It created more meaningful relationships with every member.
- They got to know each member more on a personal basis and this increased board attendance and consistency with measurable actions put in place.