Measuring Impact: Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders

Sheri Chaney Jones is the founder and president of SureImpact. A researcher and expert in social impact measurement, Sheri believes in data, metrics, and accountability. She is a thought leader on public sector evaluation and applied organizational research. She is the author of Impact & Excellence: Data-Driven Strategies for Aligning Mission, Culture, and Performance in Nonprofit and Government Organizations (Jossey Bass, 2014). Sheri is passionate about women’s equity and the advancement of girls. She is the Columbus Chapter President of the National Association of Women Business Owners and a Commissioner for the Columbus.

Monique Childress is the Principal Consultant for Horizon. She is an experienced strategic consultant with client experience across industries for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. She strongly believes in the role that talent plays in organizations and the role that organizations play in local communities.

Her professional expertise includes leadership alignment, strategic planning, change journey, design thinking, workshop development and facilitation, and talent strategy. Prior to Horizon, Monique was a Strategy Manager in Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice where she worked with clients in industries such as consumer goods, tech, and financial services. Her clients were usually members of C-Suite and senior leadership teams going through major transformations.

Monique holds a BSBA in Organization Behavior and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA with an emphasis in human capital strategy from the University of Michigan. She has also completed additional professional training in Human-Centered Design with the LUMA Institute and Design Sprints with AJ&Smart.

Michael F. Maciekowich is a National Director for Astron Solutions. His areas of expertise include the development, design, and implementation of executive, physician, & employee base pay systems, short- & long-term incentive programs, sales incentive programs, and performance management systems in all industries.

Michael has over 40 years of consulting and industry compensation experience. Prior to Astron, Michael worked for numerous consulting firms such as The Hay Group, Towers Watson, Adams, Nash & Haskell, and the Omni Group. He began his career in 1978 at Zenith Electronics, continuing his career at Honeywell and the American Hospital Association before moving into consulting. Michael received bachelor’s degrees in political science and philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago and a master’s degree in industrial relations, from the Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business.

Tracy Vanderneck has over twenty-five years of experience in fundraising, business
development, and sales. She has worked on leadership teams for organizations like the
American Red Cross, a private college preparatory school, and a large healthcare
organization with budgets from under $1 million to $15 million, in fundraising, public
relations, and volunteer recruitment.

As the President of Phil-Com, Tracy helps nonprofit organizations across the globe
improve their fundraising and board governance. The highest concentration of her work is
in facilitating strategic planning, training boards of directors on their role in fundraising,
creating Cases for Support for major gift and capital campaign fundraising, and conducting
development infrastructure evaluations.

Her clients include social services agencies, educational nonprofits, community organizing
coalitions, food banks, urban farms, LGBTQ+ membership organizations, faith-based
organizations, social justice nonprofits, abuse and human trafficking response and
prevention organizations, and foundations.

Tracy holds a Master of Science in Management (MSM) with a concentration in Non-Profit
Leadership, a Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (CTL), and is a Certified Fund
Raising Executive (CFRE). She is a certified Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Master Trainer and earned a certificate in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Workplace
from the University of South Florida. Tracy also holds a Certificate of Nonprofit Board
Consulting from BoardSource.

Tracy is a Personal Fundraising Coach for Network for Good/Bonterra and is a regular
conference presenter both virtually and in-person. Tracy is a contributor to Nonprofit Pro
and has been published in Advancing Philanthropy magazine and the Stanford Social
Innovation Review (SSIR).