Insights & Perspectives A Journey From GenCon to Social Impact “Gaming brings people together” – Lisa Su, CEO, Advanced Micro Devices This year, I had the unique opportunity to attend GenCon2023, North America’s largest tabletop game convention. With an estimated attendance surpassing 70,000, this year’s event gathered game designers, developers, distributors, and enthusiasts in Indianapolis. Over several days, attendees shared,…
Resources Evaluating Impact: Pre-K for PA Campaign, Learning & Insights From Eight Years of a State-Based Advocacy Initiative In 2014, TCC Group was funded by the William Penn Foundation to serve as an embedded evaluator to the Pre-K for PA Campaign, an advocacy campaign comprised of members throughout Pennsylvania working together to increase access to, and the affordability of, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs in the state. While we observed…
Insights & Perspectives Gaming for Social Impact “Games aren’t just filler in education. They have the ability to introduce, reinforce, or even assess learning of a given topic.” – Kara Carrero Games are fun. But what if we told you that we think that games can be so much more? What if games could not only teach,…
Resources Values-Based Communication: How Leading with Values Can Power Your Organization All organizations – whether funders, nonprofit service providers, advocates, large or small, or focused locally, nationally, or internationally—have values that are operationalized and communicated every day. These values may or may not be formally articulated or even align with mission and vision, yet they shape all interactions and can either…
Insights & Perspectives Harnessing the Power of Values to Advance Narrative Change Stories are the most powerful tools we have to connect with others, be remembered, and inspire action.[1] A single story can create empathy, challenge beliefs, and change hearts and minds. From Aesop’s Fables to Biblical parables, stories are often embedded with “lessons” about the way the world works, and teach…
Events American Evaluation Association: Evaluation 2023 “The Power of Story” October 11th: “What Kind of Story Can Be Told By Your Organization’s Demographics?: Overcoming Challenges to Effectively Collect and Use Organizational Demographic Data”- Poster Presentation by Amy Lippincott, and Stephanie Coker (Senior Manager, Strategic Learning and Evaluation, CVS Health Foundation) “Putting Descartes Before the Report: How the Grid Design System…
Events The Communications Network Annual Conference- ComNet23 “The Art of Narrative Change: From Community Listening to Immersive Theater” This poster presentation by Jessie Landerman, Senior Consultant, Integrated Initiatives will explore how we partnered with communities to create immersive theater, its impact on audiences at all stages of change, and lessons learned from evaluating theatergoers’ responses.
Resources Strategic Roadmap: Scaling Economic Mobility Narrative Change Harmful narratives around economic mobility are becoming pervasive, but promising new narratives are emerging that reveal systemic causes of poverty and inequality, and that elevate shared humanity. These narratives are helping community organizers, journalists, and cultural influencers challenge deeply held beliefs and stereotypes that stand in the way of change.…
Our Team Judy Ney Elevating Our Experience and Expertise to Propel Social Sector Change Judy’s role as a communicator informs every aspect of her work at TCC Group. Her focus is sharing TCC Group’s story with the nonprofit and philanthropy fields and bringing our expertise and experience to a larger audience. She is inspired…
Our Team Cindy Chong Providing administrative support to guide team success Cindy excels at organizing the many details of the work of the Nonprofit Effectiveness directors and staff. She prepares schedules for team leadership, supports customer and client relationships, and keeps all records updated. She is skilled at juggling the daily logistical needs of…