Description:
Many nonprofits know their work creates meaningful change, yet struggle to clearly capture and communicate the full scope of their impact. Outcomes extend beyond simple metrics, partnerships create ripple effects that go undocumented, and valuable learning often stays informal or trapped in people’s heads. Traditional evaluation tools can feel disconnected from real-world experience, leaving teams without a shared way to name, visualize, and tell the deeper story of their work.
During this webinar, Sarah Barton will introduce Ripple Mapping as a practical, visual approach for documenting and communicating nonprofit impact without adding unnecessary evaluation burden. She’ll walk you through how ripple mapping works, when it’s most effective, and why it’s especially useful for surfacing outcomes, relationships, and influence that are often missed in standard reports and proposals.
You’ll learn:
- the purpose and structure of Ripple Mapping;
- how to facilitate a basic ripple mapping process with staff or partners;
- how visual mapping can surface outcomes, relationships, and secondary impacts; and,
- how this approach can strengthen grant reporting, proposals, and impact narratives.
You’ll leave with a simple, repeatable activity you can bring back to your organization to support learning, alignment, and impact communication.
Who should attend:
This session is ideal for executive directors, program managers, development professionals, evaluators, and grant writers who want a credible, engaging way to document and communicate impact.
After the webinar, you’ll receive:
- slides and handouts; and,
- a link to the webinar recording.
Can’t attend live and still want to watch the webinar?
Want to review the materials after the session?
You will receive an email with the full recording and any handouts within 10 business days after the webinar.
After you register, you will receive the following emails:
- A sales receipt for your bookkeeping records
- A confirmation email from Zoom with the login credentials
- Instructions for other attendees if you registered a group
If you do not receive these emails within 48 hours of registering, please email or call 1-877-784-7268.
GrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days.
Sarah Barton
Sarah Barton is a nonprofit consultant with 25 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, grantwriting, and donor management. Sarah has served a diverse range of organizations, from small grassroots initiatives to large established entities, helping each one develop and implement effective fundraising strategies that elevate their impact and sustainability.
Sarah’s expertise lies in her ability to tailor her approach to meet the unique needs of each organization she works with. She excels in guiding nonprofits through the intricacies of planning and executing comprehensive fundraising campaigns, ensuring they have the tools and strategies necessary to reach their financial goals and advance their missions.
