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1. Start with the intended outcome
Define what the partnership is meant to change before counting activities.
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5 Strategies for Schools to Track and Measure Community Partner ROI
Community partnership ROI is not only financial. Schools need to understand what relationships produced access, referrals, participation and useful outcomes.
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2. Connect the partner to the activity
Record which partner contributed to which event, referral or service.
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3. Track the handoff
A referral is not an outcome. Record whether the next step happened.
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4. Separate reach from conversion
Attendance, contacts, referrals and enrollments answer different questions.
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5. Review relationship value over time
Look at consistency, responsiveness, reach and outcomes across multiple activities.