Episode 129: Measuring Impact on the SDGs

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the set of 17 global goals adopted by 193 U.N. member states to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet, provide a common roadmap for organizations to measure impact. And in particular, the participation of companies and philanthropic organizations will be critical to achieving the SDGs. But with 17 goals and 232 indicators, it can seem overwhelming to know where to begin.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, you’ll hear from Tiffany Washington, Impact and Integration Lead at DTE Energy, and Alexis Fish, Senior Business Analyst at Blackbaud who helps advise customers on impact measurement. Recorded at bbcon 2019, Tiffany and Alexis talk with host Rachel Hutchisson about why aligning to the SDGs is important, the role that companies and philanthropic organizations will play in achieving the goals by 2030, and how to incorporate the SDGs into business and philanthropic frameworks. Tiffany also shares the process that DTE Energy took to align to the SDGs and how they brought their nonprofit partners along on their journey.</span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the Sustainable Development Goals are and why they matter</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The role that companies and other social good organizations play with achieving the SDGs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How philanthropic organizations can align their impact goals with the SDGs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DTE Energy’s SDG journey </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How funders and grantees can work together to align with the SDGs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What resources companies and other organiza