Supporting Best Practices to Collecting Information and Measuring Social Impact in the Non-Profit Sector

This project was developed to attend to Merchant’s Corner Inc. (MCI) needs. MCI is a non-profit organization situated in Winnipeg’s Inner-city area that opened in 2018 to support and empower the North End community through housing, community development, and education opportunities. The building was a 20-year in the making community hub that was re-developed and transformed into a safe and positive environment for children, youth and families. The location comprises 30 affordable housing units, shared classroom spaces, and shared community areas. The purpose of the project is to help the organization by supporting community initiatives and assisting in designing a database system for Merchant’s Corner Housing program. The main goal is to create a searchable database containing important information from tenants about their experience with the organization. The information will be collected from residents using different tools and following Community-based Participatory Research and Indigenous Research methodologies, focusing on relationship building. The database will contain valuable information to measure social impact and strengthen Merchants Corner’s portfolio. As a secondary goal, this project will also help with community development initiatives, increasing opportunities for tenants and community members to connect.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

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Partner:

Merchant's Corner

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

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