Boston Nonprofits: Build Data Skills, Capacity, and Fundraising Power - at No Cost

Learn more about joining a fully sponsored Cohort, a capacity building grant opportunity designed to help you measure what matters, sharpen your storytelling, and strengthen your ability to secure funding.

Why Join the Cohort?

Your Mission Deserves More Than Passion Alone

Nonprofits are doing incredible work across Boston - but without the right data, tools, and networks, it’s easy to feel under-resourced.

The Boston Cohort provides participating nonprofits with everything you need to build capacity and accelerate impact, equipping you with both the technology and the know-how to:

📈 Measure What Matters – Learn how to define the right impact goals and track them with confidence
🧩 Make Sense of Your Data – Build skills in analysis and visualization to uncover insights and guide strategy
🗣️ Tell a Stronger Story – Pair data with qualitative context to build compelling, funder-ready narratives
🤝 Build Community – Exchange learnings and collaborate with a peer network of nonprofit leaders

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What's Included

Every cohort participant receives both tools and training to ensure you walk away with new capabilities, not just new tech.

Access to UpMetrics Technology

Use industry-leading tools to collect, analyze, and communicate your impact data—all in one place. No more scrambling for reports or struggling to translate outcomes into stories.

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Peer Learning Sessions

Learn and grow with other nonprofit leaders navigating similar challenges. These facilitated sessions focus on real-time problem solving, shared experiences, and practical skill-building.

Skill-building Workshops & Support

We’ll be with you every step of the way, from onboarding to implementation, to ensure you’re set up for success and equipped to sustain the work long-term.

Funder Connections

Gain visibility and connections through the UpMetrics Funder Network, which helps open doors to aligned grantmakers looking to support organizations like yours.

Cohorts in Action

See how previous cohort participants have transformed the way they approach strategy, fundraising, and storytelling.

Southeast Michigan Cohort Learning Session - April 2025

America SCORES Chicago - Past Cohort Grantee

Who Should Participate

Our cohort programs are designed for nonprofits ready to grow their skills in:

Designing impact frameworks that clarify goals and outcomes
Using data to make decisions and improve programs
Building dashboards and visuals that funders can’t ignore
Sharing stories that combine numbers + narratives to inspire action

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Feedback from Past Participants

The best part about the Cohort is hearing about challenges other organizations are facing and what solutions they've found for themselves.

I feel like I'm learning something new to bring back to R.O.C.K. after each session, and I really hope I'm leading others with some of our lessons learned as well.

Curt Yagi

Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K)

Working with UpMetrics has helped our organization level-up data management and reporting. They provide step-by-step instructions and great ideas for structuring our data sets.

We are thankful to have been a part of this Cohort and are excited about the future of data reporting for our key stakeholders.

Brittney Robbins

The Grey Matter Experience

Participating in a Cohort has given us the space to evaluate how we think about our data. It will certainly mature us as an organization.

Rebecca Monro

The GenderCool Project

The UpMetrics platform is very user friendly.

We now feel comfortable using our data to share powerful stories about how C.H.A.M.P.S. is making a difference in our young men.

Vondale Singleton

C.H.A.M.P.S. Male Mentoring

I absolutely LOVE working with UpMetrics! I am definitely not an Excel wizard or Data Scientist, so being able to measure and analyze our outcomes with such sophistication and ease is game changing.

Jessica Mater

America SCORES Chicago

Without UpMetrics, it would be harder for us to consolidate data. We would likely not have the capacity to organize and generate the data we need to promote and fund our programs.

Matthew Kearny

Chicago Chess Foundation

Every month I send the dashboard link to our Board of Directors. They are always impressed with the data we collect, but even more impressed with the lovely, presentable, easy-to-read package it comes in. It’s been great to help us tell the narrative of our work.

Reggie Jones

Recovery Point West Virginia

Using our dashboards, I can quickly access the data I need for each grant application, allowing me to maximize my time.

Because I was able to spend more time sending out proposals and less time in spreadsheets, we've increased our funding.

Nelly Sapinski

Jamestown Community Center

UpMetrics is easy to use, and makes data accessible to those who may not be as data-minded.

It is an invaluable tool for Mikva Challenge to communicate our program impacts to external stakeholders, as well as explore program improvement internally.

Barbara Rykaczewski

Mikva Challenge

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Seats Will Be Limited - Don’t Miss Out

Applications aren’t open just yet, but you can raise your hand today to show interest.

You’ll be the first to know when applications open - and get priority consideration.

Please Note: Your expression of interest is not a commitment to participate, but rather an indication that you think the cohort may be valuable for your organization and you'd like to be considered for inclusion in the future.