Clear Impact, LLC FAQs

  • Who is Clear Impact, LLC best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

    Clear Impact Scorecard is specifically designed for public sector organizations of all sizes (government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, etc.). In addition to performance improvement, the software is designed to help organizations measure and improve population-level impact. Scorecard is often used throughout an entire organization to streamline strategic planning and performance management, but primary users tend to be program managers, performance managers, data specialists, and staff in strategic, cross-departmental positions.

  • How does Clear Impact, LLC benefit them?

    Simplify Performance Management and Reporting - quickly create measures, organize them into scorecards, and easily enter data. Be a High-Performing Organization - scorecard will guide you through a simple, proven process for analyzing your measures and improving them. Easily See Your Program Impact - scorecard makes it easy to see the connection between your programs and community impact with hierarchical organization of your performance measures, programs, community indicators, and impact areas. Create Organizational Alignment - create custom visualizations of how your departments, programs, and services fit into your overarching mission and strategy with the strategy mapping tool. Complete Projects On-Time - with interactive Gantt charts, easily organize your projects, assign tasks via email, set due dates, monitor completion, and make sure everyone stays accountable. Communicate Your Efforts with Stakeholders and the Public - increase transparency, inspire confidence with funders, and motivate partners and volunteers by embedding your live Scorecards onto your public website.

  • How technical do users need to be to use Clear Impact, LLC's software?

    Clear Impact Scorecard is designed to be easy-to-use so that anyone can get started quickly and use the software effectively. If you know how to use an internet browser, you will be able to use Scorecard.

  • What makes Clear Impact, LLC a leader in this space?

    Our staff and consultants have extensive experience in public sector performance management, collective impact, leadership development, and impact improvement. We serve 1000s of organizations in over 40 states and 15 countries. We have worked with public agencies and organizations of all sizes in a variety of industries. Some of these include the US Department of Education, United Way Worldwide, Promise Neighborhoods, various state agencies, local health departments, and more. Our software is built using an intuitive, proven process for performance and impact improvement. Clear Impact Software is extremely easy to use, meaning organizations can get started immediately with minimal training and start making improvements in their performance quickly. Scorecard has the critical features needed to engage in effective strategic planning, performance management, and project management, without extra complicated and unnecessary features.

  • Who are Clear Impact, LLC's biggest competitors (3-5 companies)?

    We feel that our software stands alone in the field of performance and impact improvement for public sector agencies and organizations. Some organizations that consider themselves to be our competitors do not actually offer the same functionality. Our software is NOT a case management software and does not support client-level data. While we do offer some functionality in the areas of project management and advanced data visualization, this is not the main value our customers get out of the software. Clear Impact Scorecard is a software designed to help public sector agencies measure the performance of their programs, improve this performance through a simple 5-step process, measure and improve community impact, and easily communicate performance and impact with funders, stakeholders, and the public.

  • How/why is Clear Impact, LLC better than those competitors (or most others in their market)? What about Clear Impact, LLC is unique, stronger, easier, etc.?

    Clear Impact has a 20-year track record, and we are the only company with a proven framework with a clear history of results. Our staff are non-profit & government performance management experts, not just software developers. We are committed to your success; we want to help you improve your performance, choose the right measures, and not just sell software. Clear Impact Scorecard is built for the public sector by the public sector, not startup outsiders. We offer all-in-one solutions that include consulting, training, and software. We offer the quickest, most efficient way for community partners to achieve collective impact. We are also one of the only public sector performance management software companies that offers a free version of our software (Clear Impact Scorecard Free). This expands the availability of performance management solutions to smaller organizations and nonprofits without the budget for a paid subscription.

  • What kind of features can customers expect Clear Impact, LLC to release in the near future? And longer term?

    We are currently working on redesigning Clear Impact Scorecard's interface to improve the user experience. We are also working on updating our Clear Impact Scorecard video training academy, which is free with paid subscriptions.

  • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for Clear Impact, LLC. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

    Scorecard pricing is measure-based rather than user-based. This means that you will pay only for the value you get out of the Scorecard (creating performance measures and indicators). Paid plans get unlimited users to increase collaboration. There are three tiers: Scorecard Free, Scorecard Premium, and Scorecard Network. With Scorecard Free, organizations get up to 10 measures and 3 users. Premium plans start with 50 measures at $200/ month, and customers can buy additional blocks of 50 measures for $100/ month. Premium plans also come with custom reporting, partner connect, API access, and customer support. Network Plans are meant for collaborative efforts with large partner/ grantee networks. Network customers can purchase larger blocks of measures at a discounted price and split them between partner organizations.

  • Does Clear Impact, LLC offer a trial or free download available?

    Yes, Scorecard offers a free plan that includes up to 10 measures and 3 users.

  • Does Clear Impact, LLC offer any kind of training/education for their product?

    All paid Scorecard subscriptions come with a free video training academy, which we are currently working on updating. All customers (free and paid) also have access to Results-Based Accountability training videos designed to guide users through a simple, proven process for improving their performance and impact.

  • Describe the implementation process and timeline for Clear Impact, LLC software.

    You can get started with Scorecard instantly for free and upgrade easily within the software. You can get started without ever speaking with a Clear Impact employee.

  • What are the Clear Impact, LLC support options? List all.

    Paid subscriptions come with email and chat support.