Our Results

Public Allies Has A 17 Year Track Record Of Success Preparing The Next Generation Of Leaders, Helping Nonprofits Achieve Greater Impact For Less, And Influencing Practice In The Field

PROGRAM RESULTS

Public Allies uses online and interpersonal evaluation and performance management processes to track service results and leadership development outcomes. Results include: 

Allies gain important leadership skills: Over 90% of Allies report significant gains in leadership skills and self confidence. Allies and Alumni report that the skills they gain most from Public Allies are team work, interpersonal communication, project planning and evaluation, diversity and inclusion, and personal responsibility.

Allies continue careers in public service. Over 80% of alumni continue to work in the nonprofit and public sectors after graduating from Public Allies and their levels of volunteer, civic, and political activity more than doubles their age cohort generally.

Nonprofits value Allies’ results: More than 90% of nonprofits every year have reported that Allies met or exceeded their service goals. Nonprofits hosting an Ally save over $20,000 as compared to what it would cost to do the same work without Public Allies. Nationally, Allies will save nonprofits more than $7 million this year.

Allies Build Nonprofit Capacity: 74% of Partners report that Allies increased their overall service capacity and specifically that Public Allies helped them collaborate with other organizations (61%), practice inclusion and diversity (57%), better supervise young talent (48%), and improve evaluation (31%).

Allies leverage volunteers from their communities: Last year, 315 Allies recruited 31,000 volunteers to join them in service last year with 59% coming from the actual neighborhood or client population served.

Allies save nonprofit organizations money: Each nonprofit that hosts an Ally saves over $20,000 from what it would cost to do the same project without Public Allies. This year, we are saving nonprofit organizations more than $8 million.

Download our 2008 Results Document

 Download our 2008 New Leaders Document