Scaling Social Impact with AI & the POSLM

Led by the Washington Evaluators, February 27th, 12:00pm-1:00pm ET

Event Description:

In an era of fiscal scrutiny, rising inequality, and growing skepticism about the effectiveness of social programs, one question is becoming impossible to ignore: Are we funding activity — or funding real change in people’s lives?

For decades, governments and nonprofits have measured success by outputs — how many people were served, how many benefits were issued, how many services were delivered — without proving whether those investments actually moved people toward stability and independence.

In this session, social impact measurement expert Quisha M. Brown discusses a transformational solution: the Progressive Outcomes Scale Logic Model (POSLM) — and how it can be used with the help of Artificial Intelligence to scale social impact. 

Drawing on cross-sector examples from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — including Medicaid, Housing, and TANF — Brown demonstrates how a unified, human-centered data standard can break down silos, strengthen accountability, and guide smarter funding decisions in an increasingly resource-constrained world.

Whether you are an evaluator, a government administrator, or a nonprofit leader, this event presents an innovative viewpoint into the future of social equity.

Presenter: Quisha M. Brown is the Author of Scaling Social Impact With Artificial Intelligence & Stage-Based Metrics and the founder of Humanistic Care, LLC. With over 25 years of experience supporting marginalized communities through work with various nonprofit institutions and the Department of Health & Human Services, she has dedicated her career to transforming how agencies measure success. As the architect of the Progressive Outcomes Scale Logic Model (POSLM), Quisha bridges the gap between data-driven accountability and systemic equity, helping organizations move beyond "counting services" to truly transforming lives.