Get Clarity. Show Impact. Secure Funding.
Learn how to lead your organization with data — not overwhelm. The Strategist Series by Common Good Data helps mission-driven leaders break the nonprofit starvation cycle and use data to drive results.
Start with our free course launched 10/21/2025: Break the Starvation Cycle.
It’s as simple as a cup of coffee.
Break the Starvation Cycle. Build with Strategy.
A free, self-paced course taught by Drew Reynolds of Common Good Data to help nonprofit and public-sector leaders escape the scarcity mindset and build a strong foundation for growth and sustainability.
In this 5-lesson introductory course, you’ll discover what’s keeping organizations stuck in survival mode — and learn a proven framework for leading with clarity and impact so you can attract more funding.
Knock it out in just an hour. Hit up a coffee shop and turbocharge your way to impact!
A Proven Framework for Sustainable Impact
All courses in The Strategist Series are built around the Clarity, Impact, and Funding (CIF) Framework, a practical model developed by Common Good Data to help organizations move from surviving to thriving.
Step 1: Clarity
Define your mission, align your strategy, and understand your community.
Step 2: Impact
Measure what matters, track progress, and show results with confidence.
Step 3: Funding
Communicate your value, tell your story, and attract lasting support.
An Online Course that Delivers Results
Reframe your organization’s relationship with funding and impact. Discover how strategy — not scarcity — drives sustainability.
Jamaal Kinard, Executive Director, Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance
“Working with Drew has been an absolute pleasure! His intentional approach to incorporate sound data analysis principles in the work without losing the essence of what it means to be a community in the quantitative, qualitative, and storytelling components of the data collection process is a gift. He really puts the “Common Good” back in the Data collection and analysis process. Thanks Drew!!”
Meet Your Instructor
Drew Reynolds is a Principal Consultant at Common Good Data. He has over 12 years of experience working with nonprofits and public sector clients to help them evaluate programs and use data to measure their impact.
Prior to starting Common Good Data, Drew was an Assistant Professor of Social Work at UNC Charlotte. He currently lectures at Georgia State University in the School of Social Work. He previously served as Board Member and Chair at The GLOBE Academy in Atlanta, GA.
Drew received his PhD and MSW from the Boston College School of Social Work and MEd from the University of Notre Dame. He has published over 12 articles in peer-reviewed journals including Children and Youth Services Review and Child and Family Social Work.
Kathy Rogers, Former Executive Director, Mental Health America of the Central Carolinas.
Drew has been amazing to work with as we were in the planning stages of opening a new free counseling center. Through his assistance with performance measures and our grant narrative, MHA was able to secure a $1.25 million grant to create the center. He has continued to support MHA and the center, assisting us in developing operating procedures, researching other needs, and providing our performance measurement needs. Drew is someone who listens to the issues and tries to respond with realistic solutions that fit our needs. I would recommend him to anyone who is seeking services around data and other nonprofit needs!
what former students are saying
“Encouraged out-of-the-box thinking”
“A real person and accessible”
“Upbeat energy”
“Great communication”
‘Engaging, upbeat, and positive”
“One of the most organized courses I’ve taken”
