MAP Data Studio

MAP Data Studio We help nonprofit organizations define, measure, and communicate their community impact.

Wishing everyone a safe and restful Labor Day weekend!MAP Data Studio will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance o...
09/04/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and restful Labor Day weekend!

MAP Data Studio will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of the holiday. We will be back Tuesday, September 8 ready to get to work.

If you have a discovery call inquiry or a question about our services, reach out at mapdatastudio.com and we will be in touch first thing Tuesday.

If you're new here, welcome. 👋MAP Data Studio is a boutique applied data consulting practice built for nonprofits, healt...
09/02/2026

If you're new here, welcome. 👋

MAP Data Studio is a boutique applied data consulting practice built for nonprofits, health agencies, and mission-driven teams.

Founded by Dr. Shenae Samuels, we help organizations define, measure, and communicate their community impact using the MAP Framework: Mission. Action. Proof.

Every metric you track should connect back to a specific change you are trying to create for a specific population. That is where we start with every client.

Our services are designed to meet organizations where they are, with options built to fit a range of budgets, from foundational measurement tools starting at $500 to ongoing Fractional MEL Partner retainers and full Program Impact Evaluations.

If you are not sure where to start, take our free Readiness Assessment at mapdatastudio.com (link in bio 🔗). It takes five minutes and points you to exactly what your organization needs right now.

Book a free discovery call (link in bio 🔗)

MAP Data Studio on Air 🎙️Our Founder, Dr. Shenae Samuels, sat down with Brion Hurley on the Lean Six Sigma for Good podc...
09/02/2026

MAP Data Studio on Air 🎙️

Our Founder, Dr. Shenae Samuels, sat down with Brion Hurley on the Lean Six Sigma for Good podcast to talk about impact evaluation for nonprofits, why outcomes matter more than outputs, and how the MAP Framework brings the scientific process into community-based work.

They also discussed something that isn't talked about enough: why the absence of evaluation infrastructure is a health equity issue, not just an operational one.

Listen to the full episode at the link in our stories or in our "Features" highlights

The nonprofit sector told us what it needed. We got to work. 📣Introducing the MAP Data Studio "Program Impact Evaluation...
09/02/2026

The nonprofit sector told us what it needed. We got to work. 📣

Introducing the MAP Data Studio "Program Impact Evaluation" service package.

If your funder has made a significant investment in your program(s), you need credible evidence of what happened, what changed, and what to do next.

Your program needs to be formally evaluated.

Designed from the start to answer the question your funder will eventually ask: what actually changed because of your work?

If your program has never been formally evaluated, here is what that is costing you:

Funders are 3x more likely to award multi-year grants to organizations that submit outcome-based reports.
85% of foundation program officers say measurable outcomes directly influence renewal decisions.

With the Program Impact Evaluation service package, we will build a full program evaluation from the ground up.

Designing your evaluation, managing your evaluation from measurement through to delivering program findings, recommendations, and funder-ready reporting.

Starting at $15,000.

The investment in a formal evaluation is not just about this grant cycle. It is about every grant cycle that follows.

Ready to find out if your program is ready? Book a discovery call (link in bio 🔗)

Visit www.mapdatastudio.com to learn more about our service packages designed to fit a wide range of budgets.

Your next evaluation hire does not have to be full time.There is a smarter way to budget for evaluation and impact measu...
09/02/2026

Your next evaluation hire does not have to be full time.

There is a smarter way to budget for evaluation and impact measurement.

A full time Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) hire usually costs between $65,000 and $85,000 per year plus benefits, payroll taxes, and onboarding.

For organizations that need real evaluation expertise but are not at the stage for a full time hire, MAP Data Studio is evolving to meet you where you are.

The "Fractional MEL Partner" plan has entered the chat 🙌🏽

As your outsourced MEL partner, MAP Data Studio will handle your evaluation, dashboards, and reporting on an ongoing monthly basis.

This is for organizations that are serious about measurement and ready for a long-term partner and not just a one-time fix.

Starting at $3,000 per month.

You will get recurring PhD-level evaluation expertise scoped specifically around your grant cycles, your programs, and your reporting needs to demonstrate impact and protect your funding. No benefits. No new hire costs. No long-term employment commitment.

Take our Readiness Assessment to identify your data needs and book a discovery call to see if this is the right fit (link in bio 🔗)

Visit mapdatastudio.com to view our various service packages tailored to meet your budget.

Last week our founder, Dr. Shenae Samuels, presented "From Mission to Measurable Proof" at the Social Impact Council, Gr...
09/02/2026

Last week our founder, Dr. Shenae Samuels, presented "From Mission to Measurable Proof" at the Social Impact Council, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce)

We walked through two versions of the same organization's impact report to show what the right measurement system does.

The right measurement system does not change the work. It reveals the work and it's impact.

If your organization is doing meaningful work and your data is not yet telling the full story, that is the conversation to have before your next grant cycle.

Book a free discovery call (link in bio🔗)

Also, see the link in bio to download the free MAP Starter Kit 📊

60% of community health organizations serving populations of color report their impact goes underfunded because they lac...
09/02/2026

60% of community health organizations serving populations of color report their impact goes underfunded because they lack evaluation infrastructure.

Because without the right measurement systems in place, the proof is missing.

Measurement is a health equity issue, not just a reporting one.

When organizations serving the most underserved communities cannot demonstrate their impact clearly, they lose funding to organizations that can. That is not a data problem. That is an equity problem.

The right evaluation infrastructure does not just help you write a better grant report. It helps close the funding gap for communities that have been historically overlooked, understudied, and underfunded.

That is one of the many reasons we built MAP Data Studio.

Visit mapdatastudio.com or book a discovery call (🔗link in bio)

THE FUNDER 💰 is calling. 📞 Slide to answer.They loved your story. They were moved. They were inspired.Now they want the ...
09/02/2026

THE FUNDER 💰 is calling. 📞 Slide to answer.

They loved your story. They were moved. They were inspired.

Now they want the data to back it up.

Stories illustrate impact. Data makes it undeniable to funders.

If your program has powerful stories but no pre and post data to support them, the MAP Survey Build was designed to quantify what your stories have been highlighting.

Tailored surveys built around your mission and outcomes so your next funder conversation has receipts.

Investment starts under $1,500. Book a discovery call ( link bio 🔗)

PARTICIPANT SURVEY is calling. 📞 Slide to answer.It has a message for you: where is my baseline data?No pre survey means...
09/02/2026

PARTICIPANT SURVEY is calling. 📞 Slide to answer.

It has a message for you: where is my baseline data?

No pre survey means no starting point. No starting point means no proof of change. No proof of change means your impact story is missing an integral piece of the puzzle.

Funders do not just want to know what happened at the end. They want to know what changed from the beginning.

The MAP Survey Build closes that gap. Tailored pre and post surveys designed around your mission and built to demonstrate real impact.

Investment starts under $1,500. Visit mapdatastudio.com to learn more (link in bio 🔗)

When program data comes back unexpected, most organizations do one of two things:They dismiss it because it does not fit...
09/02/2026

When program data comes back unexpected, most organizations do one of two things:

They dismiss it because it does not fit the narrative they were hoping to tell or they panic because they do not have a system for making sense of what they are seeing.

Neither of those moves the mission forward.

Unexpected data may not be a sign that your program failed. Rather, it is valuable information.

It can even be the most important information you will collect all year. Leading to questions like: "what is this data actually telling me?" and "what do I do next?"

It turns a stressful moment into a strategic one.

If your organization is sitting with data that is not telling a clear story yet, that is exactly the conversation to have before your next grant report, board meeting, or renewal.

Book a free discovery call (link in bio 🔗)

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