Community Power BuildingTECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR US BY US
Measure Ignite is the community power-building database - an equity-centered tech platform built with Black, brown, and Indigenous organizations.
Over 3,000 hours of free data support - and still, three gaps remained.
Since 2019, Measure has provided over 3,000 hours of free data support to community-led organizations, equipping them with tools to develop impact-driven solutions, community metrics, and data collection strategies. While these organizations gained the ability to better serve their communities and secure funding, they still lacked:
Tech solution to manage their data
Relationships to further their mission
Visibility of their great work
After sharing our findings, we garnered the support of MIT Solve, the Social Science Research Council, and Philanthropitch to ideate and design an innovative solution to ignite social change in a data-driven, community-led, and antiracist way.
Then we decided to dig into the numbers...
Black-led organizations did not have systems for collecting data.
MEASURE
The combined philanthropic funding to Black communities.
National Center for Responsive Philanthropy
After sharing our findings of our organization's gaps, we garnered the support of MIT Solve, Social Science Research Council and Philanthropitch to ideate and design an innovative solution to ignite social change in a data-driven, community-led and antiracist way.
About Ignite
Measure Ignite is an inclusive, equity-centered tech platform designed to help community-driven organizations.
Join Ignite
Manage Metrics
provided by Measure or create your own
Report Impact
in a simple, clear and concise way
Get Matched
with other users doing similar work
Find Funding
from philanthropic organizations
What Makes Us Different
Measure Ignite is designed with equity and accessibility at its core, offering comprehensive support, data-driven tools, and a dynamic network to help underrepresented organizations thrive.
- Equity and accessibility are at the core, not the afterthought.
- Comprehensive support tailored to underrepresented organizations.
- Data-driven tools shaped with - not onto - the communities we serve.
- A dynamic network connecting organizations, funders, and researchers.
Aligned With Our Approach
Check out the work from some amazing organizations that align with our approach.
Just Tech
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The Algorithmic Justice League combats AI bias and discrimination, advocating for equitable and accountable AI systems that center the voices of the most impacted communities.
Learn Moreof POC-led organizations in the U.S.
Watch the conversation on why this number is so hard to find - and why Ignite exists to change that.
Let's Collaborate
By creating a profile on Ignite, you're helping us measure the impact of Black, brown, and Indigenous organizations in an equitable and meaningful way.