Outcomes, methodology, accountability.
Settled Ground, Inc. publishes aggregated outcome data annually. This page documents the outcomes the program produces, the methodology by which they are measured, and the cadence of public reporting.
Methodology.
What we measure.
Institutional artifacts authored by participants (Vision Blueprint, Execution Roadmap, governance documents); funding outcomes (grant applications submitted, decisions received, dollars unlocked); governance outcomes (board recruitment progress, policies installed); financial readiness outcomes (financial review or compilation completed); participant satisfaction (post-completion survey).
How we measure.
Institutional artifacts measured against the Program Completion Standard at completion. Funding outcomes tracked against baselines established at the diagnostic phase. Governance and financial outcomes verified against organizational records. Participant satisfaction collected via standardized post-completion survey administered by an external evaluation partner.
Cadence.
Program-level data captured at the diagnostic phase, midpoint, and completion. Aggregated cohort data published within sixty days of cohort completion. Annual organizational outcome data published in the annual report.
External validation.
Post-completion participant survey administered by an external evaluation partner. Annual financial review or audit conducted by an external CPA firm. Annual outcome report reviewed by the board's program committee before publication.
The outcomes the program produces.
Documented case for support.
Vision Blueprint and Execution Roadmap.
Two to four submitted grant applications during the program year.
Grant applications submitted, decisions received, dollars unlocked.
Board recruitment progress and standard governance policies installed.
Governance outcomes tracked against organizational records.
Financial review or compilation completed or in process.
Financial readiness outcomes verified and documented.
Participant satisfaction collected and aggregated.
Standardized post-completion survey administered by an external evaluation partner.
Demand evidence.
The Capacity-Building Program formalizes work delivered through Real Church Help over the prior 30+ years. The track record of the prior practice is the demand evidence.
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Over 30 years of practice with churches across denominations.
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Over one hundred organizational engagements.
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Consistent referral patterns from pastors and administrators asking that the methodology be made available beyond their congregations.
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The founding of Settled Ground, Inc. was driven by accumulated demand from those referrals.
30+
Years of practice
100+
Organizational engagements
Aggregated metrics.
[Pre-launch] Aggregated metrics are published here at the end of each cohort year. The first cohort begins [Spring/Fall 2026]; first metrics published [date].
Participant stories.
[Pre-launch] Stories are published as cohorts complete, with explicit written consent.