As a Co-founder of Social Impact Solutions, I specialize in helping healthcare and public health nonprofit organizations measure, communicate, and expand their impact. My passion is partnering with mission-driven organizations to strengthen their capacity for evaluation, secure sustainable funding, and ultimately improve community health outcomes. By blending my expertise in nonprofit strategy, social impact research, and program evaluation, I equip organizations with insights and tools to achieve lasting change.

I hold a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Health Education from Loma Linda University, a Master of Science in Nutrition from Clemson University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Honors Pre-Health Sciences from Oklahoma State University. My academic research focused on advancing nutrition education in medical curricula and promoting lifestyle behavior change within healthcare—foundations that continue to inform my work in the nonprofit sector. I am also a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (DipACLM).

Over the years, I have served in national leadership roles with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, including Vice President of Research and Vice President of the Trainee Executive Board. Through nonprofit consulting, conference presentations, and published research, I remain committed to advancing evidence-based practices and amplifying the voices of organizations working at the intersection of healthcare, nutrition, public health, and community well-being.

At Social Impact Solutions, our team partners with nonprofits to design effective evaluation strategies, conduct impact studies, and translate data into compelling narratives for funders and community stakeholders. Whether guiding a public health program, a nonprofit hospital initiative, or a community-based organization, I am dedicated to ensuring nonprofits have the clarity and confidence to demonstrate the measurable change their programs create and scale their impact.

Lauren Vanderpool

📣 New Nonprofit Webinar Series: Did you know donors consistently rank outcomes and impact as the number 1️⃣ reason they choose to give to an organization? Yet many nonprofits start the year with a strategic plan that doesn't prioritize (or completely overlooks) impact measurement & impact communication!
 
That’s why we are launching our 2026 webinar series with 2 highly practical sessions designed to help you move from strategy to measurable implementation.

Join us for this upcoming 2-part series on Making Your Impact Measureable in 2026 + How to Create an Impact Report that Inspires Generosity...

🗓️ Date: Friday, January 23rd & February 13th
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM CST
🔗 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gz-kSffX
 
🪄 Can't attend live? Register to receive the recordings!

In the 1st session, you will learn how to:

✅ Create or refine your strategic plan centered around nonprofit impact
✅ Identify metrics that clearly demonstrate the change your programs create
✅ Develop a step-by-step implementation roadmap
✅ Bonus AI Highlight: Use AI to create impact messaging & align your team around a shared impact-driven vision

Join us on Friday, January 23rd & February 13th for practical insights to help you measure your impact in 2026!

P.S. Even if you can't attend live, register to receive the recordings and other free giveaways from the Social Impact Solutions team!

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Lauren Vanderpool, DrPH, MS, DipACLM

Co-founder Social Impact Solutions | Public Health Initiatives for Social Impact | Lifestyle Medicine Advocate

Impact measurement isn't simply about compliance. It’s about making your programs the best they can be, gaining insights to expand your reach, and supporting your community as effectively as possible.

Many nonprofits treat impact measurement as something they have to do, for funders, reports, or audits.

But the organizations that lead well treat impact measurement as an invaluable process that makes their programs better. And this ultimately leads to better serving their communities... Fueling the core component of a nonprofit's mission.

Clear impact measurement answers the questions that matter most:
• What is actually changing as a result of our programs & organization?
• How are we creating change at the individual, organizational, and community level?
• Where are there gaps, and where do we need to adapt?

When leaders understand their impact, decisions become more intentional, and strategy becomes more focused.

Impact measurement stops being a burden and starts becoming a leadership tool.

Strong nonprofit impact measurement and communication begin with clarity, not complexity.

👉 Follow me for more practical guidance on using data effectively.

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Many nonprofits don’t struggle because they lack data, they struggle because the data they already have isn't being analyzed or reported in a practical way that guides action.

Context transforms impact metrics into insight and actionable next steps. 

Key insights and action steps lead to better leadership and stronger impact communication.

👉 Follow me for more practical guidance on using impact data effectively.

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Why Good Data Still Fails Without Context

Clear nonprofit impact communication isn’t just reporting numbers, it’s showing the meaning behind the metrics.

Nonprofits can communicate their impact more effectively when they define what real change looks like, developed measurable goals and objectives, and share their impact in a way that resonates with volunteers, employees, donors, and other stakeholders.

We shared these insights in our recent webinar, where we break down how clarity builds trust, confidence, and long-term stakeholder engagement.

👉 Follow me for more insights on nonprofit impact communication.

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Donors don’t disengage because they don’t care, they disengage when they don’t feel connected to your mission.

Most supporters want to know:
• What changed because of my support?
• How is this work changing lives, families, and communities?
• What are the outcomes and impact of the organization I am supporting?

When nonprofits rely on activity counts instead of outcomes, donors are left to fill in the gaps themselves.
That’s where uncertainty grows.

Clear impact communication doesn’t overwhelm.
It explains.
It connects.
It builds confidence.

When donors understand your impact, trust becomes sustainable, not seasonal.

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Tracking fewer impact metrics creates more clarity than tracking as many data points as possible. They just have to be the right impact metrics...

When nonprofits focus on meaningful indicators, impact measurement and communication becomes more clear and more credible.

👉 Follow me for educational content on making your mission measurable.

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How to Know If a Metric Is Worth Tracking

Effective impact communication helps supporters understand not just what happened last month or last year, but why it matters and what the future holds too.

Clear impact communication builds confidence and long-term engagement.

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What Makes Impact Communication Effective?

A common challenge some nonprofits face is collecting too many data points and using too little of it.

Effective impact measurement focuses on relevance:
• What decisions does this data inform?
• What questions does it answer?
• What learning does it support?

When metrics are clearly tied to strategy, teams stop reporting for the sake of reporting, and start learning.

That’s where nonprofit impact communication becomes meaningful.

👉 Follow for more educational content on nonprofit impact communication.

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Sopact

🔹 Sopact | Transforming Stakeholder Feedback into Impact Intelligence
Sopact is an AI-native platform helping mission-driven organizations turn complex stakeholder feedback into clear, actionable insights.

Our platform automates qualitative analysis of interviews, surveys, PDFs, and documents—delivering structured themes, sentiment, and scores in minutes. With real-time dashboards, custom tags, and seamless integrations, we remove the friction from impact measurement.

🎯 What We Offer

AI-driven qualitative & thematic analysis

Survey analytics with stakeholder-centric design

Feedback loops for continuous learning

Impact dashboards & storytelling tools

Integration with CRM, Google Sheets, and cloud platforms

🌍 Who We Serve
We support organizations in workforce development, education, philanthropy, and ESG who want to:
✓ Measure what matters
✓ Reduce reporting fatigue
✓ Make better, faster decisions

💡 Why It Matters
Impact isn't just data—it's about listening. Sopact empowers teams to understand what’s working, what’s not, and what to do next.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.sopact.com

Founder & President

Ektta

Ektta is a non-profit focused on building awareness, sharing best practices and benchmarking with a focused sector approach. Our initial focus is in the disability and palliative care sector. With immense patience, trust building and educational training, Ektta demonstrated relatively quick success with leading organizations, SEWA. SoPact’s success is also due to the participation in a social incubator program with ICA, which brings a strong reputation and a 45-year history.

Cofounder

Indians For Collective Action

•	Leading an initiative to build a “replicatable” and scalable framework that assists non-profits and NGOs in creating effective and efficient organizational structures (i.e. funding, operations, leadership development, management, services delivery). Mentoring leading silicon valley universities to build frugal socially innovative programs & partnership building with leading incubation labs in India.

President

Executive Board Member

Blue Shield of California

Spearheaded the creation and development of Blue Shield of California's premier e-commerce technology platform, catering to web, EDI, and VRU channels.

1) Innovated and delivered new e-commerce channels, making advanced business services accessible to a diverse range of external stakeholders including members, providers, producers, and employers.

2) Pioneered the provision of online services, ensuring timely and cost-effective solutions for customers through a cutting-edge Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

3) Established a novel model for enhanced Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)/Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) governance, focusing on both operational and application delivery optimization.

4) Conceptualized and executed a $40 million eCommerce Channel Development program, overseeing every aspect from foundational build and team assembly to technology selection, and RFP/RFI processes for vendor procurement.

Director, Development Ecommerce Channel Advance

Symantec

Directed Symantec's SOA Technology Center of Excellence & Integration Services, providing leadership in the fields of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Business Process Management (BPM), and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI).

Established strategic direction for SOA, BPM, and EAI, laying the foundation for scalable and robust implementation methodologies.

Successfully enhanced infrastructure, resulting in an exponential increase in capacity and optimized performance.

Sr. Manager, Integration Services & SOA Competence Center

TIBCO Software Inc.

Instrumental in scaling TIBCO Software from its early start-up phase to a publicly traded entity (TIBX) boasting revenues of $450M.

Held pivotal roles as product manager and architect, leading the development of cutting-edge adapters, portals, and B2B products.

Acquired extensive experience spanning multiple domains, including engineering, product management, global architecture, and sales & services account management, collaborating with high-profile accounts such as Siebel, Smart&Final, SAP, Autodesk, and Phillips Medical Systems.

Senior Software Architect

Action Technologies

Sr Software Engineer

Impact Driven Growth Leader

As Founder and CEO of Sopact, I’ve spent over a decade building technology that transforms how organizations collect, analyze, and act on stakeholder feedback.

I believe that data alone isn’t enough—what matters is how we listen, learn, and respond. At Sopact, we’ve developed an AI-native platform that makes it possible to turn unstructured feedback (like surveys, interviews, and reports) into decision-ready insights in minutes—not weeks. Our tools support continuous learning, real-time feedback loops, and better storytelling for funders, partners, and communities.

With over 15 years of experience across impact measurement, nonprofit data, and social innovation, I’ve worked with organizations in workforce development, education, ESG, and philanthropy. My focus is helping teams shift from fragmented data collection to a unified, scalable system that builds trust and drives results.

Let’s connect if you're working on:

Qualitative data at scale

Feedback systems that drive decisions

Building internal capacity for impact reporting

Moving from data silos to integrated storytelling

Unmesh Sheth

In 2025, we didn’t add AI.
We rebuilt the foundation.

At Sopact, our goal has never changed but iterating continuously. Learn here: https://www.sopact.com

help organizations truly understand their impact and make better decisions.

What did change this year was how close we feel to that goal.

As we worked with clients and listened deeply to stakeholders, one truth became impossible to ignore:

AI doesn’t struggle because models aren’t powerful.

AI struggles because data collection is broken.

So we made a bold move.

We rebuilt Sopact Sense from the ground up as an AI-native platform—focused on clean, intentional data collection, hiding complexity underneath, and delivering insight without forcing teams to become data experts.

Less noise.
Less tooling sprawl.
Shorter learning curves.
Smarter data.
Deeper insight.

We’ve stayed true to our vision—while evolving how we deliver it. And today, we feel closer than ever to the reason we started this journey in the first place.

If you’re on a path to becoming AI-driven—and want to start with the right data, not more dashboards—
come join us.

#AI #AInative #DataStrategy #Impact #SaaS #Founders #Sopact

CEO @ Sopact | Human-in-the-Loop AI | Data That Listens, Learns, and Responds

Nonprofits contribute $1.5 trillion to the economy and employ 9% of the workforce.

Yet we still fund them like they should run on goodwill and 10% overhead.
Cindy Eby names the structural problem most funders ignore: the "dual customer" trap. Nonprofits must serve beneficiaries and satisfy funders—two audiences with different needs, often pulling in opposite directions.
The result? Organizations optimize for funder legibility instead of community outcomes. 

Data systems get labeled "overhead." Leadership salaries get scrutinized. Strategic capacity never gets built.

Meanwhile, 30% of nonprofits have lost direct funding this year. Demand keeps rising. The gap keeps growing.

The reframe we need: Nonprofits aren't charities. They're infrastructure.
And infrastructure requires investment in systems, leadership, and long-term capacity—not just program dollars with restrictions attached.

Worth the full read 👇
#Nonprofit #Philanthropy #SocialImpact #Infrastructure #Leadership

There is a lot of change happening in the social sector, and I’ve been reflecting on some misconceptions I often hear about nonprofits. Check out my recent article in Inc Magazine about treating nonprofits as essential infrastructure. I’d be happy to hear your thoughts.

Open article: Stop Treating Nonprofits as Charities by inc.com

**Top 10 Assessment & Evaluation Shifts for 2026:**

1. Application reviews happen in hours, not weeks
2. Qual and quant flow through one integrated system
3. 100+ interviews analyzed while programs are still running
4. AI extracts insights, not just summaries
5. Assessment becomes conversation, not interrogation
6. Real-time intelligence replaces annual reports
7. Data architecture reveals causation, not just correlation
8. Program and evaluation merge into continuous learning
9. Small teams handle 10x volume with better quality
10. Understanding drives iteration, compliance is exhaust

This isn't prediction—it's already happening.

Scholarship programs reviewing 500 applications in an afternoon. Accelerators analyzing cohort feedback before the next session. CSR teams iterating mid-cycle based on qual + quant signals.

The shift isn't about better surveys. It's about infrastructure: unique IDs across touchpoints, clean data at source, AI that connects narratives to numbers, analysis in motion.

Next week: I'm writing about what this actually looks like in practice—the architecture, the workflows, the mindset shift from "did it work?" to "how do we make it work better?"

For teams ready to move from assessment as gatekeeping to assessment as intelligence.

#assessment #continuouslearning #qualquant #futureofeval

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When the world gets louder, listening becomes an act of leadership.

This year put everything under pressure—
research, progress, and the work of doing good.

Funding was cut ruthlessly and aimlessly.

Not by logic.
By vendetta.

Voices of the underrepresented were suffocated—
even the language to name inequality was questioned.

Basic human decency was treated as something negotiable.
Every day brought headlines engineered to exhaust rather than inform.
And then something changed.

More than 7 million voices spoke up on streets, 2500+ cities spoke up —and the movement is still growing.
Not for a king.
Not for noise.

But for a system where every voice is heard—and where understanding the why behind each voice matters even more.

This is where AI truly belongs.
Not as power.
Not as control.

But as amplification—built on clean, intentional data.
At that moment, we chose to step away from the noise entirely.

We took 1.5 months in Rishikesh, by the Ganga.

A simple aarti.
Stillness.
Clarity.

That pause didn’t slow us down.

It sharpened us.
It reaffirmed what we’re building at Sopact.

We’re redesigning data collection around stakeholder voice—
bringing together documents, interviews, open-ended text, and metrics into a single system where qualitative and quantitative insight finally live together.

Not more data.
Better truth.

In uncertain times, the systems that listen—deeply, responsibly, and with intention—will shape what comes next.
👉 https://www.sopact.com

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