Improving people’s financial circumstances has never been more critical. Disadvantaged population groups have experienced even higher levels of financial strain and poor financial wellbeing during the pandemic. This has negatively impacted their physical and mental health. To support efforts to...

This is a list of 27 indicators of effectiveness for backbone organizations, produced by FSG and Greater Cincinnati Foundation. This includes topics like strategy, alignment, shared measurement practices, and...

Almost all poverty measures commonly used in Canada work by setting a dollar amount – a poverty line – below which a household is said to be in poverty, above which a household is not considered poor. But when we measure poverty only according to income, we may incorrectly assess whether or not...

Using data gathered from the previous three censuses (2011, 2006, 2001) United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County, in partnership with the Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research (GLIER), has mapped a number of the socio-economic indicators that have shaped Windsor and Essex County. Over...

In this report we use a set of indicators that measure health risks, health care and health outcomes, and through these indicators we see the link between income and health – how income impacts health, and how health impacts income. The results reveal a tremendous opportunity to make life better...

In 2014, FCAC sponsored the Canadian Financial Capability Survey (the CFCS 2014), a national survey of consumers that was conducted by Statistics Canada, to shed light on Canadians’ self-reported knowledge, abilities and behaviours related to a range of financial issues. The survey results...

After more than a year of dedicated research, analysis, and outreach, CFSI has developed eight indicators to measure financial health. For each indicator, we provide benchmarks, financial data proxies, survey question alternatives, and data sources, among other things. This is the final report on...

Indicators are the data that help you assess whether or not you are on track to achieve the desired results identified in your logic model. They are also useful to communicate your program’s potential impact to funders and stakeholders. Programs that consistently collect and review data to track...

The 2005 Baseline Survey of Financial Capability (BSFC) was designed by the Personal Finance Research Centre on behalf of the Financial Services Authority to measure the four domains of financial capability which we had identified in earlier exploratory work with consumers. The questions set out in...