Association & Nonprofits Solutions
Understand the Economic Impact of Your Industry and Mission
Strengthen advocacy, influence policy, and support your members by quantifying how your industry or organization contributes to jobs, income, and economic activity across the broader economy.
Today’s Advocacy and Mission-Driven Decisions Are More Complex Than Ever
Associations and nonprofits operate in an environment shaped by policy change, funding competition, and heightened public scrutiny. To advance a cause or represent an industry effectively, leaders must clearly demonstrate economic value within their industry and across related industries and communities.
Credible economic data is essential for influencing decision-makers and building stakeholder trust.
Turn Complexity Into Clarity
IMPLAN helps associations and nonprofits understand and communicate the full economic footprint of their industry or mission so they can advocate with confidence and credibility.
With IMPLAN, you can:
- Quantify your industry’s or organization’s economic contribution
- Demonstrate how your work supports jobs and economic activity beyond your industry
- Support policy advocacy with transparent, data-backed analysis
- Provide members with credible insights they can use locally and nationally
- Strengthen funding, partnership, and legislative conversations
Built for Association and Nonprofit Leaders
This solution is designed for:
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
- Trade and professional associations
- Advocacy organizations
- Mission-driven nonprofits
- Research and policy teams
- Membership organizations supporting diverse stakeholders
Answer the Questions That Matter Most
IMPLAN helps you answer questions such as:
What is the full economic contribution of our industry or organization?
How does our work support jobs and economic activity across the economy?
How can we demonstrate value to policymakers, funders, and the public?
What role does our industry play in local, regional, and national economies?
How can members use economic data to strengthen their own advocacy efforts?
Model your complete impact in a few short steps
Proven in Real-World Advocacy and Association Work
With IMPLAN, I can quickly run economic impact analysis in-house — from a back-of-the-envelope estimate to a detailed economic contribution study — without relying on expensive consultants or manual input-output models. It's easy to learn and gives us the flexibility to seamlessly integrate economic analysis into our processes. Having this tool internally is invaluable.
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See the Economic Impact of Your Advocacy Efforts
Discover how IMPLAN helps associations and nonprofits clearly communicate their economic value, strengthen their voice, and advance their mission.