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Devin: What is your superpower?
Cyrus: One of my superpowers is that I’m a connector. I connect ideas, I connect people, I connect problems to solutions, sometimes conceptually and sometimes through my work.
Nonprofits that can prove social return on investment will attract the next generation of impact capital while those relying only on stories may be left behind.
Cyrus Kazi, founder and CEO of Quantibly, joined me to explain why his company is building what he calls an operating system for impact. Quantibly helps nonprofits, NGOs, social enterprises, foundations, CSR programs, individual donors and impact investors connect around verifiable outcomes.
Cyrus has spent 26 years in the sector. That experience led him to a blunt conclusion. “Nonprofits’ value proposition is impact,” he told me. “They’re taking in hundreds of billions of dollars, trillions of dollars in many cases if you factor in impact capital. But where is the proof, and how do you make sure that you’re doing the right thing?”
Quantibly is designed to answer those questions. The platform has already been piloted in 82 countries, serving organizations as different as refugee support groups in Kenya, farmer cooperatives in Mexico, autism organizations in New York, the Aboitiz Foundation in the Philippines and BRAC, the world’s largest NGO.
Cyrus argues that the market is changing fast because donors are changing. Younger funders, raised in a digital world, expect evidence. Stories still matter, but increasingly they must be connected to data.
“The traditional fundraising model and the traditional nonprofit business model are dying. They’re obsolete,” Cyrus said. “We need to get out of the charity mode and think about social investment mode.”
That shift matters because many nonprofits remain trapped in what Cyrus described as perpetual fundraising, raising just enough to cover the next budget cycle. Quantibly aims to help organizations move from survival fundraising to long-term capital by proving the outcomes they create.
He offered a powerful example: an education nonprofit that can show it helped 1,000 students graduate from college, attach economic value to that result and verify the data. “That data has more value than a brochure with a bunch of kids’ pictures on it,” he said.
What impressed me most is that Quantibly is not simply another dashboard. Cyrus said the team begins by helping organizations define their theory of change and process of change. Without that foundation, he said, the data is “garbage in, garbage out.”
For nonprofits, the message is clear: impact storytelling is not going away, but the future belongs to organizations that can pair human stories with credible evidence.
tl;dr:
Quantibly helps nonprofits, NGOs and funders prove impact with verifiable data.
Cyrus says old fundraising models are becoming obsolete as donor expectations shift.
Younger funders increasingly want social return on investment, not just moving stories.
Strong theories of change help organizations avoid garbage-in, garbage-out impact data.
Compassionate connection drives Cyrus to turn empathy into practical systems for good.
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How to Develop Compassionate Connection As a Superpower
Cyrus describes his superpower as compassionate connection, an evolution from empathy alone into empathy expressed through action. He told me, “Empathy without intentional actions is just an internal echo chamber.” A trusted colleague helped him see that he is “a connector,” adding, “I connect ideas, I connect people, I connect problems to solutions, sometimes conceptually and sometimes through my work.” For Cyrus, the power is not just feeling deeply. It is turning that feeling into systems, relationships and interventions that can change outcomes.
Cyrus traced Quantibly’s origin to a heartbreaking case from 20 years ago in New York City’s child welfare system. A young girl died after abuse and neglect even though information existed that might have helped protect her. Working in child welfare at the time, Cyrus was deeply affected. He began asking how data could help caseworkers see risk, identify needed interventions and prevent tragedy. That question became the first iteration of Quantibly, focused on protecting children from abuse and neglect with evidence.
Keep an open mind when you encounter someone whose experience is different from yours.
Accept that you may never fully understand another person’s life journey.
See the other person as a human being before judging their choices or perspective.
Turn empathy into intentional action rather than letting it remain only a feeling.
Connect people, ideas, data and solutions so compassion can produce measurable outcomes.
By following Cyrus’s example and advice, you can make compassionate connection a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.
Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!
Guest Profile
Cyrus Z. Kazi (he/him):
CEO/Co-Founder, Quantibly
About Quantibly: Quantibly is the first platform to operationalize impact data collection, analysis, and reporting for the nonprofit, NGO, CSR, philanthropy sector.
Website: quantibly.com
Company Facebook Page: facebook.com/quantibly
LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/showcase/quantibly-impact/home/
Biographical Information: Since the late 90s, Cyrus has been working with tech companies to drive social impact. He has extensive experience in EdTech, GovTech, HealthTech, and other areas. He received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from the Purchase College, SUNY, and holds a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) in Public Policy & Evaluation from Marxe School of Public & International Affairs, as well as an Executive MBA) from Zicklin Business School, CUNY.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cyruskazi/
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