sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. Why Change Up Your Questions?

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

Process automation can be scary for nonprofits because it can feel like you are giving up some control. But implementing automated processes can help you ensure consistent controls and set your organization up for growth. Manual processes can lead to errors in your data. The average U.S. Someone opens the mail.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. In a Harvard Business Review Article , authors Robert S. If you’re wondering whether there are gaps in your safety net, ask your colleagues to share their documents to evaluate what you might be missing.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

When you’re halfway through the year, it’s a good time to conduct a midyear fundraising evaluation. A midyear evaluation will show you how you are doing and highlight areas where you need to improve. And you’ll know exactly how much you need to raise during that season if you take the time to do a midyear evaluation now.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Your auditor’s year-end work will remain critical to ensure the financial integrity of your nonprofit’s books and records and compliance with ever-changing regulations.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Although 73% of participants agreed that accelerating trends would require fundamental changes in the roles of associations. A post-pandemic business environment, characterized by change and disruption, provides good reasons to open the windows and let fresh air revitalize, even fundamental concepts.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Instructions, such as a style guide and taxonomies, are part of this process. Martech changes overnight. Understanding members at a granular level has never been more important. We all know this, right?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

At a nonprofit, a donation must be tracked throughout the accounting process, and if the funds are restricted, supporting documentation is required to prove that the funds were only used for the stated purpose. that focus on the changes in net assets.?. Streamline processes. requires specific?industry?expertise, the use of?funds

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. Do the Research Favorite playlists change quickly. These days favorite playlists change quickly! Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

What we learned by listening to grassroots organizations The Honnold Foundation works in partnership with marginalized communities around the world to expand equitable access to solar energy and develop locally relevant solutions to climate change. With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. If you think of your training as making a soup, your participant survey is like the food critic’s review of the soup. Formative Evaluation.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule. This document will help new team members absorb your unique grantmaking process and keep everyone on the same page.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. We needed to change up our questions. Streamline your process!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? What feedback have you received from your grantees about your application process?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Reviewing your campaign daily, weekly, and monthly allows you to adjust the campaign for optimal results. BONUS TIP: If you identify specific changes you should make, try making just one or two at a time to get an accurate idea of their impact. Evaluate post-campaign data. If so, what might have changed? Access your data.

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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

To ensure that NTEN continues to grow in our equitable operations, part of our process is to annually review efforts made to the practices outlined in our equity commitment and identify where we can push forward or expand on those efforts in the coming year. 2021 review highlights. 2021 review highlights. 2022 focus.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It defines how learners perceive and react to their overall educational experience, including their level of satisfaction, engagement, and emotional response to the learning process. You can do this by implementing mid-course check-ins or post-course evaluations.

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

As we were reviewing the agenda for a scheduled coaching call last week, a client shared a recent event in which a volunteer spoke rudely and inappropriately to a client. A PIP is simply a formal process to address performance issues through collaborative planning between a volunteer and the supporting supervisor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We need to steer clear of these practices if we want to prevent employee burnout (and our own burnout) and cultivate wellbeing at work in the process. Incorporate Wellbeing Metrics into Your Performance Reviews The good news is some organizations are already taking it a step further. That’s a huge leap in the right direction!

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

So how do we stay motivated and engaged throughout the process?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Is there a process where one can provide upward feedback? Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change. This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

They have to do all this while regularly drafting and submitting grant requests from funders who have different and changing priorities. How closely should they track those changes? Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. Mexico border.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

What can leaders do to prepare their employees to stay at the top of their game when the game is constantly changing? There’s a change going on in business. To move beyond the easy solutions, begin by reviewing your current goals and assessing where there are gaps and weaknesses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. These types of changes can help you nail down an excellent fundraising strategy moving forward. While you’re looking at incoming revenue and comparing it to the prior year, take some time to review your expenses as well.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

This can be done internally or through external review by a consultant. Foster a Culture of Security Your digital ecosystem is made of up three parts: People, Systems, and Processes. Your processes are how you carry out functions and should have a clear procedure that can be followed across the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

ChatGPT is a powerful online tool that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process and respond to user queries. It’s very important to thoroughly review and edit any responses generated by ChatGPT, particularly those that you plan to make public, such as website content.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. Normally that seems like something they would do during the startup phase of the nonprofit, but missions can change over time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. That is something I would love to see change. {

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

While there are many considerations for beginning (or expanding on) a grantmaker’s DEI journey, all organizations must prioritize the commitment from their leadership, their internal processes, and their grantmaking practices. 2. Internal Processes: Grantmakers Must Look Inward. 1. Leadership: DEI Starts at the Top.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2022

10 Considerations for Creating a Budgeting Process by Carrie Watkins, Blackbaud. In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your creation process. 4 Secrets to a Successful Fundraising Portfolio Review by Tanya Cole, Blackbaud.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This is the feedback that The Ross Collective is consistently receiving about the processes we’re running for board or staff teams. We guide the group to productively deepen our connections to one another, the organization’s mission, and the changes that the organization is working toward. .

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Media Cause

AUGUST 19, 2023

It involves reflecting on the process, analyzing successes and challenges, and capturing valuable insights for future projects. By openly discussing challenges as a group, teams can enhance their communication, foster a culture of collaboration, and streamline processes for future projects.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Together, we’ll unlock the potential of using your plan to thrive in changing circumstances. If you already have a plan in place, it’s time to pull it back up and review the hard numbers. Take a look at your fundraising totals for the year so far, along with any changes in your organization’s budget that need to be accounted for.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

First, this was discussed in reviewing our employee handbook, where our benefits and expectations are outlined. It even came up in yearly evaluations and manager check-ins. We also had a communications team that recommended where and how to communicate this change, from email signatures to out-of-office messages to the website.

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