ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Evaluation Volunteer Program Impact 40

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.

Evaluation 97

Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

But you want to make sure those decisions deliver outcomes that support your goals. In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. Developing a SMART goal is seldom complex from a data standpoint.

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Goal Data Articulate Analysis 192

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofit teams have a lot on their plates: not only do they have to run their programs as best they can to help their beneficiaries, but they have to run their internal organization also. Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. Program management.

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations. 1 Even those who are eager to conduct evaluations often lack the funding and knowledge to evaluate their programs appropriately.

Research 82

Research Culture Evaluation Arizona 82

.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. But scenarios are also a tool that can be used to evaluate longer-term initiatives. Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

I define community leadership as “any person or organization who engages individuals or groups within a particular community to collectively establish goals, guides them toward the achievement of those goals, thereby achieving a civic outcome.” These non-cash opportunities can sometimes be more impactful than a grant itself.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 72

sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Grant management is the comprehensive process of overseeing all activities related to grants: from identifying recipients, to awarding funds, to reporting on outcomes all while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. They often handle the creation of grant guidelines, applicant outreach, and oversee the grant evaluation process.

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Grant Management Award Evaluation 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ve been teaching workshops, training other trainers, and developing curriculum on “networked nonprofits,” literally around the world, and one of the first topics we address is understanding your network. Click to See Larger Image.

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Measure Social Media Media Map 105

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

HBCUs have been critical in educating Black people, developing Black leaders, and addressing inequality throughout U.S. This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process. This report looks to fill that gap by examining U.S.

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Resource Mississippi Participatory New York 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Professional Develop California Skills 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published. This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do.

Work 63

Work ROI Law Project 63

Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps. Questions to Ask.

Learning Management 28

Learning Management System Report Learning 28

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps. Questions to Ask.

Learning Management 28

Learning Management System Report Learning 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. At the same time, many in the group, the Leap Ambassadors Community , were passionate about meeting the needs of small nonprofits, such as youth development programs, environmental programs, churches, arts programs, and others.

Resource 122

Resource Evaluation Nonprofit Boston 122

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to the new format, this is the second year that we’ve used our Customer Outcomes Survey to gather data. To understand the impact our customers are creating, our focus continues to be on the customer outcomes of efficiency, effectiveness, community connection, and innovation. Customer Outcomes Highlights.

Report 52

Report Impact Community Evaluation 52

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. Help your people to develop interpersonal skills by encouraging networking and relationship building.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. Monitor program impact. This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

She compares AI with traditional rules-based programming, where you define exactly what should happen in a given scenario. With AI, you first define some outcome, some question you want answered. That’s rules-based programming. What outcome are you trying to predict? Should you optimize for precision or recall?

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Action Effective Model Hype 78

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

There are three main components to integrating impact management practices in your organization: continuous evidence building, participant-centered program management, and integrated financial management. It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important.

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Integration Impact Practice Management 69

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Programs and Services: Description of the nonprofit’s activities and how they align with its mission. Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs.

Guide 52

Guide Business Support Metrics 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift? At the 2022 Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) conference, a few fellow evaluators and I discussed the findings of the AAPIP report Seeking to Soar.

Data 59

Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

As improving community health becomes a definitive strategic priority for most hospitals, development must learn a new “beat” – and cultivate a relationship with a new champion. Yet, I choose to focus on the many similarities between development officers and community benefit managers: You’re both in the BHAG business. This individual?

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Fundraising Benefit Relationship Knowledge 90

Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

Over the past several years, I’ve met with countless people at a wide variety of organizations to connect on outcomes measurement , and I tend to hear similar questions and qualms about this still-new area. “ How do we get started? ” “ Is there a difference between measurement and evaluation? ” “ Is there a right way to define an outcome?

Measure 28

Measure Evaluation Storytelling Grant 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

As a former nonprofit development director, I know I could have used some short useful basic information on the steps to grantseeking to get things going quickly, so I thought I’d alert you to Stephanie’s wisdom. Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Outcomes 3.

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Grant Project Develop Proposal 63

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In addition, we examined this improved ability for mission achievement by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to see if customers focused on certain causes were better equipped by Salesforce to achieve their missions. Our Pro Bono Program continues to be seen as valuable for our customers. Director of Measurement and Evaluation.

Report 65

Report Impact Community Evaluation 65

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published. This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do.

ROI 52

ROI Law Authoring Measure 52

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Here’s what I think we need: Allies from workforce development , job readiness , and college readiness programs. TNB Labs will be the official employer of these workers, providing them with a salary, benefits, a modest sum for further professional development, coaching, and mentoring.

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Massachusetts Boston Professional Develop 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How this can show up is in statements like, “foundation staff are out-of-touch, power-hungry people who care more about their salaries than really making change” or “nonprofit staff are those who couldn’t hack it in ‘real jobs’, and they are randomly piecing together programs without any real expertise.”

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Grant Foundation Philanthropy Application 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. Many times, nonprofits, especially smaller ones, do not have the resources to hire outside consultants to measure the impact of their programs. Set Program Goals & Metrics. Report Out.

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Measure Impact Program San Francisco 50

NonProfit Hub

JULY 13, 2021

To help organizations grow their audience—and also their returns and impact—I created an approach to communication development based on a system I’ve labeled IDEAS. Expression | Now it’s time to explore and develop messaging (both verbal and visual) for a stronger brand. Success | In this phase, we evaluate. Saving lives?

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Audience Phase Nonprofit Mind 80

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ]. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. Next you will want to select the outcomes that you want to examine and prioritize them.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For museums, gardens, zoos, and aquariums to serve all people in their communities, staff must be aware of the societal disparities and gaps that interplay with their operations, decisions, and programs. In addition to our highly anticipated super session, bbcon includes breakout sessions for organizational and professional development.

Culture 81

Culture Arts Virtual Guide 81

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work. According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. Directly involve stakeholders in developing PM.

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