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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

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As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. are available?

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. Design a program that reflects the customized service you want to deliver and the quality of outreach you want to produce. Evaluate Expertise Who exactly are the members of your new brain trust and where will you find them?

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. Kevin Hostutler, President, CEO and Co-Founder of ACGI Software, told me this story about how disruption pointed him in an important new direction early in his career. “In

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ChatGPT Isn’t Ready for Prime Time, But an Upskilled Team Will Be

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But when the chatbot can write an essay, that’s another story. Be Aggressive About Learning If proactive skill-building isn’t part of your culture, it is time to consider a more aggressive approach to learning, development, and employee retention. Employees who have access to professional development opportunities are 15% more engaged.

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Leveling up your major gifts program

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As development professionals, many of us see signs of an inequitable recovery in our daily work. We hear stories from donors who have more to give thanks to a booming stock market and see community members who need assistance to soften the ongoing health and economic impacts of the pandemic. Development committee members.

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