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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Who decides what is measured?

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

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This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. Nonprofit leaders have heard the call but are struggling to meet expectations due to a lack of basic resources, expertise and support. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. 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. We advocated fiercely for our members to get protective resources. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. These are internal challenges that might be related to culture, human resources, or operations. Evaluate New Initiatives Strategic risk is a different story. Most professionals are happy to help. Sig is right.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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Keeping pace with this environment is a constant process of understanding what works, refining those strategies, and abandoning anything that does not add value. The idea is to prevent you from investing precious resources in merchandise or services that people don’t want. The MVP does not mean that your creations are subpar.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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This methodology was used to evaluate expanding the American Board of Medical Specialties, ABMS CertLink®, platform into new markets. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment. That idea might seem a little miraculous. But divine intervention is not required.

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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

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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. Brent Gibson, former Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc.,

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