ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization. Evaluation can be painful.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The impact of COVID-19 has caused a lot of people to re-evaluate not only their work but also their place within the workplace. This is reflected in Statistic Canada’s and Ontario Nonprofit Network’s latest reports: the August Labour […].

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of a recent strategic planning retreat, each participant shared brief reflections on the day. Reviewing the results gives board and staff members the opportunity to reflect on organizational strengths and challenges, which helps them understand what is most important to focus on at the retreat.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. The Power of Dialogue about Nonprofit Data and Evaluation. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices. Evaluating a Culture. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. Community engagement governance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As I mentioned, when the pandemic hit, followed by a global recession and social unrest, it resulted in an unprecedented amount of change, disruption, and reflection for companies. When it came to Environmental, Social, and Governance topics - companies tended to stay silent. In part to not offend stakeholders in their ecosystem.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

All In, All Rise will convene a unique cross-section of attendees, including donors and funders, fundraising and nonprofit professionals, social entrepreneurs, business executives, government leaders, and other influential changemakers.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Declining enrollment leads to not only decreased tuition revenue but also diminished government funding and reduced philanthropic support. Some government funding hinges on full-time enrollment numbers, and fewer full-time students means less subsidy. Re-evaluate your messaging. Work with local, state, and federal programs.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Outline Governance and Prioritize Development Whether your association operates with a board of directors, committees, or specific leadership roles, a well-structured governance plan sets the stage for effective decision-making. Webinar Next-Level Storytelling Tactics for Nonprofits Learn More 5.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

It’s time to evaluate your people resources. You will also want to evaluate at your employees whose salaries border the new standard salary level. So, let’s say you’ve evaluated your staffing structure and the ‘thing’ that has to give is simply paying your employees more to maintain the hours they work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

I had planned to take the day off from work to remember and reflect on the service of those in my family (my grandfather, now passed), and in my community. The simple call to action also lends itself to participation by many, including government officials.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

In this article, we will cover the six areas that any nonprofit board should be overseeing and providing some basic tips on proper board governance. But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

A solid data governance review should also raise additional questions about process. QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? Your new CRM may require a change in processes. GARY: Yes we do. Please do not hesitate to call us. Processes: Who manages manual data entry?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I’m gathering my thoughts to start putting together my slides and presentation and wanted to stop for reflection and sharing. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Efrain Gutierez, Associate, FSG.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 8, 2023

Whether you’re a government organization, professional association, international corporation, or nonprofit, events can be a major factor in your success. The most important step to complete before getting started is to evaluate your organization’s needs. Understand your event’s needs. Keep event flexibility in mind.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But the one similarity across all kinds of messaging is that they need to be relevant to and reflect your audience. Without an autism assessment resulting in a diagnosis, families with children under the age of 6 are unable to access the $22,000 of government funding to support therapies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

Note from Beth : In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

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Strategy Public Evaluation Foundation 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future. Governing bodies studied by BoardSource in 2019 included a higher percentage of people of color than the previous study — 22% in 2019 versus 16% in 2017.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

Remember that you can't always judge a big organization by its publicity, since that may just reflect a large advertising budget. Some charitable organizations are performing self-evaluations and making the findings public. This can benefit the organization as much as it helps donors. Make your donation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

Putnam reflects on his previous article “Bowling Alone: America Social Capitalism”. The Race for Relevance, by Coever and Byers, looks at another angle, the internal structure of nonprofits as the place to evaluate the decline and influence change. Overhaul the governance model and committee operations.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned. These templates come with a number of tips that we’ve pulled together to help you through the process of planning.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

We're reflecting a larger trend in business, government, and IT to pay more attention to the plumes of information our websites, databases, PCs, and mobile devices are generating. Are you confused about program evaluation language like "output versus outcomes"? Case notes that are either digital or paper files.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 6, 2015

As many boards are not ready for a CEO departure, we asked our friends at BoardSource, the country’s leading nonprofit governance consultants, for their advice on how to be ready. BoardSource has long noted that one of the 10 basic responsibilities of all boards is to support and evaluate the chief executive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 24, 2020

As the sector has grown, people are now pursuing nonprofit work as primary income sources and are demonstrating a need to be compensated in a manner that reflects this. First and foremost, they need to examine their compensation structures and really evaluate how they are doing. So, what can nonprofit leaders do?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Evaluation Plan. Outcomes usually reflect the long-term impact of a project toward solving a community problem or toward improving the lives of the people served by the project. Evaluation Plan. Outcomes 3. Objectives 4.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Use existing sources of information to complement your primary research This may include academic studies, reports from other nonprofits, government data, or articles and publications relevant to your cause. Use language and tone that reflect their preferences and communication style.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Jan 24 - 25.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. How do we evaluate collective impact/ networks? Photo by Beth Kanter. How do these networks evolve over time?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Donors, funders (including government funders), social enterprises, and others also have important roles to play. About 42 percent believed evaluations accurately reflected their impact. In the NYU talk and elsewhere, Berger acknowledges that fixing the results problem isn't something nonprofits can do alone.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

Expenses that should not only reflect program and capacity (i.e., For example, we might say that “The organization’s business model is heavily reliant on government contracts” or “The organization’s business model includes facility-management expenses to generate rental income to subsidize program delivery.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Management guru Jim Collins has stated nonprofits are "in desperate need of greater discipline - disciplined planning, disciplined people, disciplined governance, disciplined allocation of resources.". Do you have questions about starting, governing, managing or operating a nonprofit organization?

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sgEngage

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. In the last five years, nonprofits have witnessed a significant upswing in the availability of federal funding.

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