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. How will I use this information?

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Application Review Evaluation Reflection 74

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. What you see here are a few notes that reflect my individual experience. Meanwhile, I’d like to offer my own recommendations.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Here are six best practices your nonprofit organization should adopt to increase collaboration and enhance its relationship with your audit firm.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 93

.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to a 2020 Edelman study , 89% of decision-makers surveyed believe that thought leadership improves their perceptions of an organization — yet only 17% of them rate the quality of the information they read as very good or excellent. They will be representing your organization. Look outward. I hope I’m preaching to the choir.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned. All of these work well with small groups and inside of organizations.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. One person can poison an entire organization. Your results can shine a flashlight into areas you may not have considered and be a mirror that reflects how your behavior impacts others. Hiring for skill is easy. I’ve seen it happen.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. Mission and vision alignment: Ensure alignment on the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. Is it even possible in organizations where the staff has little control over who fills those seats? It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Timm that you can use to evaluate your organization's customer service via the phone: 1. Did the employee reflect the best image for the company? So, here's a checklist that is primarily from sales expert and author Paul R. Was the phone answered after two rings or less? Did the employee use an appropriate greeting?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. Check out the following breakdown of offerings you may want to consider when evaluating fundraising solutions. Are they financially secure?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. The winning organizations were consistently exhibiting interesting characteristics, but we weren’t asking questions targeted at those characteristics. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. Take it out.

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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. Reflecting on a project allows organizations to identify missed opportunities––such as new products and platforms, untapped audiences, or alternative approaches.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Of course nonprofits’ ability to accurately evaluate their impact is married to their funding. Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier. Always Start with the Mission in Mind Any good budgeting process should start with your organization’s mission and strategic plan.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we close out 2023, you probably have some view into the impact your volunteers made, including how much time they worked and other basic information to share with others in your organization. Did your volunteer program save money for your organization? Identify your Organization’s growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

Rather than start at the beginning, I’m starting at the end by sharing some tips for a formal reflection process that can lead to improving results of a project or event. A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders?

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Studies have found that organizations that embrace a JEDI approach report improved impact, innovation, productivity, and increases in their bottom line. Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. What is your organization’s public reputation around JEDI?

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

This evaluation process involves all three equity committees, including board, community, and staff. Our evaluation and review of 2021 have helped us identify some key successes while providing us with some priorities for 2022. Staff, board, and volunteers. 2021 review highlights. 2022 focus. Sponsors and exhibitors.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

Member engagement and delivering a member-centric experience are integral to all organizations—therefore, it should be a priority in determining your association’s goals. . To gain further perspective on which goals your organization should set, you’ll need to evaluate the type of members you hope to recruit.

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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. 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. . We work with them to learn about their vision for planning.

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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

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. Cultural Organizing Needed for Equity: A Framework of Belonging.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. This training data reflects the racial biases, stereotypes, and disproportionate perspectives of the world where the data comes from. Invest in de-biasing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” It was also quite useful to hear and try to t ranslate different evaluation frameworks and methodologies to social media. Elizabeth R.

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Measure Social Media Foundation Reflection 101

.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. The police, healthcare organizations, religious groups, financial institutions, and news outlets are all subject to greater scrutiny and skepticism. Could the decline in membership be a reflection of the decline in trust? Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 25, 2015

Timm that you can use to evaluate your organization's customer service via the phone: 1. Did the employee reflect the best image for the company? So, here's a checklist that is primarily from sales expert and author Paul R. Was the phone answered after two rings or less? Did the employee use an appropriate greeting?

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Phone Evaluation Service Team 40

Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

With our SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, WCAG2, VPAT, and ISO certified case management tools, your organization can protect your data and meet federal and state security and compliance requirements with ease. What security measures does your organization use to safeguard data?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

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. For example, your organization may have a 2021 goal of “increasing membership.” Engage in Analysis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2014

Timm that you can use to evaluate your organization''s customer service via the phone: 1. Did the employee reflect the best image for the company? So, here''s a checklist that is primarily from sales expert and author Paul R. Was the phone answered after two rings or less? Did the employee use an appropriate greeting?

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. But, how does an organization begin to piece one together? A few questions to consider include: How do we organize information about our donors, volunteers, members, and constituents? Where is that information stored?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Pacific time for Short Evaluations of Real Websites. Some questions the experts will be asking are: Does the website accurately reflect the mission of the organization? This webinar will focus on the general principles of web design, and is appropriate for anyone interested in improving their organization's website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

We framed the session as what to think about before, during, and after a training , using the “ADDIE” model as an organizing device. As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

The top 50 organizations outperformed the also-rans on a variety of metrics, as they have in the 13 years this study has been conducted (not a surprise). Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction.

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