VisionLink

AUGUST 31, 2023

Working on small pilot projects to the nation’s largest natural disasters, you can join a great group of colleagues who wake up every day to improve solutions for amazing customers and partners. We look forward to reviewing your application. Learn more and apply on Indeed. Learn more at WithinReach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. If you think of your training as making a soup, your participant survey is like the food critic’s review of the soup. Formative Evaluation.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Having a predictable and consistent grant cycle will ensure your team members are able to evaluate each request efficiently and effectively. Here are a few things you can expect for each step of the grant management process, including some best practices on how to ensure the entire cycle works smoothly and effectively.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Twenty-twenty may have been too early to acknowledge that the shifts in how we view work and life are permanent and that those perceptions would continue evolving as the virus receded. A 2019 Harvard Business Review article highlighted 20 well-known companies that have transformed their mission and purpose over the last decade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. The better you know them, the more good work your nonprofit can do. Identify advocates Review reports to find your most active participants. Through them, they connect with people with whom their work resonates.

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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.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. In a Harvard Business Review Article , authors Robert S. If you’re wondering whether there are gaps in your safety net, ask your colleagues to share their documents to evaluate what you might be missing.

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Conversation Challenge Evaluation Associations 221

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. You also gain a full picture of the software your team is currently working with, which can inform your fundraising, advocacy, stewardship, and technology-related efforts going forward. How to Conduct a Nonprofit Technology Assessment.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Review funding history, including donations, grants, sponsorships, or program income, to determine which sources can be repeated for the budget year, what areas have room for growth, and where diversification is needed. Review Expenses Independently Budgeting by department helps break down the budget into manageable pieces.

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Build Time Review Fund 98

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At a bare minimum, the RFP should include: A description of your organization and your work, Why your nonprofit is issuing the RFP, The project requirements along with the software and services you need, and Your proposal submission, review, follow up, and selection process. Have you set deadlines for the next steps?

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

When evaluating your school’s readiness for a capital campaign, database readiness might not be at the top of the list for your campaign consultants or administration. We work hard to transform basic input into high-quality data. Review reporting. But you and I know it’s critical to maintain a robust and up-to-date CRM.

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Database Goal Campaign Phase 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Last spring at the “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations ” meeting convened by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, practitioners from social media, measurement, evaluation, programs, communication, and philanthropy worked on a synthesis of these disciplines to address measurement. Technology!

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Evaluation Generation Change Measure 114

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

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. What am I looking for with this question?

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Application Review Evaluation Reflection 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Check out the following breakdown of offerings you may want to consider when evaluating fundraising solutions. An interactive online community hub – Connect with other nonprofits , review your support case history, learn new features, and discover useful tips and best practices. 3) Support. Know you’re not alone. Show and tell.

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Software Fundraising Training Train 295

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Your auditor’s year-end work will remain critical to ensure the financial integrity of your nonprofit’s books and records and compliance with ever-changing regulations. With most audit work being performed remotely or with a hybrid schedule , clear communication takes on greater importance.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 100

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We There was no working partnership with industry and public health. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Collaboration Associations 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2023

With the right training and practice, middle managers are in the best position to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback that’s continuous rather than just a pro forma yearly review meant to create a paper trail,” share the authors. They can inform all three in return. How can companies achieve this?

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Management Work Authoring Leadership 52

NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This evaluation process involves all three equity committees, including board, community, and staff. 2021 review highlights. 2021 review highlights. 2021 review highlights.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. They should also help create new programs and services that accomplish your mission plus help raise needed funds to fund the work.

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Roles Director Evaluation Government 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. A written list of requirements is the starting point for evaluating accounting software options.

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Software Guide Award Grant 291

VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

As we were reviewing the agenda for a scheduled coaching call last week, a client shared a recent event in which a volunteer spoke rudely and inappropriately to a client. Yet, a PIP is should not be used as a standard training assessment, nor should it be used for regular evaluations. Set follow dates for progress reviews.

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Evaluation Volunteer Training Train 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. While you’re looking at incoming revenue and comparing it to the prior year, take some time to review your expenses as well. Note: While you’re reviewing incoming revenue, if you don’t already, take a look at in-kind donations as well!

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Goal Fundraising Pledge ROI 299

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We realize that some of the most impactful work is being done by organizations HF might not know about.

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Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization. This includes reviewing your process documentation or creating it if necessary.

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Grant System Foundation Management 79

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

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Evaluation Reflection Open Source Journal 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? It can also be used to create work norms or processes. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones. Try a process for idea evaluation like the Six Thinking Hats.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Use Ability To Tame the Unknown To say that predicting the future of work will be challenging is a gross understatement. Lifelong learners, problem-solvers, innovators, and creative thinkers don’t want to work in an intellectual vacuum. They enjoy being surrounded by others who share those passions and who stimulate their thinking.

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Team Time Skills Professional 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

These principles once applied can help organizations sustain their work because they will be able to attract and leverage funding. As the authors describe, the practice of strategic leadership is not just doing good work but also doing the work in a highly intentional and effective ways. Source: Engine of Impact.

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Leadership Impact Review Chapter 92

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofits, corporate foundations, social enterprises, and organizations working in the social sector can struggle with how to approach understanding their impact: How do they know that changes in their beneficiary group are due to their interventions? How closely should they track those changes? Mexico border.

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

When I’m evaluating a charity for a client who is looking to make a significant donation to a nonprofit, I measure 4 key things: 1. It takes testing, experimenting, and iterating to see what works and what clearly doesn’t work. So when does reviewing overhead become important?

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Evaluation Charity Ratio Rate 77

sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Three Benefits of an Effective Grant Management System Three Challenges in Grant Management How Blackbaud Can Help Grant Lifecycle Before diving into an overview of how grant management works, it’s important to understand the general grantmaking process. Legal Advisor: Ensure that all grantmaking activities comply with the law.

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Grant Management Award Evaluation 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. Review your strategic plan so everyone is familiar with the organization’s larger goals. That includes both the budget and the process for creating it.

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Process Create Review Stream 94

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. When was the last time your application was given a solid review? Track those and make it easy for reviewers to check those boxes.

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. More importantly, it can avoid replicating mistakes or activities that don’t work and are a waste of resources. One of the simplest ways to practice continuous improvement is to incorporate a process evaluation.

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Practice Thailand Asia Reflection 105

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in the nonprofit sector is hard. Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. Give the user access to tables, graphs, and lists most relevant to their work.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 79