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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Recent data from the global consulting firm Spencer Stuart shows that 98% of S&P 500 boards conduct a board evaluation of some type, although only about a third review the board as a whole, individual directors, and committees as part of the process. I’ll get on my Association 4.0 Evaluating its health should be a top priority.

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Taking a Deeper Look at the “Social” Piece of ESG (Environmental Social Governance)

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In our most recent white paper, “ Exploring Environmental Social Governance ” we include a section that picks apart the pieces of ESG, including a list of some of the items under the “social” category. Blackbaud is a global company. Can you talk about how Blackbaud measures the success of their goals?

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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“In the past year I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. You can achieve amazing progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress toward that goal—in a feedback loop. You use the measurement as feedback to make adjustments.

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Philanthropy Delivers New Promise of Quality Education for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. I had the opportunity to speak with both Gallucci and Roy about this unique funder collaborative and more specifically about how the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education would measure the impact of their investments.

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4 Performance Measurement Mistakes You Don't Want to Make

Tech Soup

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Measuring Too Much. By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. Underutilizing What You Have.

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) I’m measuring this entire effort by how it much it does to change this sorry state of affairs, in both the short and long term. Government delegation, as a next step possibility. The Proposals A.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

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Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. Check out just a few of the sessions our partners are delivering: Demystifying Impact Measurement and Management on Salesforce. Do we recognize the signs of these problems?