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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015).

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Great reads from around the web on April 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." " Conversation is the New Attention – "This article is adapted from their SXSW 2011 talk, Toss the Projector: Redefining the Speaker/Audience Dynamic.

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How Standardize Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Measurement: Use This Grid

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 4: Media Measurement Requires Quantity and Quality : This principle is about measuring both quantative and qualitative information.

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Research Friday: The Trouble with Pay Raises

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. They’ll compare their compensation to their co-workers and use that information to decide how much the organization values them.

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Case Study: M+R Walks Us Through Testing an Email Fundraising Campaign from Oxfam America

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of a case study in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. In 2010, we started preparing months in advance for end-of-year fundraising. Then we planned a series of tests to evaluate everything from our messaging to nuts-and- bolts fundraising tactics. We all know we should do it.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Don't Praise.