article thumbnail

Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Rachel Machen has worked in the public service world for over 8 years, pursuing her passion of ensuring children and families have adequate resources and support to promote optimal outcomes. Currently, she is the Food Security Lead Associate for Save the Children in Arkansas.

Hunger 93
article thumbnail

Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

For example, one collaboration’s gap analysis revealed that a city’s private funders offered minimal support in the areas of health and drug addiction prevention. Over time, the funder coalition partnered with the state to better coordinate government programs serving young children and families. .

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

Facilitation – We researched intergenerational groups, so it’s not surprising that many of the adults saw their role as facilitator as essential to their own and the group’s success in the exhibition. Adults who were previously dependent on their children could now take the lead as confident facilitators.

article thumbnail

Metrics for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Research and policy analysis. Community organizing. Civic engagement. Leadership development.

Metrics 114
article thumbnail

Matt Groch to Offer Keynote on Measuring Impact at #14LCS

NTEN

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

Measure 96
article thumbnail

Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" It sparked a debate - that the technology, in of itself, doesn't create the change, but may help facilitate it. Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. Twitter Could Save Lives of Children - Missing children alerts.

Twitter 50
article thumbnail

Matching Gift Automation: What 11 Nonprofits Have to Say

Nonprofits Source

Robust reporting facilitates informed decision-making and aids in demonstrating the impact of your efforts to stakeholders. Hillary McCarley, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund Onboarding Experience – 10 out of 10! Carefully evaluate these elements in your matching gift software buying.

Gift 52