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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation?

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Beyond the Audit: 6 Best Practices to Build and Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Audit Firm

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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. Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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Organizations continually operate in “not enough” mode and are expected to try to make the best of their limited resources and create (and evaluate) the most impact possible. The sector has fully bought into the idea of scarcity and that there’s only so much proverbial pie to go around.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

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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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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

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I think that we have a lot to learn about where gamifying is most helpful, but we are so far from the saturation point that we should push ahead with full speed so we can evaluate what works and what doesn't and make adjustments. How do you evaluate organizations that you invest in that develop games to support learning?

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Salesforce for non-profit organizations

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But if you haven’t already purchased Salesforce, we can help you plan for change and adoption. We start by evaluating the staff capacity and capabilities. We identify gaps and help the folks in the current system expedite their tasks while minimizing resistance to change. These roles ensure data quality and evaluate upgrades.

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Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders

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Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F. Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?