article thumbnail

An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

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?

article thumbnail

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

sgEngage

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. The Audit Relationship: Then and Now Change management has not historically been an area where nonprofits consulted their auditor.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Technology Leaders Are Change Agents: Discussion from the NTEN Community

NTEN

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. Here's a little more background from him on this topic: " I spent my days at [a for-profit company] working with managers on process improvement. Be involved in the big picture discussions.

article thumbnail

Combatting Innovation Creep

sgEngage

As leaders, sometimes we need to pump the breaks and evaluate things from a different perspective. Your committee can evaluate solutions and the benefits and challenges of new software while helping educate your school’s stakeholders on how complicated and sophisticated data management can be.

Denver 83
article thumbnail

Strategic Leadership: What a Nonprofit Leader Really Needs to Know about IT

NTEN

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology.

article thumbnail

Strategic Leadership: What a Nonprofit Leader Really Needs to Know about IT

NTEN

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology.

article thumbnail

How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

Allegiance Group

This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more. Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. Total Cost of Ownership.