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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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We all understand that technology has changed business. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change.

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How to Streamline Your Grant Management Process with Technology

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You want applications from organizations that align to your mission, but the frequency of the requests can easily bog down your processes if you aren’t careful. To avoid overwhelming your team, standardize how you receive and process grant applications at your organization. And what is the workflow once an application is received?

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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I use the word “change” frequently to describe shifts in the digital world. Change implies moving from one situation to another. Keeping pace with this environment is a constant process of understanding what works, refining those strategies, and abandoning anything that does not add value. But I think that’s the wrong word.

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How to Evaluate Nonprofit Performance and Set SMART Goals | FrontStream

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Nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in tackling social issues and creating positive change in their communities. But tracking progress and ensuring long-term sustainability can be challenging without a well-structured nonprofit evaluation and goal-setting process.

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Report calls for shift to more equitable evaluation practices

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A report from the Equitable Evaluation Initiative (EEI) and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations highlights how foundations are working to integrate an equity lens into their evaluation practices. These efforts support the decisions and subsequent actions required to make change and step into the unknown.