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Why your nonprofit must invest in outcome measurement and a culture of innovation

ASU Lodestar Center

One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs. Investing in a program evaluation department helped the leadership team develop a clear strategy with their first strategic plan.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. Emma Visman. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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The Champion Healthcare Fundraisers are Overlooking

sgEngage

Meanwhile, your colleague is exploring ways to end homelessness in your city or tackle the opioid crisis. Community benefit can help you pinpoint the specific issues that your organization will tackle, be it improving access to nutritious food or creating more safe spaces for children to play.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and a sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. How will you evaluate your results and measure impact? If your ideal donor is a mom with school-age children, set up a table at family-oriented festivals.

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MuseumCamp 2014: Experiments in Social Impact Assessment

Museum 2.0

The San Lorenzo Levee group used movement of homeless people as an indicator of social disruption. People x (Food + Place) looked at photos taken by children in a park to understand what contributed to their sense of community. You can comment on the projects too and share your own ideas. What did you get out of MuseumCamp?