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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! In calmer periods, spinning the wheels can be just as detrimental.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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Applying DEI Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Top Nonprofits

Implementing policies and prioritizing DEI best practices will help you start seeing a difference in your own organization. All changes should be rooted in knowledge and learning, so that’s the first step. Create nonprofit policies regarding DEI to align everyone at the organization. Wanting it isn’t enough. Lead From the Top.

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

Amy Sample Ward

Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. There used to be a focus on setting high levels for evidence in evidenced based policy making. People and policy is often first influenced by compelling stories. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Mar 11 - 13.

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

NTEN

Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. There used to be a focus on setting high levels for evidence in evidenced based policy making. People and policy are often first influenced by compelling stories. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk.

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Five tips for software systems training

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Eventually, we found that traditional classroom training was rarely the solution. Information Systems training needs to focus more on organizational policy and business practices than on technology. Without this kind of knowledge, your users will have a long slow climb to productivity on the new system. But who is the customer?