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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. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. They are created with the biases and worldviews of those who developed them.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

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This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. In your organization, this may look like negative attitudes toward evaluation, poor research designs and collecting data but not using the data. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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They’ve created their own cloud computing platform, revolutionized logistics with prime delivery, and invested in AI and robotics. They collaborated with popular franchises, developed video games and apps, and created products for adults. These qualities create a strong digital culture. ” That’s a tall order.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk.

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Give Joy!

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“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating new things.” When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found. Create a Comfortable Environment. Survey the office and evaluate the comfort quotient. Create a wellness committee to develop initiatives.

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

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Leaders must be prepared to confront fast-moving trends like these: As of 2021, one-quarter of the top 100 consumer goods companies were using 3D printing to create custom products on demand. Create Space for Evolution Don’t fixate on giving every goal a finite timeline. The power of many can create the buy-in needed for changes.”

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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This methodology was used to evaluate expanding the American Board of Medical Specialties, ABMS CertLink®, platform into new markets. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment. The organization wanted to create a user-friendly certification process.

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