ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. Kellogg Foundation are cultivating cross-sector learning by developing program evaluation curriculums, and hosting forums for nonprofits to exchange lessons and ideas.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Do you see the leverage and empowerment that comes with this kind of accounting setup? On the other hand, if you were writing a grant for the expansion of your K-12 programs, you could evaluate the estimated cost of that expanded reach based on the annual spend in that class.

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Classes Grant Chart Tips 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

One valuable section of the report is a catalog of common project designs across different sub-areas of the social change sector, including: Crisis Response, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment, Equality and Inclusion, Health, and Public Sector. Organizations want to prioritize responsibility but don’t know how.

Google 74

Google Challenge Report Impact 74

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. The Power of Dialogue about Nonprofit Data and Evaluation. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices. Evaluating a Culture. Philanthropy is at a turning point. Here are 6 ways it could go.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Decentralization and Individual Empowerment: As power is pushed to the edges, individuals will have an increasing ability to exert influence through social and broadcast media. Don’t use conventional evaluation criteria to assessing network impact.

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Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity.

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Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Care2

OCTOBER 8, 2012

3 steps for engaging in "empowerment marketing," including identifying your organizational values, telling the truth and being interesting. Justin developed one of the first social network ROI calculators to help nonprofits plan and evaluate their social media efforts. The 5 deadly sins of marketing and how to avoid them.

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Story Colorado Congo Storytelling 62

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. At Benetech, we agree that braille is an essential literacy tool and that every child who needs it has the right to be taught braille. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Forum One

MAY 20, 2009

Empowerment is key. Congratulations to SID for encouraging empowerment and asking organizations to step back and really focus on where the heart of their international development pursuit lies. What the international development community should focus on is turning an eye towards helping the people to help themselves.

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International Develop Empowerment Ghana 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space. How did these groups come together?

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Boston Collaboration Help Literacy 27

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

One challenge I foresee for companies is that tracking, measuring, and evaluating will get more complex but not insurmountable. She has worked as senior staff and consultant for companies and non-profits advancing health issues, empowerment of women and youth, the arts, and international development. We’re here to help!

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Canada Volunteer Virtual Companies 27

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

And in several cases, the projects constituted "empowerment lite" for participants rather than true collaboration, co-creation, or transformation. Extra credit if you read the Our Museum evaluation (or its summary ) as well. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations.

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Museum Participatory Resource Place 20

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Just like any real world activist, motivation is triggered by empowerment and shut down with arrogance. Make sure you have scheduled time on your calendar so you can re-evaluate, make changes and incorporate what you hear. By Retweeting their content when it is appropriate, you validate them as important and increase their influence.

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Twitter Community Profit Organization 112

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A tool that can help you evaluate the effectiveness of your program, it forces you to identify your desired outcomes. The program relies on multiple partners including the city of Boston, Boston University, local nonprofits, EVERFI , Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment , and others.

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

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Network Change Technology Social 103

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Practically, what this means is that the principle component of our program is a Community Health Action Committee (CHAG), responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating their own public health and social development projects. Empowerment” is a word that has become completely cheapened through overuse.

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Mali Project Change NGO 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. Second, Empowerment.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

He likes the idea of 360 degree participation: evaluations must be made by technologists and users, and then decisions can be vetted from the top down. So what can we do? Get ahead of the change. Create context by tying change to mission. Be a clear change leader. Get the involvement of senior management. Get org-wide buy-in.

Technology 60

Technology Management Cisco NTEN 60

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It could be chosen for reasons related to the institution''s mission (for example, a focus on youth empowerment) or for reasons related to the market demographics (for example, a growing number of Latinos). evaluation inclusion research visitors' That target could relate to ethnicity, or education level, or gender, or age.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The Benetech team is very excited about helping with this important application: we’ve already built an initial prototype of the app for Kipp and his partners to evaluate. She is a University of Minnesota law school professor who was born in Africa and is a terrific advocate for the Treaty and its empowerment of the blind community.

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