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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem.

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Creating a Nonprofit Digital Strategy with ChatGPT: A Practical Guide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This framework provides a holistic approach, encompassing various dimensions of a digital strategy, including audience engagement, content creation, and impact measurement. Crafting Your ChatGPT-Powered Nonprofit Digital Strategy Embark on a journey of strategic empowerment by leveraging ChatGPT throughout your digital strategy.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

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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How can nonprofits and funders create mutually agreeable performance measures?

ASU Lodestar Center

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. To truly move the needle towards ameliorating social challenges throughout the world, we must revisit the efficacy of what has been measured and how. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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ENA Culture Statements Staff The Emergency Nurses Association will seek at all times to foster and maintain a culture of excellence, commitment, empowerment, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Donation Drives: Catalyzing Change Through Collective Giving

Greater Giving

The Dynamics of Donation Drives Inclusivity and Empowerment At its core, a donation drive fosters inclusivity, inviting people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life to participate. It empowers individuals to be part of something greater than themselves, channeling their collective energy towards positive change.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness. The Power of Dialogue about Nonprofit Data and Evaluation. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices. Evaluating a Culture.