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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. Who decides what is measured? Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Has the organization embraced policies, resources and a culture that supports evaluation? By following these steps, your organization can replace poor capacity with self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment. This plan will guide the process for all the participants. What worked for whom and under what conditions?

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Living Case Studies: Integrated Social Media Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. They measured and learned from the first pilot which was rapid implementation. Living Case Study.

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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness. Nonprofits Struggle to Implement Diversity Measures, Survey Finds. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Policy Template. Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper. The 2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report: A Tale of Two Sectors.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues.

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6 Steps to Zeroing Out Child Labour Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

The building of coalitions between Ministries of Agriculture, Labour Inspectors with employers’ organizations and workers’ organizations is essential for ongoing dialogue and collaboration in developing national policies. Enhancing Data-Driven Policies and Programmatic Responses. Realizing Children’s Right to Education.

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