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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. More likely to be successful in advocacy and public policy. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial.

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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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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

In an environment fraught with fear mongering and skeptical potential allies, Candid persisted in enhancing Demographics via Candid. They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns.

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Report: Insights from the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . The report includes a set of recommendations for organizations that want to use AI to solve social good problems, tech companies, and policy makers.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Ensure that the organization’s leadership is representative of the communities it serves.

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Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning

Gyrus

The best way to ready ourselves for this shifting environment is Continuous Learning. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning. This is the most important step in promoting a continuous learning environment. Take the time to evaluate this list and see if any of it could be applicable to your organization.

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