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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We There was no working partnership with industry and public health. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial.

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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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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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Success belongs to organizations that adapt to a shifting environment. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? This creates focus and helps leaders stay engaged with their work. To the organization?

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

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Skeptical because Candid is a nonprofit that describes its work ethic and culture as similar to that of the tech sector, which could mean either mission-driven with an innovative mindset, or appropriating the rhetoric of social movements while engaging in extractive practices.

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3 Ways to Activate DEI in Your Nonprofit Organization

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As engagement in DEI work deepens, it becomes clear that well-intentioned pledges of commitment to incorporate core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are not enough. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard. Although I don’t have all the answers, I can share what has worked in my experience.

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

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We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. ENA’s commitment to bring culture to life is even expressed in the organization’s physical environment. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress.