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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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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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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient. Building these skills helps teams to be comfortable in environments that are characterized by change. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

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This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. Nonprofit leaders have heard the call but are struggling to meet expectations due to a lack of basic resources, expertise and support. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. are available?

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Partner for Support Healthcare and restaurant workers were among the most severely affected by the pandemic. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. Building supportive relationships requires an investment of time and effort.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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Strengthening your EI muscle helps to support others through change and to better understand their reactions to new ways of doing business. Try taking these EI quizzes for a more comprehensive self-evaluation. It supports diversity in demographics and thought and is essential for building trust, transparency, and honest communication.

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Why great IT support is mission-critical for nonprofits

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If you are a nonprofit organization, IT support is more than just a luxury. Nonprofits need 24/7 IT support to stay on top of their game in this ever-changing environment while maintaining an active donor base and engaging volunteers. It's mission-critical. Want to learn more? Register for the webinar.

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Give Joy!

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But kindness means that you treat everyone with respect and that criticism is offered in the spirit of support and caring. Offer support. Create a Comfortable Environment. Survey the office and evaluate the comfort quotient. One of the first projects we supported was to build an Alexa integration into the database.

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