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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. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Who decides what is measured?

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Public Sector & Nonprofit Case Management Software

Bonterra

Plus, help your staff easily and efficiently manage projects with Learn more “Having enough funds to truly invest in a robust research and evaluation system like we have allows us to continue to get bigger opportunities because we have better data to show for it.” What is government case management? Request a demo

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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. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. No organization can take its constituents for granted. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. It’s also responsible for making sure the organization meets its regulatory responsibilities and files appropriate paperwork with government agencies.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. The state of grant seeking. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders.

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What You Should Know if You’re Thinking of Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Bloomerang

Establish initial governing documents and policies. . Develop a fundraising plan that includes fundraising goals and fundraising methods including grants, corporate and individual donations, and in-kind contributions. . Retain or consult with an accountant for annual audit and government filings, including the form 990.