Twenty Hats

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I became the volunteer manager at a non-profit, FACETS , that works with people struggling with homelessness and poverty. I took advantage of the lull to evaluate the program, especially whether existing assignments supported the organization’s evolving needs. The job had been vacant for about two months (and is a team of one!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. Yes, but only certain types of external evaluation (Pillar 7) can be undertaken by small nonprofits, namely formative evaluation. Experimental impact evaluations are too expensive.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Telesilla Kotsi , The Ohio State University and Alfonso J.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

on homeless issues, access to healthcare, or wetland preservation are. Do you have other tips on evaluating new technologies for nonprofit techies? While the community’s viewpoint. may not be aligned with yours, you will find information to form your. own, more informed, opinion. Consult your. Your allies in working.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

VisionLink is pleased to announce a new reporting tool in our Homeless Management Information System module. The HMIS Data Quality Report is designed to help communities evaluate the completeness of their data.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Collect information as you go to evaluate performance. For example, if your nonprofit targets homelessness, your goal could be to get X amount of people off the streets by the end of the year. Also, don’t forget to evaluate your performance through the occasional feedback survey. Evaluating your performance is never-ending.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

Meanwhile, your colleague is exploring ways to end homelessness in your city or tackle the opioid crisis. Your community benefit manager is steeped in evaluation training and can help provide the metrics (and stories) that demonstrate your hospital’s commitment to community health. It doesn’t get much more purposefully bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

We provide housing to the chronically homeless who have HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, chemical dependency, and other special needs. If you haven’t evaluated your board before, you can use this board tune up kit , produced by board coach Michael Davidson, as a starting point. Now I serve on the board of Praxis Housing.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

I have repeatedly heard from colleagues at homeless shelters, food pantries, and senior centers that they simply cannot accommodate more than 5-8 volunteers in their kitchen at a time or have more volunteers than they have clients to support on any given day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Each of these groups provided insights into the challenge, determined a focus area where technology can help, and developed a solution.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Evaluate your volunteer program. For example, an animal advocacy organization with the goal of homing more pets than they did the previous year might have a mission statement like, “We work to reduce the number of homeless pets in the community by offering free rescue services and housing animals with volunteer foster homes.”

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 13, 2019

To make sure its medical centers are addressing these needs, Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Unite Us , a New York-based technology company, to build the infrastructure that will power referrals and data collection to evaluate outcomes. Thrive Local is the latest effort by Kaiser Permanente to address the social needs of its patients.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Perhaps there is a large homeless population that could use support, or an uptick in stray, unneutered cats in your area. Selecting the right software tools for fundraising, donor management, volunteer coordination, and program evaluation can help you streamline processes and maximize efficiency. Do you have the right software tools?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. An effective mission statement does all of that in a clear, concise, and cohesive manner that aligns with your brand. I Support The Girls’ mission statement explains who they help, what they do, and how they do it.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Here are some examples of nonprofit organizational assets: Compelling mission (like feeding the hungry or housing the homeless). I helped a client evaluate their assets recently to find that they had a HUGE email list they weren’t doing anything with. Large donor base. Well-known staff or Board members. Something else?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Engage in research and evaluation activities that focus on the needs and challenges faced by underserved communities, and use the findings to inform program design and development. Collaborate with healthcare providers and other organizations to provide access to quality healthcare services for members of underserved communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

While sizeable, complex impact investments like Kaiser Permanente’s $200 million to combat homelessness receive the most attention, most grantmaking programs are more modest, with hospitals investing about $500,000 to $2 million per year. Grantmaking programs are present at much smaller health systems as well as standalone hospitals.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? For nonprofits, this means focusing ads on your organization’s values, mission impact, and service results – the heart of your “product.”

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

I may want to help end homelessness, but not have a clue how to make a difference on a scale that moves the needle. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. They want to do unto others as they would have others do unto them. They want to share their blessings. They want to find a higher purpose.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

Here are two examples of nonprofit business models, one in which there is no earned revenue (a homeless shelter), and one in which there is a variety of earned income (such as our example of DQ Theatre). Both need subsidy, but different amounts and types. The subsidy business may be related to the mission (e.g.,

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area. Do you have volunteer tutors who can help students who are homeless with their work? Evaluation Plan. Do your beneficiaries have access to medical care once a month?

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

With the support of volunteers, we are able to effectively engage with individuals experiencing homelessness in D.C. while providing them with the essentials they need,” said Andrea Scallon, Director of Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning, Miriam’s Kitchen. “Volunteers are crucial to the work we do at Miriam’s Kitchen.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

It’s about having a day to stand up and say, “No, cancer you’re not going to win,” or “I’m living with Crohn’s, and we’re going to find a cure,” or “I love my cat, and want to make sure homeless animals are cared for.”.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. How will you evaluate your results and measure impact? Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk. Make sure your program aligns with your mission. Will your Board support this program?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

Instead of only using the term “homeless,” you should also use “unhoused” and any other synonym a searcher might use when referring to homelessness. Check with your team’s designated web expert to evaluate your website regarding basic technical standards. 2) Technical Details Matter, Too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

How do you evaluate your programs and services? Maybe you’re a homeless shelter, and you want to partner with a shelter on the other side of town to better track and understand the community experiencing homelessness in your city. What do you measure every day, week, month, year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2007

Program Evaluation By Magic Eightball - Click to Play Music by Stablom, " Something Dark " from ccmixter. I heard good reviews from the volunteers and I'm hoping that we'll get some good feedback (both things that worked and didn't work) in the evaluation survey I'm working on right now. Deborah Finn's thoughts here.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

The San Lorenzo Levee group used movement of homeless people as an indicator of social disruption. Please bear in mind that these were very quick projects and are more like research sketches than full evaluations. Here are three lessons I learned at MuseumCamp about research processes: Look for nontraditional indicators.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2015

ending chronic homelessness"), we measure lots of things. We''ve been on a big evaluation push at my museum, and the hardest part is editing ourselves down to a few indicators that we feel consistently reflect impact. business models evaluation institutional change' More good things to strive for, less clarity in achieving them.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2013

It doesn’t matter if your mission is educating your members about the artwork in your museum, providing scholarships for children to attend your school, or buying warm coats for homeless families; when you spend money on those activities, you’re justifying your own existence by improving your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

More is Not Always Better—Evaluate Frequency. They tried using social media to contact foster youth and are finding less success in reaching foster youth who are parents, have mental illness, or are homeless. They are now contacting foster youth through more one-on-one efforts through youth-serving agencies.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

So consider this just the first of many posts related to issues of cultural inclusion, evaluation, and impact. I have seen a lot of inclusion practices and policies in museums and cultural institutions, but I haven''t seen many evaluations of their success. This blog is about shared learning, and I went to engineering school.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It doesn’t matter if your mission is educating your members about the artwork in your museum, providing scholarships for children to attend your school, or buying warm coats for homeless families; when you spend money on those activities, you’re justifying your own existence by improving your community.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

The CEOs of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Charity Navigator, and GuideStar USA published a second open letter last year with the express goal to "crush" the overhead myth, the idea that overhead ratios should serve as the sole basis for evaluating nonprofit performance. For example, Ms.

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