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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. Where does the learning go?

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An Unlikely Story of Digital Success in 2020

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We all know versions of this story. But the nightmare of 2020 surprisingly offered us new opportunities for digital success at 18Doors. At this moment, every staff member at 18Doors was learning a whole set of new software that was integrated with our new website. The good news is, the story had a happy ending.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. It opens services and activities to ongoing evaluation and adjustment.

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Evaluating Event Formats: In-Person, Virtual, or Hybrid

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To help simplify your nonprofit event planning processes , this guide will evaluate the three most popular event formats: in-person, virtual, and hybrid. You’ll learn what the benefits and drawbacks of each format are, empowering you to make an informed decision for your next event. Let’s get started! Stronger connections.

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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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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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But I have learned a few things about each of those topics. The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. Even if you think you know your constituents, don’t dictate or guess about what they want to learn. Approach the project slowly and learn as you go.

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