ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Evaluation Volunteer Program Impact 40

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Mary’s University of Minnesota. You might even make a statement about evaluations. Whether you only have one program or a complex web of offerings to your mission recipients (clients, patients, students…) put your organization in the context of your community among others like it (why are you different?) and those you serve.

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Volunteer Training Train Ideas 97

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Duluth, MN / $299. Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for our 2016 Annual Conference. Marketing & Communications / #2016DML / @dmlconference. Marketing & Communications.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Leadership. Fundraising.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Minnesota Council for Nonprofits annual conference; and after my presentation, I spent a couple hours speaking with folks from various nonprofits, vendors and service organizations. I want to start, first, with a story…. Who’s the community? But think about it in more detail.

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

When we did the final evaluation for the project, one comment from the teens really surprised us: they complained that it felt like we were "hiding" the goals of the project from them in the first of three weeks. Cloudy criteria make for cloudy evaluations. You can always add more criteria if the ones in need cannot be found.

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Teen Volunteer Create Design 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Who wants a teacher—for themselves or their children—who ignores or despises students? Most of the case studies in the book are expository, not analytical, and it was sometimes hard to evaluate how one kind of outcome (e.g. It seems so basic. Who wants an exhibit designer who does the same? low percentage of on-topic content).

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Voice Case Study Museum Analysis 20