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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Depending on the circumstances, these levels either promote efficiency with short, clearly defined reporting lines or create a long, perilous climb before ideas reach decision-makers. Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. New hires don’t engage.

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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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Don’t Jeopardize Your Nonprofit Compliance with a Commercial Accounting System?

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If all your Ts aren’t crossed and your Is aren’t dotted on your grant reporting, your chances of repeat funding from that entity are low. When your accounting system is not built to handle restricted funding , each report can feel like a fire drill. It’s not just the end-of-grant reporting that can cause problems.

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Join Our Team - We're Hiring!

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Our Community Operating System™ is used by large and small nonprofits, 211’s, elder care agencies, state, county, and federal agencies, disaster relief organizations, and many others. This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Planning and Design, who leads the company’s project management team.

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Get Your CRM System to Become the Best Version of Itself

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What is your CRM System’s purpose? Organizations that use a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system will typically rely on it everyday. The documentation of these details is essential for an organization to move forward with goals and maintain existing relationships with supporters. Have you searched in at least 3 ways?

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Need a New Grant Management System? 5 Tips for Selecting the Best GMS for Your Foundation

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If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization. What reports do you pull regularly? Is there a report you’d like to see but don’t have the capability?

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Data to support the relentless pursuit of racial equity 

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This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift?

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