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Why your nonprofit must invest in outcome measurement and a culture of innovation

ASU Lodestar Center

One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs. Investing in a program evaluation department helped the leadership team develop a clear strategy with their first strategic plan.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and a sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

How do you evaluate your programs and services? Instead of saying in the middle of the campaign “we need $X”, they share an interview with one of the beneficiaries, or invite people to connect directly via twitter with children in Tanzania who attend the school funded through the campaign. There’s no limit to either.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Are you going to use this to evaluate your internal operations so that you can become more efficient, more effective. So look at the fact, are you creating and using an evidence-based program model? So, if your program has an evidence-based model, and I’m not just saying.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

Potentially populations served, like children or people with disabilities. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . Now, my second pro tip is to aim for a manageable list size, because you’re going to have to review and evaluate each of the funders. I welcome learning about new databases.

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