Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Principles of Community Organizing. First, identify what your community wants to do – what it is coming together around, whether it’s an event, an action, or a movement. Transparency.

Community 253

Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Generation Method Slides 98

Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

However, in the dynamic landscape of contemporary social change, there is a growing recognition of the need to evolve from this conventional approach toward a more collaborative and inclusive model—one grounded in partnership. This approach can lead to a reactive, rather than proactive, approach to addressing community needs.

Government 59

Government Collaboration Nonprofit Evaluation 59

sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

If you are unclear about your needs, abilities, and opportunities, you will quickly find it difficult to vet vendors and evaluate CRMs, not to mention bringing internal stakeholders onboard or getting sign-off at key stages. As such, by defining your mission, you can better understand your community.

Fundraising 102

Fundraising New Zealand Evaluation Data 102

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. Acknowledging that the board role is not the right fit for you is not a failure, but a responsible and honorable decision.

Action 88

Action Government Nonprofit Roles 88

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. And then the community changes, there’s an opportunity for the institution and the service to change or not to change. We are, all of us, part of many communities and it is within these spaces that we build our lives and the world.

Community 167

Community Library Model Adopt 167

.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

But scenarios are also a tool that can be used to evaluate longer-term initiatives. CEOs must be role models for their teams. The goals were to talk about the great things that restaurants do in their communities. Scenario planning helps you to see around the corners, and to imagine what might lie ahead.

Milwaukee 221

Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

Improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees. If you would like to significantly improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees, there are a few strategies that you might implement to help guarantee success. So How Do We Achieve This Gold Standard of Evaluation?

Measure 77

Measure System Design Demonstration 77

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

People 80

People Community Video Podcast 80

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

But, our community doesn’t get the credit it deserves for invention. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Resist the temptation to model the competition. Be the disruption. CEOs: Run your board right.

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Why social enterprise?

Social 98

Social Model Nonprofit Fund 98

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Ongoing shifts in the sector, the community, and philanthropy as an industry require that we assess the impact of those changes on our practices. Critical factors can also be broader ideas related to the community itself or your role as a funder.

Question 94

Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 94

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. What’s our role? What is a movement?

Build 220

Build Community Technology Org 220

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.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Volunteer Program Impact 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

After reading the book The Spider and the Starfish, the Lumpkjn family had been inspired to not follow the recommended model of endowing a nonprofit center at the local university. The effort is currently undergoing an evaluation which will direct its geographic focus and future online presence. What do members give to get?

Roles 88

Roles Illinois Boston Evaluation 88

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Reporting and Visualizing.

Evaluation 62

Evaluation Software Program Strategy 62

Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Q&A with a Toledo-based library on building community capacity. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community? First are the passionate individuals looking to start a new nonprofit to meet an emerging/existing need in their community.

Library 98

Library Grant Local Foundation 98

sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Cultivating belonging in a high-level team and within the broader school community is an essential role of today’s school leaders and can be the secret to recruitment and retention. Check out any or all of the sessions above and then meet our team in the exhibit hall at the Blackbaud lounge.

Blackbaud 94

Blackbaud API Empowerment Nevada 94

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Fast forward to today….

Knowledge 76

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 76

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Let’s start at the beginning: what is “community-driven social impact” anyway? CDSI is not something that you thought up inside your organization, even if you thought it up with your community in mind or at heart. Presentation.

Case Study 117

Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. Start-up organizations often adopt a “working board” model due to limited funds or the desire to generate community buy-in with a 100% volunteer-led mission. An organization transitions into a “governing board” model when an ED is hired.

Director 96

Director Management Government Model 96

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Nonprofit human service organizations consist of a wide range of organizations focusing on delivering solutions to communities through health care, housing assistance, family-oriented services, youth development, and more. While evaluation is a helpful step, building a culture of innovation is equally impactful.

Measure 52

Measure Culture Arizona Evaluation 52

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

So, if a leadership role interests you, look no further than the approach you bring to the position. Development professionals employ six practices to be successful in their role. The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? Be able to state the relevant needs of your community and how your nonprofit is addressing them.

Professional 74

Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 74

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

Problem 84

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 84

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. PHP Solutions: These platforms, such as Drupal and WordPress, can be cost-effective and offer flexibility due to their vast community support. Licensing Methods The licensing model of a CMS plays a pivotal role in long-term costs.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. When funders model vulnerability and power-consciousness , it signals to grantees that they can show up more fully.

Philanthropy 80

Philanthropy Literacy Gift Grant 80

Volunteer Hub

APRIL 3, 2023

What is your role with WHAM? My role as a volunteer manager is to oversee all three programs, in terms of volunteers. We have had extreme success with VolunteerHub, allowing us to increase our impact and better support the community. What is the day-to-day like? How did you manage volunteers before VolunteerHub?

Houston 75

Houston ROI Audio Volunteer 75

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Coming into the association space as a developer eventually shifted into combining my technical skills with my people and business understanding and becoming an Applications Analyst and several other roles. You can evaluate where you’d like to go back to and spend more time. Fun fact about Dave. Fun fact about Sanchi.

Celebrate 130

Celebrate Fun Associations Product 130

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Clarify roles and responsibilities. Development officers should be very clear and unapologetic about that role, especially when establishing relationships with donors. Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role.

Develop 83

Develop Management Gift Proposal 83

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

From traditional fundraising methods like membership drives and community events to embracing crowdfunding or corporate partnerships , your plan should include a variety of revenue sources that go beyond simply collecting membership dues. Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines to ensure transparency and accountability.

Associations 52

Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Your communities expect “anytime, everywhere” access to the programs, services, and information we provided as well as multi-channel engagement options—twice as fast as they did just a few years ago. For nonprofit CFOs, this is a clarion call to review business processes and evaluate their existing tech stack.

Digital 80

Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 80

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Enhanced community impact. Each role has specific responsibilities, and training helps set a foundation for each worker’s confidence. Tech stack. Why is employee engagement important?

Ideas 52

Ideas Practice Leadership Roles 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration. Kanter & Sherman remind us that respect, kindness and compassion must be modeled from the top-down in order to become an organizational norm.

Results 98

Results New Jersey Leadership Nonprofit 98

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

These include the lack of funding and difficulty securing adequate funds, funding structures that incentivize counterproductive practices, strained relationships between funders and nonprofits, and shifts in funding models and strategy. Evaluate to learn. Jessica Tudyk is the Program Officer at the Mary E.

Adopt 52

Adopt Foundation Practice Support 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

When staff are happy and feel good with not only the work they are doing, but know that they are appreciated and are shown that their work matters, the likelihood of them sticking around in their role is much higher. Performance evaluations are an imperative aspect of leading and growing.

Professional 52

Professional Develop California Mentoring 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Often, the engineer role is filled by an outside developer, consultant, or firm. Defining the different roles helps avoid this. Where do our ideas about IT come from? In the nonprofit sector, we have some big challenges in this area.

Roles 65

Roles Project Process Management 65

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

The emergence of microfinance and social entrepreneurship has given rise to new ideas about the role of venture capital in the social sector. However, there are questions surrounding the inherent stability of these new business models, given the complexity of financial and other federal and state regulatory requirements.

Impact 80

Impact Research Tools Social 80