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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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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

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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.

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5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

Just as the content distributed and conversations participated in are integrated into many different aspects of your organization’s work, so should the knowledge, access and responsibility to participate be integrated across your staff. Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Goals & Objectives.

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Good Data Governance Equals Great Member Experiences

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Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? Bob Seiner, who is president and principal of KIK Consulting & Education Services, and the publisher of The Data Administration Newsletter offers this performance-oriented definition.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

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Part Two When the generative AI bots made their debut in early 2024, they signaled a definitive end to the idea that yesterday’s technology is good enough for today’s members. Self-evaluation isn’t easy. playbook doesn’t accept that definition. Expectations for high-touch service and personal attention are rising steadily.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else? Why Community? So, why community?

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