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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

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In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. Remember Management by Walking Around?

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

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As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. We advocated fiercely for our members to get protective resources. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with. Evaluate your current community and identify where expanded representation might be beneficial. The pandemic was a wormhole. There are no members.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

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One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. Brent Gibson, former Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc., We were perfectly positioned to contract with experts who could solve these complex problems for our customers.”

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