As an evaluator, I’m often faced with the following question. “I want to be able to demonstrate my results because I think we’re doing great things, but…what if the news is bad?” Let’s imagine, for instance, that children in elementary school don’t receive grades for reading. When
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I don’t plan to use this blog as a political forum, so fear not – this post has nothing to do with my personal opinions on the missions of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood organizations. In addition, I admittedly haven’t read every word written
Read more →In recent years, nonprofit organizations have been encouraged to embrace a new mindset. This groundswell of change invokes terms such as “performance outcomes” and “results measurement,” but focuses on one primary concept: accountability. As funding becomes increasingly competitive, the demands of foundations, government agencies, and benefactors have
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