Central 4 Fundraiser$: Fall 2015 Update

Central Library SLPL 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, MO, United States

Any nonprofit professionals and interested volunteers are invited to this overview of the latest free resources and services for fundraisers available at St. Louis Public's Central Library including: 1)    recent Foundation Center and other subscription database upgrades providing information about grantmakers and/or potential individual donors, 2)    recommendations of  free research websites and online learning opportunities to help you keep up ...

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Tools for Data Collection

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Event Details: About the Workshop: Tools for Data Collection This workshop continues our series of "how-to" evaluation sessions that focus on developing impact measurement strategies that make the most sense for your program, for those you serve, and for the level of resources you have to work with. This workshop focuses on developing realistic and effective data collection tools for ...

$50

The Feasibility Study – Understanding and Using This Important Tool For Your Nonprofit Organization

# 92 JC Penney Conference Center (UM-St. Louis North Campus) One University Blvd. , St. Louis, MO, United States

The basic function of the Planning and Feasibility Study is to determine how well positioned the organization is to achieve the traditional standards and hallmarks associated with a successful fundraising campaign program. An effective use of the study process can uncover ways and means to lead organizations to success, even when the challenges may appear daunting or ambitious. Feasibility studies ...

$20

Understanding Funders’ Expectations for Evaluation

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

About the Workshop: Understanding Funders' Expectations for Evaluation There are many reasons for a nonprofit to evaluate its performance and outcomes, including gathering the information that helps in serving the community as effectively as possible and also enabling the organization to report on its impact to funders, board members and other stakeholders. This workshop helps attendees understand the evaluation vocabulary ...

$50

The Balanced Scorecard

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

About the Workshop: The Balanced Scorecard The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions. The BSC has evolved to become an ...

$50

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Collaboration

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

About the Workshop: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Collaboration  Collaboration has come to mean many things for today's nonprofit, from the coordination of service delivery among referral partners to the sustained collaboration needed for collective impact. This workshop covers the different stages of collaboration and how to evaluate both the process and outcomes that make collaborative relationships successful. About the Presenter: ...

$50

ALMA Workshop: Creative Approaches to Evaluation

Centene Center for Arts and Education 3547 Olive Street, St. Louis , MO, United States

About the Workshop: Creative Approaches to Evaluation Going beyond anecdotal evidence and outcome-based evaluations oftentimes presents itself as a challenging obstacle to those working in the arts. After all, how can you quantify the impacts associated with creativity, the artistic experience, and personal transformation? This interactive workshop will explore approaches to evaluation that make sense for arts organizations by balancing ...

$30.00

Maximizing Outcomes and Program Learning Through Process Evaluation

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

About the Workshop: Maximizing Outcomes and Program Learning Through Process Evaluation We all know how important it is to measure our outcomes in today’s nonprofit environment. And nothing is more disappointing than carefully planning our outcome measurement strategies, then learning at the end of our evaluation that we fell well short of where we wanted to be. This workshop is ...

$50.00

Preparing for Evaluation: Outcomes and Logic Models

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

In today’s highly competitive funding environment, understanding and communicating the impact of your organization is more important than ever before. This interactive workshop focuses on the art of determining meaningful and realistic outcomes for your work and introduces logic models as first steps in an effective evaluation process.

$40.00

Performance Measurement: Key Features of Process and Outcomes Evaluation

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Nonprofits today engage in a variety of evaluation approaches to meet their planning and reporting needs. This interactive workshop focuses on building a realistic approach to tracking program outputs and outcomes in order to measure organizational performance and plan for improvement.  

$40.00