Evaluation and Outcomes

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a philosophy of management that focuses on improving an organization's efficiency and effectiveness, which can result in improved morale and teamwork. In this workshop, Sarah Buek, MSW, LCSW, founder of Insight Partners Consulting, LLC, will introduce participants to common CQI models and processes that they can apply to their nonprofit work, help them identify the ...

Outcomes measurement is another tool, another language, for capturing and sharing your organization’s story. Unfortunately, in too many organizations, this work focuses on counting what’s easy to count instead of measuring what’s meaningful. In this workshop, we explore the purpose and types of outcomes, what makes an outcome meaningful and measurable, how to craft outcome statements, and strategies for measuring ...

Would you love to be able to track fundraising results, measure social media engagement or show your donors and grantmakers how their investment is making an impact? Let us show you step by step how to easily create a powerful dashboard to help you communicate your nonprofit’s performance. Click to learn more. You'll learn from this Live Webinar: How dashboards ...

Would you love to be able to track fundraising results, measure social media engagement or show your donors and grantmakers how their investment is making an impact? Let us show you step by step how to easily create a powerful dashboard to help you communicate your nonprofit’s performance. Click to learn more. You'll learn from this Live Webinar: How dashboards ...

All too often, nonprofits either measure too little, trusting in their intuition that their work is impactful, or they measure everything, losing sight of what matters most. In this GFC workshop, Sarah Buek, MSW, LCSW, founder of Insight Partners Consulting, LLC, will help participants explore several strategies for finding the happy medium, including: how to find and select appropriate standardized ...

All too often, nonprofits either measure too little, trusting in their intuition that their work is impactful, or they measure everything, losing sight of what matters most. In this GFC workshop, Sarah Buek, MSW, LCSW, founder of The Illumilab, will help participants explore several strategies for finding the happy medium, including: how to find and select appropriate standardized measures, how to ...

People who lead programs, teams, departments or organizations are frequently charged with making difficult decisions based on incomplete information. This workshop will draw from evaluative thinking, performance management, strategic planning, and quality improvement techniques to encourage and equip nonprofit professionals to: 1) identify the data they need and 2) to share it and use it to make fact-based decisions and ...

Federal grants are notoriously complicated. Definitions and requirements for goals, objectives, impact, outcomes, indicators, performance measures, and similar terms are not always consistent, nor are expectations for what grantees must do to measure and report on their progress. Large foundations and grants from local, regional and state governmental entities may pose similar challenges. This workshop is intended for development and ...

This workshop answers basic questions about outcome-based evaluation and provides attendees with a user-friendly framework for making progress. These questions include: Why spend time on evaluation? What are appropriate outcomes for our work? How can we measure our outcomes in a way that is affordable, and most importantly, manageable, so it doesn’t detract from what we do to fulfill our ...

Logic models and theories of change come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they don’t need to be overly complicated. In fact, having a basic, easy-to-follow logic model/theory of change is one of the best steps your program can take for effective planning, evaluation, and communications for funders, board members, and other stakeholders. This workshop presents the what, ...