Healing Zone: A Success Story for NCBA
Lauren Wuethrich and Jennifer Bagnell Stuart

Evaluation helped the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged better articulate the impact of their Healing Zone program. » Read on to learn how some program participant's lives have changed for the better.

Evaluating Immigration Reform
Ehren D. Reed and Jennifer Bagnell Stuart

Immigration reform is an explosive topic in the news right now. Lawmakers are playing political football with the pending immigration bill as the mid-term elections approach. Find out how InnoNet is working with a group of immigration reform activists to evaluate their campaign efforts. » Read the full text

Advocacy Evaluation Project
Lily Zandniapour and Johanna Gladfelter

Innovation Network is assembling resources as part of its work under the Advocacy Evaluation Project. » Get a preview of what will be included when the new web pages go live.

2006 Marketing Survey Results
Sharon Grevious

We asked you. You told us. Check out the results from this year’s Marketing survey that includes what you really think of Innovation Network, and what we could be doing differently to better serve you. » What did you have to say?

Inducing Information Integration
Jennifer Bagnell Stuart, Dahna Goldstein, and Heather Peeler

Foundations' piecemeal information systems can drain staff morale, efficiency, data accuracy and decision making confidence. This article seeks to help managers in communications and technology understand and articulate the importance of tighter connections between program and financial data to improve organizational learning and program success. » Read the full text
[Reprinted with permission from Foundation News & Commentary, www.foundationnews.org, (800) 771-8187]

Changing the World – One Client at a Time
InnoNet Team Member Recognized by Alliance for Nonprofit Management

Our very own Veena Pankaj, Senior Associate, was profiled in an online article from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management for her work in the nonprofit sector. » Read the full article on the Alliance for Nonprofit Management's website. [Reprinted with permission from Alliance for Nonprofit Management, http://www.allia nceonline.org, (202) 955-8406]

Upcoming Conferences & Speaking Engagements
Sharon Grevious

InnoNet constantly seeks opportunities for peer learning and sharing our knowledge of evaluation with the nonprofit sector. We will be presenting at some upcoming conferences and we hope you will join us there! » Find out where we will be.

Setting Realistic Outcomes
Veena Pankaj

Do you know the difference between a short–term outcome and a long–term outcome? The answer seems simple enough, but these terms often get misused during an outcome evaluation. Senior Associate Veena Pankaj offers an example of an evaluation that clearly defines these terms and provides tips for setting realistic expectations. » Read more...

Featured User: Gary J. Stern
Kyle Wanamaker

Gary is a faculty member and online facilitator for STAR PEER's “The Rabbi as Executive” course. He uses the Organizational Assessment Tool to enable program participants to develop a preliminary assessment of their organizational strengths and to acquaint them with the extensive network of nonprofit leadership and management resources available online » How Gary uses Point K

Getting to know Point K
Simone Parrish

In this section, InnoNet's Knowledge Manager answers a few of the latest questions from Point K users. » Get the latest Point K tips