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Candidate Outcome Indicators: Advocacy Program
This publication, based on joint research by the Urban Institute and The Center for What Works, provides a framework for tracking nonprofit performance. It suggests candidate outcomes and outcome indicators to assist nonprofit organizations that seek to develop new outcome monitoring processes or improve their existing systems.
Author: Urban Institute and The Center for What Works	Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools
Date: Jan 1, 2007
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Capaciteria
Capaciteria is a community site for nonprofit capacity building. A free membership gives you access to a broad collection of capacity-building resources (over 3400 links!). The site encourages rating of resources and forum discussions, but it looks like those features aren't being fully used. Still, there's a lot of knowledge here.
Author: Internaut Consulting	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Capacity and Organizational Readiness for Evaluation (CORE) Tool
Capacity and Organizational Readiness for Evaluation (CORE) Tool is a succinct, fifteen-question organizational assessment tool. The CORE Tool assesses organizational readiness for evaluation and learning on three dimensions: Culture/Learning Environment; Organizational Leadership; and Resources, Systems, Structures, and Process.
Author: Johanna Morariu, Ehren Reed, and Kathy Brennan	Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools
Date: Mar 8, 2011	Point K Pick
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Capacity Building and Organizational Effectiveness
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management defines what capacity building is and provides an excerpt from Deborah Lindell's book, "Evaluation of Capacity Building: Lessons from the Field."
Author: Alliance for Nonprofit Management	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
Catalog of Nonprofit Literature is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries and contains 25,000 full bibliographic citations, of which more than 17,000 have descriptive abstracts. It is updated daily.
Author: Foundation Center	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Guide pour l’élaboration des cadres logiques et de résultats
Vue d’ensemble Le présent document propose une synthèse des orientations du Catholic Relief Services (CRS) pour l’élaboration des cadres logiques et de résultats.
Author: Carlisle J. Levine	Type: Workbooks & Guides
Date: Jan 31, 2007
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Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) Guidance for Developing Logical and Results Frameworks
This document summarizes Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) guidance for developing logical and results frameworks. • logical framework “is a systematic and visual way to present and share your understanding of the relationships among the resources you have to operate your program, the activities you plan, and the changes or results you hope to achieve.”CRS’ proframe and the U.K. Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) logframe are examples of logical frameworks.
Author: Carlisle J. Levine	Type: Workbooks & Guides
Date: Jan 31, 2007
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CDC Evaluation Working Group
A collection of online resources for evaluation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Evaluation Working Group
Author: Centers for Disease Control	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)
CLPI promotes, supports, and protects the role of lobbying in the work of U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits. This webpage provides basic information, FAQs, and publications.
Author: Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Champions and “Champion-ness”: Measuring Efforts to Create Champions for Policy Change
Creating “policy champions” who can bring about changes in public policy is central to many advocacy projects. As advocacy advisors and evaluators for nonprofits and foundations, we work with a broad variety of clients. Whether they aspire to increase access to contraception in Tanzania or to playgrounds in South Central Los Angeles, we are likely to hear that identifying, informing, supporting or engaging policy champions is a key element of their strategy.
Author: David Devlin-Foltz and Lisa Molinaro	Type: Research & Reports
Date: Aug 31, 2010	Point K Pick
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Characteristics of An Effective Stakeholder Participatory Process
Creating opportunities for diverse stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue is often challenging. Stakeholders have different reasons for participating and have varying knowledge about the topics under discussion. A lack of trust in or understanding of the process and each other can also hinder participatory practices. The characteristics listed in this resource page show how to address these challenges and ensure and effective participatory process.
Author: Abinader Group	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 1, 2013
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Clearinghouse For Volunteer Accounting Services
This organization matches volunteer accountants with U.S. nonprofit organizations through its website.
Author: Clearinghouse For Volunteer Accounting Services	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Clinic Consortia: Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation
Many community health centers in California have formed regional consortia and statewide organizations. The California Endowment funded 19 such consortia to strengthen their capacity to support community clinic management, leadership development, policy, and systems integration needs. This paper describes the evaluation results of the program for the years 2001-2003. The evaluation was conducted by the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Author: Gardner, Annette	Type: Research & Reports
Date: Oct 1, 2005
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Coalition Assessment: Approaches for Measuring Capacity and Impact
Why assess coalition capacity? How should a coalition be assessed? How can coalition assessment data be analyzed and used?
Author: Veena Pankaj, Kat Athanasiades, and Ann Emery	Type: Research & Reports
Date: Feb 4, 2014	Point K Pick
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Coalition Assessment: Case Study and Frequently Asked Questions [Slides]
We shared information about our Coalition Assessment Tool with an organization in Washington, DC. We discussed the tool's development, which involved an extensive literature review, vetting, and pilot testing over a 10-month period. We also shared the seven sections of the tool and how these sections can be modified and adapted for different coalitions.
Author: Veena Pankaj, Kat Athanasiades, Johanna Morariu, and Ann K. Emery	Type: Presentation Slides
Date: Sep 11, 2013
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Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Author: Kania J, Kramer M. - Stanford Social Innovation Review	Type: Research & Reports
Date: Dec 1, 2011
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Common Results Catalog
The Common Outcomes Catalog is a resource developed by GuideStar to support organizations to select and use metrics. Hundreds of example metrics are provided, and are organized by three general categories (Advocacy-Policy, Intermediary Organizations, and Other) and eight issue-area categories (Animals, Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health and Wellness, Human Services, and Philanthropy).
Author: GuideStar	Type: Workbooks & Guides
Date: Apr 1, 2016	Point K Pick
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Community Action Resources for Inuit, Métis and First Nations: Evaluating
This kit is a self-help tool for Aboriginal people who want to get a community development project off the ground. The series of six manuals contains information, tips, examples and ready-to-use charts that you can copy and use for yourself or to train others in your community. It is intended to be user-friendly, emphasizing questions such as what, why, when and how to accomplish the different steps of a community development project.
Author: Health Canada	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: May 7, 2007
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Community Development Evaluation Storymap
This interactive resource offers concise explanations and real-world applications of capacity assessment, performance measurement, and outcome evaluation approaches, along with information about recommended tools and resources for each process.
Author: NeighborWorks® America	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jun 28, 2006
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Community Resource Institute Tutorials
A collection of the following community empowerment tutorials: 1. Using Data to Support Grant Applications and Other Funding Opportunities 2. Monitoring Trends and Identifying Emerging Problems 3. Using Data to Disseminate Information to Engage Community and Policymakers 4. Using Data to Evaluate Progress in Meeting Goals 5. Using Data to Establish Priorities and Plan Programs
Author: Community Resource Institute	Type: Workbooks & Guides
Date: Jan 1, 2010
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Community Tool Box
The Community Toolbox offers a wide range of free information and tools to support you in your work: Browse 46 Chapters through which you can obtain more than 300 different sections providing practical, step-by-step guidance in community-building skills. Access succinct guidance on 16 core competencies for community work, including how to conduct a community assessment, develop a strategic plan, write a grant, or evaluate your efforts.
Author: University of Kansas, Community Health and Development Workgroup	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 1, 2015
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Community-Based Project Evaluation Guide
This 76-page .pdf evaluation guide was originally created in 1997. It was updated in 2000. The guide is intended to help practitioners evaluate community-based programs with a focus on children, youth, and families. The guide explores the links between theory and research, goals and objectives, measures, variables, and program implementation. It includes examples of outcomes for children and youth issue areas, samples, and worksheets.
Author: Callor, Suzanne et al.	Type: Workbooks & Guides
Date: Dec 14, 2000
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Complete Toolkit for Boards
Carter McNamara's information for nonprofit Boards, taken from his Free Management Library. It includes extensive operations and governance topics, such as: Recruitment, Orientation, Staffing, Roles and responsibilities, Board-staff relations, Planning, HR management, Finance and taxes, Fundraising, Marketing, and Evaluation.
Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.)	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 18, 2008	Point K Pick
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Conquering the Dusty Shelf Report: Data Visualization for Evaluation
In this blog post for Visualising Data, Johanna Morariu and Ann Emery share three tactics for tackling the Dusty Shelf Report in evaluation: captivating the readers with visuals, choosing the design that's right for the reader, and strengthening the dataviz literacy of readers.
Author: Johanna Morariu and Ann Emery	Type: Opinion (blog, editorial)
Date: May 7, 2013
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Continuous Progress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation
Continuous Progress is an online collection of planning and evaluation tools and services for advocates and funders. Continuous Progress "Strategic Services" is a consulting practice that provides planning, evaluation, and communications expertise. Their featured project, the "Advocacy Progress Planner," is an online tool based on the Advocacy & Policy Change Composite Logic Model (q.v.) The website also offers guides for domestic (U.S.) and global advocacy efforts.
Author: Global Interdependence Initiative	Type: Websites & Online Tools
Date: Jan 1, 2006
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