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#14ntcdataviz: DataViz! Tips, Tools, and How-tos for Visualizing Your Data [Resource Handout] This resource handout accompanied our presentation at the Nonprofit Technology Conference on March 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. Author: Johanna Morariu and Ann Emery, Innovation Network Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Mar 13, 2014 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Download (349.1 KB) -
#14ntcdataviz: DataViz! Tips, Tools, and How-tos for Visualizing Your Data [Slides] Presentation by Ann K. Emery, Johanna Morariu, and Andrew Means at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Author: Ann K. Emery and Johanna Morariu Type: Presentation Slides Date: Mar 13, 2014 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
#YNPNdc14: DataViz! Tips, Tools, and How-tos for Visualizing Your Data [Resource Handout] Johanna Morariu and Ann K. Emery presented at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network 2014 Annual Leadership Conference, which was held on May 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Author: Johanna Morariu and Ann K. Emery, Innovation Network Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: May 9, 2014 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Download (253.7 KB) -
#YNPNdc14: DataViz! Tips, Tools, and How-tos for Visualizing Your Data [Slides] Johanna Morariu and Ann K. Emery presented at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network 2014 Annual Leadership Conference, which was held on May 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Author: Johanna Morariu and Ann K. Emery, Innovation Network Type: Presentation Slides Date: May 9, 2014 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
2008 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study: An Analysis of Online Messaging, Fundraising and Advocacy Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations Note: This resource is free, but you must supply your name and email to download it from the authors' website.
Author: M+R Strategic Services; Nonprofit Technology Network Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2008
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2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study: An Analysis of Online Messaging, Fundraising, Advocacy, Social Media and Mobile Metrics... Note: This resource is free, but you must supply your name and email to download it from the authors' website.
2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study: An Analysis of Online Messaging, Fundraising, Advocacy, Social Media and Mobile Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations
Author: M+R Strategic Services; Nonprofit Technology Network Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2012 Be the first to review this resource! Download (2.25 MB) -
A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy This guide provides some perspective on where the field of philanthropy has been with regard to evaluation of advocacy and policy and also acknowledges the unique issues and challenges associated with measuring these efforts. In addition, this guide serves as an invitation to grantmakers to engage in and expand thinking about evaluation as it relates to advocacy and policy efforts. As seriously as many grantmakers take their investments in this area, foundations should also take seriously the need to advance evaluation of advocacy and policy work.
Author: Prepared for Annie E. Casey Foundation Research by Organizational Research Services Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (255.04 KB) -
Advocacy by UK-Based Development NGOs This article from Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly provides an overview of the advocacy activities of non-governmental organizations based in the United Kingdom, with a focus on issues of legitimacy, representation, and accountability. Using material from a recently completed research project, this study examines the growing advocacy work of UK NGOs, the position advocacy holds in their work, their efforts to collaborate, their relationships with donors, and their evaluation practices. Author: Hudson, Alan Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Sep 1, 2002 Be the first to review this resource! Download (129.46 KB) -
Advocacy Capacity Tool (ACT) Report: First 100 User Groups (Executive Summary) In September 2013, Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Initiative released a report offering a glimpse into how nonprofit organizations view their capacity for public policy work. The report is based on data from the first 100 groups to complete AFJ’s online self-assessment tool, the Advocacy Capacity Tool.Author: Alliance for Justice Type: Research & Reports Date: Sep 1, 2013 Be the first to review this resource! Download (703.04 KB) -
Advocacy Evaluation Update #9 In This Issue:
1. Feature: Framework of Factors that Affect Political Support
Why do some issues receive priority attention from political leaders while others receive very little? Political scientist Jeremy Shiffman has developed a framework that offers a response to this question.
2. Spotlight: Evaluating Community Organizing
Catherine Crystal Foster and Justin Louie identify what to consider when evaluating community organizing efforts. They also offer example benchmarks and methods for capturing organizing outcomes.
Author: Julia Coffman (ed.) Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: May 1, 2010 Be the first to review this resource! Download (329.6 KB) -
Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #1, June 2007) The inaugural issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) brief updates about new models, guidelines, thinking, and resources in the field of advocacy evaluation; and
2) evaluation stories about advocacy and evaluation efforts undertaken by Oxfam, Open Society Institute, and the California Endowment.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 27, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (490.28 KB) -
Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #2, November 2007) The second issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) brief updates about new models, research, and resources in the field of advocacy evaluation; and
2) interviews about advocacy and evaluation efforts undertaken by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Planned Parenthood.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 31, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (353.06 KB) -
Advocacy for Development. Effectiveness, Monitoring and Evaluation This free e-book shares important lessons from the evaluation of eight lobbying and advocacy programs carried out over 2011-2015 by alliances of civil society organizations working in international development. The e-book offers insights and practical guidelines for donors, advocates and evaluators.
Author: Jennifer B. Barrett, Margit van Wessel and Theodora Hihorst Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Mar 1, 2016 Be the first to review this resource! Download (8.53 MB) -
Agency Experiences with Outcome Measurement: Survey Findings As of January 2000, 400 United Ways across the country were asking programs they fund
to identify and measure their outcomes—the benefits or changes the programs want
participants to experience as a result of their services. United Ways are not alone. Many
state and local government agencies, foundations, managed care systems, and accrediting bodies
have added outcome measurement to the list of performance and accountability measures
they require of nonprofit organizations within their sphere.Author: United Way of America Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2000 Be the first to review this resource! Download (209.74 KB) -
Alliance for Justice Advocacy Capacity Tool 2013: Public Aggregate Report In September 2013, Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Initiative released a report offering a glimpse into how nonprofit organizations view their capacity for public policy work. The report is based on data from the first 100 groups to complete AFJ’s online self-assessment tool, the Advocacy Capacity Tool.Author: UW-Stout Applied Research Center Type: Research & Reports Date: Sep 1, 2013 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.76 MB) -
An Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis The Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis is the end product of a unique collaboration. As previously noted, through my work at a startup, I realized that there were no great, comprehensive SWOT guides out there, especially for people in the business world. So, I enlisted my college mentor, Justin Gomer, a Lecturer at UC Berkeley, and we decided to make a comprehensive guide ourselves. Author: Justin Gomer & Jackson Hille Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 1, 2014 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Approaches to Supporting Evaluation Capacity Building Myia Welsh and Johanna Morariu outline six lessons gleaned from their evaluation capacity building experiences with nonprofits, highlighting Innovation Network's white paper titled "Evaluation Capacity Building: Funder Initiatives to Strengthen Grantee Evaluation Capacity and Practice." Author: Johanna Morariu and Myia Welsh Type: Opinion (blog, editorial) Date: Aug 28, 2011 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide Produced by Asibey Consulting for The Communications Network, this report was created for philanthropic organizations and nonprofits seeking to evaluate and improve their communications. The authors conducted surveys and interviews to examine current practices in communications evaluation. This document includes several worksheets to help readers take action on the report's recommendations. Author: Asibey Consulting and The Communications Network Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2008
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Background: Building Capacity for Public Policy Iniative The National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) evaluated the Building Capacity for Public Policy (BCPP) project. The results of the evaluation are summarized in this newsletter. NCNA states that "the lessons learned are applicable to any nonprofit organization trying to focus their efforts, to evaluate their readiness to engage in or to enhance their public policy efforts." It offers eight indicators of capacity for state associations to effectively engage in public policy: Author: National Council of Nonprofit Associations Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 1, 2004 Be the first to review this resource! Download (549.21 KB) -
Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management Carter McNamara's collection of information about nonprofit financial management, part of his Free Management Library. Topics include:
- Activities in the Yearly Accounting Cycle,
- Bookkeeping and Controls,
- Designing a Budget,
- Managing Cash Flow,
- Credit and Collections,
- Budget Deviation Analysis,
- Managing Program Finances, and
- Financial Statements.
Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources Aimed specifically at small nonprofits with limited resources, this is a complete, practical guide for a small scale, do-it-yourself outcomes evaluation. Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008 Point K Pick
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Basic Guide to Program Evaluation Carter McNamara's guide to evaluation, part of his Free Management Library and drawn from his book Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation. This guide covers the hows and whys of evaluation, an overview of evaluation and data collection methodologies and how to choose between them, analysis and interpretation advice, and other tips. Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Beneficial Tips on Designing a Non-Profit Website This checklist, developed by web designer Shay Howe, provides a good overview of what to consider when designing (or redesigning) a nonprofit website. Author: Shay Howe Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Sep 14, 2009 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Beyond Boring Bar Charts [Slides] Tired of using the same old pie charts, bar charts, and line charts to tell your nonprofit’s story? Don’t have expensive data visualization software? Can’t afford to hire a graphic designer to transform your default Excel charts into polished masterpieces? In this 5-minute Ignite presentation at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, Ann Emery showed nonprofit leaders how to transform their default Excel charts by simply leveraging a little Excel elbow grease. Author: Ann K. Emery Type: Presentation Slides Date: Apr 22, 2013 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Board Café Board Café is an online newsletter published monthly by CompassPoint, written for nonprofit board members. Author: CompassPoint Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link