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  • 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:
    Date: May 1, 2010  
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  • Assessing the Capacity of Community Coalitions to Advocate for Change (Presentation Handout)

    Research has shown that high-capacity coalitions are more successful in effecting community change. While a number of coalition assessment tools have been developed, documentation is scarce regarding how they are implemented, how the results are used, and whether they are predictive of coalition success in collaborative community change efforts.
    Author: Veena Pankaj, Kat Athanasiades, Ann Emery, Johanna Morariu Type:
    Date: May 22, 2013 Point K Pick Point K Pick
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  • Board Café
    Board Café is an online newsletter published monthly by CompassPoint, written for nonprofit board members.
    Author: CompassPoint Type:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008  
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  • BoardSource Knowledge Center
    BoardSource is a nonprofit organization that offers consulting, publications, and membership services to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit boards.  Though many of the resources on BoardSource's website are available only to members, don't let that scare you. The Knowledge Center section of the website contains several free-access resources, including articles, white papers, and an extensive FAQ file.
    Author: BoardSource Type:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008  

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  • Building and Sustaining Stakeholder Engagement
    This resource from Abindaer Group gives factors and suggestion to consider when convening a Stakeholder Group such as an Advisory Group, Workgroup, or Steering Committee. These suggestions help maximize the group’s engagement in and commitment to the process while promoting synergistic exchange.  
    Author: Abinader Group Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2013  
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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:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008  

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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:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008 Point K Pick Point K Pick

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  • Evaluation Contracts Checklist
    Dr. Daniel Stufflebeam, founder of Western Michigan University’s The Evaluation Center, created this checklist for coming to agreement on an evaluation contract.  This resource is particularly helpful for funder and practioners preparing for the first time to work with an external evaluator.
    Author: Daniel Stufflebeam Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 1999  
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  • Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
    This page lists FREE resources for program evaluation and social research methods.  The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods.  Most of these links are to resources that can be read over the web.  A few, like the GAO books, are for books that can be sent away for, for free (if you live in the US), as well as read over the web.
    Author: Gene Shackman Type:
    Date: Nov 22, 2007  
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  • From Expert to Advocate! Tools for Evidence-Based Advocacy In Your Community
    You are a powerful force in your community. As a service provider and/or community leader you see clearly where more progress can be made. How can you build the evidence base to change policies and increase resources to save more lives?

    To get started, here are a few tools to assess gaps in service delivery and resource allocation, while increasing community and citizen ownership. These tools are just a sample of how to build your evidence base for effective advocacy. The process of developing your evidence base with your community can be as important as the end product.
    Author: ACTION: Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2012  
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  • Leap of Reason

    Leap of Reason is the product of decades of management insights from philanthropist Mario Morino, McKinsey & Company, and more than a dozen experts and practitioners. With more than 40,000 copies in circulation, the book is helping nonprofit and public-sector leaders achieve more for those they serve, even in the midst of this era of scarcity.
    Author: Mario Morino Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2011  

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  • Measuring Programmatic Success: Tips for Nonprofit Boards
    Innovation Network's tips to help nonprofit board members make the most out of an evaluation effort.
    Author: Innovation Network, Inc. Type:
    Date: May 15, 2005  
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  • Nonprofit Genie

    Nonprofit Genie is a searchable collection of online resources operated by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Topics include:

    Author: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services Type:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008  
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  • Nonprofit Good Practice Guide

    This free online guide captures and organizes good practices for nonprofits and foundations.  Literally thousands of  effectiveness-building tips and resources are available here, searchable by topic. Topics include:

    • Advocacy,
    • Evaluation,
    • Financial management,
    • Fundraising,
    • Governance,
    • Marketing and communications,
    • Organizational management,
    • Technology, and
    • Volunteer management.
    Author: Morales-Barias, Susan, et al. Type:
    Date: Jan 18, 2008 Point K Pick Point K Pick

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  • Report: "What Makes an Effective Advocacy Organization? A Framework for Determining Advocacy Capacity"
    TCC Group's Jared Raynor, Peter York and Shao-Chee Sim authored "What Makes an Effective Advocacy Organization? A Framework for Determining Advocacy Capacity" based on TCC's evaluation of a cohort of advocacy groups funded by The California Endowment.
    Author: TCC Group Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2009  
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  • The 6 D's of Needs Assessments

    This handy one-page tipsheet outlines the six D's that need to be answered for a successful Needs Assessment:

    • Deficit
    • Develop
    • Describe
    • Desires
    • Duplication
    • Demand
    Author: Community Soplutions Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2012  
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  • The Community Toolbox

    The Community Tool Box is a global resource for free information on essential skills for building healthy communities. It offers practical guidance in creating change and improvement in a wide range of areas.

    Part A. Models for Promoting Community Health and Development: Gateways to the Tools

    Part B. Community Assessment, Agenda Setting, and Choice of Broad Strategies

    Part C. Promoting Interest and Participation in Initiatives

    Part D. Developing a Strategic Plan, Organizational Structure, and Training System

    Author: Work Group for Community Health and Development Type:
    Date: Jan 1, 2011  

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