Assessment & Evaluation

A Basic Guide to Program Evaluation

There are numerous books....
http://www.tgci.com/magazine/03fall/guide1.asp

Achieving Breakthrough Performance

by Mark Gottfredson, Steve Schaubert, & Elisabeth Babcock, from Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2008

Achieving Breakthrough Performance

Benchmarking

How nonprofits are adapting a business planning tool for enhanced performance, from The Grantsmanship Center Magazine.

http://www.tgci.com/magazine/99winter/bench1.asp

Can Your Nonprofit Survive? A Quick Test

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/quick-test/

Effective Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations

(120 page PDF) contributes to the growing national conversation about how to help nonprofits become stronger, more sustainable and better able to serve their communities. Explains the 7 elements of organizational capacity and includes a Capacity Assessment tool designed to help nonprofit staff, boards, external capacity builders and funders to identify areas of capacity that are the strongest and those that need improvement. Prepared by McKinsey & Company for Venture Philanthropy Partners in 2001.

http://venturephilanthropypartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/capacity.html

Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting - Enhancing Learning in Organizations

by Rosalie T. Torres, Hallie Preskill, Mary E. Piontek
Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations

Evaluation Blues

By Laura Silverstein and Erin J. Maher
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/evaluation_blues/

Evaluation Process

How do you react to words like “evaluation” and “effectiveness?” Do you roll your eyes and mutter “here we go again” or get excited about demonstrating your nonprofit's impact and learning how to enhance it?
http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/article/detail/evaluation-process-3874

Guidestar

Connecting people with nonprofit information
http://www.guidestar.com/

How Are We Doing? A 1-Hour Guide to Evaluating Your Performance as a Nonprofit Board

by Gayle Gifford
How Are We Doing?: A 1-hour Guide To Evaluating Your Performance As A Nonprofit Board

How to Develop a Great Mission Statement

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/great-mission-statement/

Innovation Network

The mission of Innovation Network, Inc. is to build the evaluation and learning capacity of nonprofits so they can better serve their communities through one-on-one consulting and coaching, in group training and workshops and on the web. Includes an online participatory evaluation to effectively self-assess operations, measure impact on the community served and improve efforts.


http://www.innonet.org/

Measuring Performance in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

by: Theodore H. Poister
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078794999X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=nonpleadcento-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=078794999X

Measuring Up

In order to drive the evaluation and outcomes process one must not only start at the top, but create a culture of learning as well.
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/philanthropymatters/story3.aspx

Month-By-Month Strategic Thinking

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/month-by-month-the-strategic-organization/

National Council of Nonprofit Associations

A network of state and regional nonprofit associations.
http://www.ncna.org/

Nine Reasons World-Class Programs Are MUSTS

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/nine-reasons-world-class/

Nonprofit National Resource Directory

This is a one-stop-shop for nonprofits looking for the resources you need to succeed. Here you will find a free directory of those who specialize in assisting the nonprofit sector to fulfill your mission. Please take a moment to check the listings to find the resources you need to succeed. There are 140+ consultants, coaches, vendors and specialists listed here who are dedicated to helping the nonprofit sector survive and thrive.
http://www.nonprofitnationalresourcedirectory.com

Organizations Which Rate Nonprofits on Fundraising Efficiency

Organizations Which Rate Nonprofits on Fundraising Efficiency

Phases of a Capital Campaign

Written by Sumac Research. Before getting serious about any large scale capital project, be sure all your organizational and financial ducks are standing firmly in a row.
http://sumac.com/phases-of-a-capital-campaign

Sample Board Effectiveness Questionnaires

Sample Board Effectiveness Questionnaires

Sample Board Effectiveness Self-Evaluation

Sample Board Effectiveness Self-Evaluation

Sample Mission Statements

Sample Mission Statements

Sources of Information on Governance Standards and Practices

Sources of Information on Governance Standards and Practices

Survey Monkey

enables anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. Options include a free basic subscription that will meet the occasional needs of many organizations (as well as a fee-based, professional subscription for larger surveys or more frequent use). No long-term contract commitments are required for use.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/

The End of Charity: How to Fix the Nonprofit Sector Through Effective Social Investing

written by David E.K. Hunter, October, 2009. Read about three impolitic, unpleasant truths about nonprofit organizations and social value.

The End of Charity

The Role of Strategic Evaluation in Nonprofits

Nonprofits that embrace evaluation as strategy will strenthen not only their organizational core but the centrality of their place in solving social needs.
http://facilitationprocess.com/the-role-of-strategic-evaluation-in-nonprofits

Trying Hard is Not Good Enough

by Mark Friedman
Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough