The author suggests that there are nine types of research that interact in highly effective nonprofits. Evaluation is just one of these.

In this era of struggle over the future of government social programs and cynicism about the overwhelming power and lack of accountability of major public and private institutions, grassroots community groups, community-oriented academics, and others have developed important new techniques for helping ordinary citizens understand and influence key policies and institutions.

Participatory research is a methodology that accomplishes many things at one time, advocates formerly homeless, single mother of two, Betsy Santiago-Layne.

One of the best outcomes of a well executed evaluation is to create an appetite within and around the organization for more creative as well as critical thinking.

The California Endowment lays out a strategy for a prospective evaluation approach.

It is essential that evaluations of grassroots efforts be designed to help organizations learn and build capacity.

There are a number of aspects of the culture of foundations that contribute to their ambivalence.  Tom David poses a few questions, and makes a few recommendations, to help improve the nonprofit/foundation relationship.

Are politicians and nonprofits consenting partners in the federal faith-based initiative? An investigative report of this loudly touted program shows it may be far less substantive and effective than was originally promised.

Cohort analysis is an essential step in strategic planning; instructions and spreadsheet included.

Technology offers nonprofit organizations the opportunity to design and implement more effective evaluations for improving program performance while doing so at lower cost.

There are a number of aspects of the culture of foundations that contribute to their ambivalence.  Tom David poses a few questions, and makes a few recommendations, to help improve the nonprofit/foundation relationship.

Marijo asked if I knew how contributions were made from the charitable gift funds at the big companies like Fidelity, and that’s how the whole mess started.