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Evidence of progress

Looking for evidence
PROGRAM EVALUATION

Making a Difference: Evidence of Success

July 3, 2020 Steve Mayer

Sleuthing for Evidence If “making a difference” is my goal, where would I look for evidence of success? Well, it is easy to look in all the wrong places.  My previous post, (Effective Philanthropy: Making […]

Becoming more like a business?
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

Why “Becoming More Like a Business” Is Not The Solution For Nonprofits

July 3, 2020 Steve Mayer

“We must reject the idea – well-intentioned but dead wrong – that the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become ‘more like a business.’” This is Jim Collins’ opening statement in […]

Recent Articles

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    April 12, 2021
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    April 10, 2021
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    April 2, 2021
  • Can Grantmakers and Nonprofits Work Together?
    March 30, 2021
  • The Choices We Make As Evaluators: You Gotta Serve Somebody
    February 12, 2021
  • Wanted: Better Evaluation Practices for a Better Philanthropy
    January 16, 2021
  • A “Dignity Gap”
    January 15, 2021
  • How to Assist Disadvantaged Groups
    December 14, 2020
  • Use Advocacy To Promote Social Change
    November 18, 2020
  • Indicators of Freedom From The Film, “12 Years a Slave”
    November 12, 2020

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