Four Reasons to Do Program Evaluation
About Michael. Things I do. Articles I’ve written. People say good things about me. Talk to me, people. Four Reasons to Do Program Evaluation When I encourage nonprofits to do program evaluation, I usually mention two compelling reasons. First, do it for the donors. Second, do it for program improvement. 1. For the donors – […]
What If Your Organization Didn’t Exist?
About Michael. Things I do. Articles I’ve written. People say good things about me. Talk to me, people. What If Your Organization Didn’t Exist? I’m a baseball fan (go Dodgers!). I follow baseball stats. I like the traditional ones – earned-run average (ERA), (pitcher) wins or saves, batting average, number of runs-batted-in (RBIs) per season, […]
Nine Reasons to Do Strategic Planning Every Year
About Michael. Things I do. Articles I’ve written. People say good things about me. Talk to me, people. Nine Reasons to Do Strategic Planning Every Year I was in a conversation with a nonprofit CEO about the organization he led. At one point he said something along these lines: “Oh yeah, four or five years […]
Don’t treat everyone the same.
About Michael. Things I do. Articles I’ve written. People say good things about me. Talk to me, people. Don’t treat everyone the same. Wait… What? This sounds like injustice. It’s wrong to be nicer to the rich person than the poor person, or to open more doors for the White person than the Black person, […]
One way to find the real values of your organization.
About Michael. Things I do. Articles I’ve written. People say good things about me. Talk to me, people. One way to fine the real value of your organization. There are the stated values of your organization and then the real values. Hopefully they match. Many nonprofits have a mission statement, a vision statement, and then […]