Measurement & Evaluation
Finding Meaning in Measurement
Performance measurement can help employees see value and meaning in their work.
Tag: Performance Metrics
Economic Development
The Problem of Social Benefit
Economists have obsessed over the question of negative externalities, but market arrangements can also generate positive externalities. We should consider how to harness them for public good.
Collaboration
Two Experiments With Outcomes Frameworks
The new public management model of governance has failed. But an emerging collaborative and democratic approach shows promise.
Impact Investing
This Is Not an Impact Performance Report
Impact investing needs more than just “evidence” of impact; we need continuous “impact performance” data that is dynamic, fluid, and iterated upon.
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Community Takes the Wheel
A new framework, Evidence2Success, gave the Children and Youth Cabinet a road map to put equity at the center of its work with young people.
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Equity in Implementation Science Is Long Overdue
Implementation researchers and practitioners must examine how the field can be truly equitable. A systemic approach offers a path forward.
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Listening to Black Parents
Black children experience racial discrimination in academic environments that actively deplete their self-worth. By accessing the cultural knowledge of Black parents, Village of Wisdom co-designed a liberatory approach to education.
Philanthropy & Funding
Outcomes-Based Contracts in a Time of Crisis
Have outcomes-based contracts allowed more flexibility and adaptability in responding to the COVID-19? Lessons learned on building more resilient strategies to tackle social problems.
Government
Rediscovering Fixed Amount Awards
With pending changes to the federal grantmaking regulations promoting results-oriented accountability, now is a good time for grant makers and grantees to see how using fixed amount awards can promote performance over compliance.
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Grecian Urns and Trend Reports
The value of a nonprofit is the presence and participation of its stakeholders and constituents. Technology creates the framework to make that value real. Part of the Technology for Change supplement sponsored by Salesforce in the Summer 2020 issue.