Consulting and Evaluation with Nonprofit and Community-based Organizations

Consulting and Evaluation with Nonprofit and Community-based Organizations
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Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780763756888
ISBN-13 : 0763756881
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Consulting and Evaluation with Nonprofit and Community-based Organizations by : Judah J. Viola

The need for consultation and evaluation among nonprofits and government agencies has soared in recent years, as funders have demanded accountability and agencies are ill-equipped to provide the types of data-based information needed. Consulting and Evaluation with Nonprofit and Community-Based Organizations fills a critical gap in the academic literature for nonprofit management. This unique text is a collection of advice and voices from a diverse group of successful, practicing consultants who work with nonprofits and government agencies. Through surveys and interviews, these experts relate detailed information on how they got started in consulting, what types of services they provide, what types of clients they serve, the biggest challenges they face, and much more. The book also integrates current topics from a wide variety of sources so that interested readers can easily access important information all in one book. Book jacket.

Consulting with Nonprofits

Consulting with Nonprofits
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Publisher : Fieldstone Alliance
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9780940069176
ISBN-13 : 0940069172
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Consulting with Nonprofits by : Carol A. Lukas

At last! A comprehensive guide to the art, craft, and business of consulting with nonprofits and community groups . . . Nonprofit consulting requires specialized skills and knowledge of how the sector works. This guide gives you the resources and tools to help you provide quality assistance throughout your career: experienced consultants will find it an invaluable reference; new consultants will get oriented to the sector and find step-by-step guidance through the entire process; technical specialists will gain insights into the larger processes that shape nonprofit organizations; for-profit consultants and business sector volunteers will discover how to shift their expertise to match the unique culture of nonprofit and community work; students in public administration, organization development, and nonprofit management will find it a useful guide for fieldwork, service projects, or future career search. With this illustrated guide you get: an overview of the nonprofit sector and unique elements of consulting with nonprofits; the six-stage process of consulting with concrete steps and challenges in each stage; the art of consulting, including roles, dynamics, and ethics; lessons from the field--stories from thirty skilled consultants offering sage advice on common challenges from setting up contracts to cross-cultural consulting to choosing a consulting role that matches the client's needs; when team consulting makes sense; key differences between internal and external consulting; how to run your business; marketing your services; setting fees, estimating costs, and billing; managing your career growth; working with funders; nine worksheets, sample proposals, professional standards, annotated bibliography; and much more!

Guidebook to Community Consulting

Guidebook to Community Consulting
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781009244336
ISBN-13 : 1009244337
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Guidebook to Community Consulting by : Susan M. Wolfe

A practical guide to collaborating and consulting with communities to enhance social change.

Evaluating Community Collaborations

Evaluating Community Collaborations
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Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9780826121868
ISBN-13 : 0826121861
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Evaluating Community Collaborations by : Thomas E. Backer, PhD

Collaborations, which bring organizations together in a community to implement or improve an innovative program or change a policy or procedure, have become a central strategy for promoting community change. Funders require them; nonprofits see them as useful solutions to their problems of declining resources and increasing complexity (including multicultural issues); and communities demand them as evidence that key stakeholders are coming together to address problems of mutual concern. Moreover, no matter how powerful the concept, the implementation of community collaborations can usually be improved. The evaluation of collaborations can provide evidence of outcome and impact, and can help improve the process by which the collaboration operates. This book was developed by the nonprofit Human Interaction Research Institute,with funding support from the Federal Center for Mental Health Services, in connection with a series of evaluations of mental health, youth violence prevention and arts grant-making programs (supported by both the Federal government and foundations)óall of which involved collaborations as a central mechanism. It is the first comprehensive treatment of theoretical, research, and practice issues concerning the evaluation of collaborations, and includes an extensive set of forms that can be adapted for this purpose. Chapter authors are leaders in both evaluation and community collaboration work.

Collaborating with Community-based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance

Collaborating with Community-based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9780231128735
ISBN-13 : 0231128738
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Collaborating with Community-based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance by : Patricia Stone Motes

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.

Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation: 2nd Edition

Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation: 2nd Edition
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 9781684427901
ISBN-13 : 1684427908
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation: 2nd Edition by : Paul W Mattessich

Your Guide to Getting a Useful Evaluation, now updated and revised in this second edition. Evaluation is vital and beneficial to any nonprofit organization. An effective evaluation can help identify an organization's successes, share information with key audiences, and improve services. It can confirm that an organization is truly making a difference, or what changes an organization needs to make in order to improve. This book describes what types of information to collect and what questions this information can answer, details the four phases of evaluation and the steps involved in each phase, and provides information on various types of research consultants and advice on selecting one. If you are an organization manager, decision maker, policymaker, funder, researcher, or student studying applied social service research, this guide is an essential resource for your knowledge of effective organizational management.

Level Best

Level Best
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 157
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ISBN-10 : 9780787987558
ISBN-13 : 0787987557
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Level Best by : Marcia Festen

Level Best offers guidance that demystifies evaluation and takes into account the unique challenges and realities of grassroots nonprofit organizations. It provides a new framework for thinking about evaluation and tools for measuring and sharing results in ways that are practical, efficient, and meaningful.

Rebalancing Public Partnership

Rebalancing Public Partnership
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781317070658
ISBN-13 : 1317070658
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Rebalancing Public Partnership by : John Brothers

In the US, as in many other Western economies, federal and state government is working to become more involved with the nonprofit sector; a sector in which many of the organizations are singularly ill-prepared and strategically unaligned to fulfill the new role that is being asked of them. Based on his original research, John Brothers brings together leading thought leaders from the United States and around the world by exploring the prevailing attitudes and perceptions of the nonprofit sector towards government and vice versa and provides advice and direction to help both sides of the equation towards effective collaborative working. The main themes cover the nature and implications of regulatory reform on the sector and how non-government organizations should reengineer their practices. There are also chapters on some of the hot button areas of government contracting and political advocacy. The text includes best-practice examples, case studies as well as tools and templates from across the sectors. Both sides of this emerging partnership need fast-track education on each other’s capabilities, constraints and working practice. Dr Brothers’ contributors provide some very valuable perspectives and insights that should inform and direct this process.

The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation

The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 127
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781618589064
ISBN-13 : 1618589067
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation by : Paul W Mattessich.

Your Guide to Getting a Useful Evaluation Evaluation is vital and beneficial to any nonprofit organization. An effective evaluation can help identify an organization's successes, share information with key audiences, and improve services. It can confirm that an organization is truly making a difference. This book is for: organization managers and decision makers, policymakers, funders, researchers, and students studying applied social service research. Benefits you'll get: describes what types of information to collect and what questions this information can answer; details the four phases of evaluation and the steps involved in each phase; and information on various types of research consultants and advice selecting one.

Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations

Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781412967662
ISBN-13 : 141296766X
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations by : Stephen J. Gill

Nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact and that the funds raised to operate their organizations are maximized and used effectively. This book demonstrates how to create a culture of learning (intentional learning from reflection and feedback focused on successes and failures) that will lead to ongoing performance measurement and improvement. Because nonprofit organizations rely heavily on volunteers and are focused on mission, not money, it is critical for them to create a culture in which learning is a motivator for change. The book breaks down learning into four levels: individual, team, whole organization and community. Learning at each of these levels is described and then specific tools are presented. The tools are hands-on and practical, which facilitate reflection and feedback.