In the current environment of shifting government priorities, tight budgets, and funder expectations, program management and evaluation is not just a reporting requirement, it's an important way to strengthen programs, tell your story, and adapt to change.
program design
Nonprofit Build Up is a podcast hosted by A. Nicole Campbell, Founder and CEO of Build Up Advisory Group. "Discover insights from nonprofit and philanthropy leaders about assessing and building better organizational infrastructure, programmatic strategies, and challenging traditional sector approaches on how to support some of the world’s most vulnerable communities."
More Than Numbers: A Guide toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Demographic Data Collection outlines best practices and provides recommendations for inclusive and respectful demographic data collection by organizations. "Collecting data is about more than just numbers: It is an opportunity to listen and understand the stories and experiences of the individuals we seek to serve." Appendices include links to further valuable resources.
New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support makes the case that "multiyear general operating support (GOS) provides nonprofits with the flexibility to use funds to fulfill their missions and the ability to plan for the long-term sustainability of their organizations, programs, and services" and should become a standard grantmaking practice.
Jeanne Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
How do we develop operational practices in the area of program design, management, and evaluation that incorporates equity and cultural sensitivity to those we seek to serve? In building our organizations, are we looking through an asset-based lens to design programs? How we view the community we serve and those who will receive our services influences our program design and subsequent management and evaluation of those services.