by Kari Anderson | May 29, 2019 | Board Topics, Evaluations, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
More and more, nonprofits must be prepared to demonstrate results of the work. Funders, donors, the community, constituents and clients all depend on this information when making decisions. Why Program Evaluation There are many compelling reasons to evaluate your...
by Kari Anderson | May 15, 2019 | Evaluations, Staff topics
Employee evaluations are an opportunity to grow—as an individual, as an organization and as a team. Too often, we view this task as a chore and frequently put it off or make it a “check that box” kind of thing. I suggest you step outside your regular employee...
by Kari Anderson | Apr 17, 2019 | Organizational Planning, Policies, Staff topics, Volunteers
Volunteers can make it possible for your nonprofit organization to deliver programs and services to more people and at lower costs. An additional value, sometimes not considered, is the time itself. In-Kind Contribution If you calculate the value of volunteer time,...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 16, 2019 | Evaluations, News, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
How do we know the work of our nonprofit is making a difference? It’s a question that nonprofit executives have been contemplating since the creation of the 501(c)3 tax code. And we should know if we are making a difference. And we should share that information with...
by Kari Anderson | Aug 15, 2018 | Evaluations, legal, Policies, Recordkeeping, Staff topics
Managing employees is an important part of your nonprofit. The documents relating to employee management, thus, are another important set of documents for your nonprofit—much like the organizational documents we explored last week. These documents, however, are...
by Kari Anderson | Jun 6, 2018 | Evaluations, Staff topics
Staff performance evaluation is our topic this week, finishing our exploration of evaluation activities for nonprofits. We recommend approaching the staff performance review—from the employee and the evaluator point of view—with the same attitude as other nonprofit...
