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INFO CENTRAL: Evaluation
Nonprofit organizations have proven to be highly effective at
a wide variety of tasks that benefit society. An essential responsibility
of every nonprofit organization is to assess the impact of its
actions and to act upon this information. The public has a stake
in nonprofit performance and is entitled to information regarding
organizational results. Nonprofits should regularly measure their
performance against a clear set of goals and objectives. They
should share this information with their constituents and the
public and use it to continually improve the quality of their
processes, programs and activities.
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Measuring
Success and Making Change with Evaluation
by Reid Zimmerman
Whether you know it or not, you and your programs are already being
evaluated. Public opinion is the strongest evaluator a nonprofit organization
faces and could be the only one if the organization does not have data to back
up its claims of community value. Addressing public opinion is only one of
many reasons why an organization may want to evaluate its programs. Acquiring
and continuing funding are other strong motivators. The greatest reason to
evaluate is to learn how to provide the best service to your clients or constituents.
Putting an evaluation program into place is the only way an organization can
ascertain what is working well and what is cost effective.
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Principles
and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence
Newly revised in 2005, the Principles and
Practices for Nonprofit Excellence are based on the fundamental
values of quality, responsibility and accountability. The ten
characteristic accountability principles distinguish the nonprofit
sector from government and business. The 133 management practices
provide specific guidelines for individual organizations to evaluate
and improve their management
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