This week’s lesson was all about evaluating programs – I have fortunately had the opportunity to take Greg Chen’s class that specifically focuses on program evaluation. One of our exercises was to create a logic model (which is something that … Continue reading →

What is the purpose of program and/or organizational evaluation? The purpose of program and organization evaluation is to see if the organization is most effectively utilizing its resources and achieving its mission. Unfortunately, as mentioned in the Stanford Social Innovation Review … Continue reading →

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/viral-content-psychology  This week’s discussion on nonprofit branding makes my head turn its gears wondering what makes something go viral, and what doesn’t. The marketing teams at nonprofit organizations across the country are coming up with new videos everyday: some short, … Continue reading →

Having a brand is very important to nonprofits, as having a strong brand identity could either make or break your project in the nonprofit world. In the U.S. currently, over 150 nonprofits are created every day, all fighting for funding … Continue reading →

This week’s reading included a lot of discussion regarding personality types and what makes a great leader. Is a strong, aggressive, commanding leader better – or is a soft, kind, and nurturing one more effective? While I don’t think that … Continue reading →

This week’s lesson reminded me of a discussion that I had in my class last semester – I’ll leave out the details of the professor’s name, but the class was a budgeting/financial related. Our professor asked the class “What is … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR2c2vydNGc  I thought I’d share the Oprah Winfrey Interview that ABC did that tells the story of some of the girls that graduated from Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls. While we did practically “rip-apart” Oprah’s school, I thought was … Continue reading →

In this week’s reading and lesson, we learned about the many forces that shape nonprofit organizations, including the media, funders, celebrities, the general public, government agencies, etc. While these forces can provides vital resources for nonprofits, they also can shape … Continue reading →

In this week’s class, a topic came up regarding nonprofit compensation. It immediately made me think of Dan Pallotta’s speech: “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfAzi6D5FpM&t=601s I’ve always been a fan of this TED Talk since … Continue reading →

Nonprofit organizations play an important role in our society – and the role that they play has evolved over the years. Within the past few decades, nonprofit organizations have been slowly replacing many core government functions, and many government agencies … Continue reading →