"I am hugely biased because Larry and I work together but I really appreciate the approach taken in this blog piece. My favorite line is: "Measurement is a highly mediated form of communication." And the distinction between performance…"
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Interesting study on community organizing and sustainable education reform
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This brief synopsis from Philanthropy News Digest describes an interesting study conducted by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform on the role of community organizing in sustaining long-term…Continue
"The Limits of Nonprofit Impact" - HBR article
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Very interesting article in the Harvard Business Review.....worth a read http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6439.html (pdf attached)Continue
Metrics--waxing or waning?
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The head of an important international development research agency came my office today and remarked that he thought the fascination with metrics and measurement in philanthropy had peaked some time…Continue
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Brad Smith commented on Nina Gantcheva's blog post Keystone's 2011 Network Performance Survey Registration Open Until 2/11/11"If you are an organization that works in one way or another with international partners, this is definitely worth a look to answer the question: "How am I doing?" From the executive summary of the 2010 study:
"We are…"
Brad Smith posted a discussionInteresting study on community organizing and sustainable education reform
This brief synopsis from Philanthropy News Digest describes an interesting study conducted by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform on the role of community organizing in sustaining long-term educational reform.http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=324300004 One of the challenges of measuring impact is the time frame: short term successes sometimes have little long-term impact. …See More
Brad Smith commented on Nina Gantcheva's blog post Acumen Fund's Sasha Dichter Asks "What do we think success really looks like for this sector?""Sasha makes a good point about this being early days, but we are slowly beginning to have more data and better data. Good data requires more discipline that many foundations have shown to date and a willingness to agree to standards across…"
Brad Smith replied to Nina Gantcheva's discussion "many social startups stall because they don't see themselves as a business""Denise,
As you can tell from my previous post on this chain (that displays in ridiculously large type), your post on our Facebook page (I am the President of the Foundation Center) really struck a chord with me. We hear this sentiment…"
Brad Smith replied to Nina Gantcheva's discussion "many social startups stall because they don't see themselves as a business""This got me thinking in relation to a comment I saw over on the Foundation Center's Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/foundationcenter
“Janet Denise Ganaway Kelly I would like to know where are all the seed money resources for…"
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Welcome to TRASI...everything you wanted to know about social impact assessment (but were afraid to ask)"
Brad Smith posted a discussion"The Limits of Nonprofit Impact" - HBR article
Very interesting article in the Harvard Business Review.....worth a read http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6439.html (pdf attached)See More
Brad Smith posted a blog postTRASI Makes It Easier to Make a Difference
Donors of all types want to know how their money is being put to good use. Whether they see their philanthropy as a means of self-expression, a strategic initiative to reach a desirable goal, or an investment with a clear return, sooner or later they all run into the same challenge: how to assess social impact.Years ago I was busy filling out a logical framework required for a United States Agency for International Development grant, when a YMCA colleague said: "I don't get it, isn't this work…See More
David Bonbright replied to Brad Smith's discussion Metrics--waxing or waning?"Absolutely! The now 50 year-old subset of the market research world known commonly as "customer satisfaction" has been an important analogue for our work to promote constituency voice in philanthropy and social change. One interesting…"
Brad Smith replied to Brad Smith's discussion Metrics--waxing or waning?"A number of the tools in the TRASI database come from Keystone, so nonprofits and foundations who are not yet familiar with these techniques for engaging "constituent voice" will be able to see how they compare with others. When I read…"
David Bonbright replied to Brad Smith's discussion Metrics--waxing or waning?"Thanks Brad. Yes, at Keystone we like to ask the question, "Who Counts?" -- meaning both who matter and who does the counting. And our answer is that you can't really know what you have done for someone until you ask them. Simple…"
Brad Smith replied to Nina Gantcheva's discussion Outputs, Outcomes, Impact..."Nina,
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According to the link you posted "impact value chain" is defined as: "Impact value chain stage assessed identifies whether outputs, outcomes, and/or impact are assessed." That's a bit tautological and may not be…"
Brad Smith replied to Brad Smith's discussion Metrics--waxing or waning?"David know of what he speaks and has been fighting the fight for some time now to make sure that grassroots' voices have a say in what should be measured. Maybe that is the real question: not what should be measured, but who gets a say in…"
David Bonbright replied to Brad Smith's discussion Metrics--waxing or waning?"I sure hope he is wrong because the medium I think we are in is toxic, particularly if you are among those billions whose views what is being counted are largely unheard."
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Donors of all types want to know how their money is being put to good use. Whether they see their philanthropy as a means of self-expression, a strategic initiative to reach a desirable goal, or an investment with a clear return, sooner or later they all run into the same challenge: how to assess social impact.
Years ago I was busy filling out a logical framework required for a United States Agency for International Development grant, when a YMCA colleague said: "I don't get it,…
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