The present value of money September 4, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Management, Measurement No comments yet Aphorisms abound about money and value, and they are common because they are so quickly instructive. “A bird in the […] Read more
Ballmer: Cautionary tale for nonprofits August 23, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Management, Technology Comments Off on Ballmer: Cautionary tale for nonprofits The biggest of the big can still fall victim to wishful thinking about the past. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer announced […] Read more
Aligning nonprofit budgets and evaluation August 21, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Management, Measurement Comments Off on Aligning nonprofit budgets and evaluation Nonprofits are at a turning point. The ability to track how we use resources and how we produce impact (not […] Read more
Evaluation + transparency = trust August 19, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Measurement Comments Off on Evaluation + transparency = trust This American Life is a fantastic program for many reasons. Their story on nonprofit program evaluation is great in that […] Read more
Nonprofit fun and games August 6, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Management Comments Off on Nonprofit fun and games Very few people look at management goals for nonprofit organizations and think “fun!” It’s important work, and failing to do […] Read more
Right tool, right time. July 22, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Management No comments yet People are usually the most expensive thing in any nonprofit. Social sector organizations need a lot of human power to […] Read more
The Future of Combined Giving July 21, 2013 Steve Boland Fundraising, Management Comments Off on The Future of Combined Giving Combined-giving campaigns – such as United Way, Community Health Charities, Combined Federal Campaign and others – have a long history […] Read more
What’s a “home” phone number? July 13, 2013 Steve Boland Communications, Technology Comments Off on What’s a “home” phone number? Many nonprofits have already noticed a trend in how we communicate with people by phone. The old school organizations – […] Read more
Evaluate. And Disseminate. May 31, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Communications, Measurement Comments Off on Evaluate. And Disseminate. Demonstrating good work is how nonprofits gain support. Helping our communities understand how our good work makes long-term change over […] Read more
Taming Big Data. May 7, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Measurement, Technology No comments yet The first step for nonprofits toward the use of Big Data is getting access to large sets of information that […] Read more