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
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
Nonprofits need a content calendar. March 27, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Communications, Content No comments yet Over the past year, Now & Next has covered communications topics such as social media, e-mail campaign management, and annual reports. Technology supports these […] Read more
Tech tools for nonprofit evaluation. January 23, 2013 Steve Boland Article, Measurement, Technology No comments yet Program evaluation is the “eat your vegetables” of the nonprofit sector. Everyone agrees this is a good idea, but often […] Read more