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“Round Peg in a Square Hole”: Lessons from Community Health Promotion Practice on Dynamics of Accountability, Reporting and Evaluation, and Governance

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
This paper presents results from a small-scale institutional ethnography study of reporting requirements and evaluation practices in two urban community health centers (CHCs), as a sample of community-based nonprofit organizations that focus on social ...
Julia Fursova, Gillian Kranias
doaj   +1 more source

State of Evaluation in Colorado's Nonprofit Sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report presents findings and recommendations from a research project to understand the state of evaluation in Colorado's nonprofit sector. Adopting a national survey conducted by the Innovation Network, a Washington DCbased nonprofit evaluation ...
Melanie Tran, Phillip Chung
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Identifying High‐Impact Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus‐Based Approach

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). Methods We conducted a search for keywords, which provided insights into potential solutions and initiatives underway. An advisory panel of lupus experts iteratively reviewed the
Joy Buie   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Stories to Evidence: How Mining Data Can Promote Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector [PDF]

open access: yesTechnology Innovation Management Review, 2012
Being a director at a nonprofit organization often means making guesses instead of properly informed decisions. One source of the “information fog” is fragmented funding.
Susan Phillips, Michael Lenczner
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Urban Fellows Gain Experience and Knowledge on Best Practices in Urban Redevelopment Through the CUREx Program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Presents a three-year evaluation of the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania (CUREx) program's evolution; impact on fellows' career goals, host nonprofit organizations, and the field; success factors; and ...

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The impact of face-to-face street fundraising on organizational reputation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Although many stakeholders perceive face-to-face street fundraising as unpleasant, nonprofit managers encourage it as a way to attract donors. To understand the long-term effects of this fundraising method, we used a mixed-methods experimental design to ...
Ehmann, Judith   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrifying the case review process for better speed, reach, and impact

open access: yesAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) requires timely feedback to and input from all staff involved in patient care to best identify practice gaps and improvement targets. However, multidisciplinary review of HAI events can be
Jennifer Gutowski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building Evaluation Muscle: Practical Steps for Health Nonprofits at Any Stage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper bridges the academic literature and ordinary practice to show how nonprofit organizations, regardless of where they are on the spectrum of evaluation capacity, and regardless of their desire to conduct evaluation internally or use external ...

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A community‐partnered process for construct & measure development: The 3Rs: Reading, Racial equity, & Relationships

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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