This tip sheet covers the dos and don’ts when designing qualitative questions.
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Use this checklist when preparing for, day-of, and immediately after a focus group.
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You may use this template when conducting a focus group. The main components of this consent form include the purpose of the focus group, a statement of voluntary participation, confidentiality, and incentive.
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This resource provides an overview of how to effectively budget for an evaluation. This information was presented by the Corporation for National & Community Service; you may access the slide deck from the presentation.
Below is the slide deck from a webinar presentation by the Collective Impact Forum and FSG. You may also access the full webinar and additional resources from the Collective Impact Forum.
Asking good questions with the data at hand is an important skill for teams and organizations making the world a better place. But all this questioning and analysis can have a shadow side — asking the wrong questions can be a waste of time and distract your team from your most important goals. Here are 5 common traps leaders in the social sector make when asking questions, and how to avoid them.
Make your organization more inclusive and diverse by following effective hiring practices.
Being aware of one’s own unconscious bias is important to know for following steps in creating a nonprofit that effectively demonstrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. Having a diverse board, staff, volunteers and members has shown a positive effect on the impact that a nonprofit has on the community served. Here is a personal assessment that one can take to learn of one’s unconscious bias as well as the organization’s as a tool for reflection.
Get the most out of your nonprofit marketing efforts by having a well-organized and strategic marketing plan. The seven steps in this guide will help you answer key questions, improve your messaging, and create your nonprofit marketing plan.
Positioning and branding are long term and strategic. Your organization needs to ask about its brand promise as a routine part of ongoing board deliberations.