Assessing Community Needs and Resources
The Community Tool Box is a service of the Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. This toolkit provides guidance for conducting assessments of community needs and resources.
Action Focused Data Discussion Process and Worksheet
The Action-focused Data Discussion Process & Worksheet is a step-by-step guide.
Data Driven – Creating a Data Culture
Data Driven - Creating a Data Culture, deep dives into how to create a data driven culture. It breaks down what a data scientist is, what a data-driven organization looks like, what data organizations do well, along with what tools are needed to support creating culture change.
Nonprofit Fundraising Metrics
Donor Searches "Nonprofit Fundraising Metrics" article breaks down 26 ways to accurately measure your organizational progress, successes and shortcomings (and then build on those lessons for future campaigns). Nonprofit KPIs, or nonprofit fundraising metrics, can improve strategies, programs, and, ultimately, fundraising numbers if your nonprofit tracks them wisely. This guide covers everything you need to know about nonprofit fundraising metrics and offer 26 essential KPIs for your nonprofit to track by going over the following: Overview of nonprofit fundraising metrics, Nonprofit fundraising metrics best practices, General nonprofit fundraising metrics, Donor relationship metrics, Giving level metrics, Engagement metrics, Online performance metrics
Key Steps in Outcome Management
This is the first in a Urban Institute series of guides to help nonprofit organizations that wish to introduce or improve their efforts to focus on the results of their services. This first guide, entitled Key Steps, provides an overview of the outcome management process, identifying specific steps and providing suggestions for examining and using the outcome information