"Data-Driven Decision-Making" Program Followup

Thanks to ARCHS Wendell Kimbrough and Steven Brawley for their excellent and helpful presentation about collecting and managing data for nonprofits last Wednesday. For attendees or others interested in more information about some of the topics they covered, we recommend the following books from SLPL:

• Balanced Scorecard, Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies by Paul R. Niven
• Nonprofit Dashboard, A Tool for Tracking Progress by Lawrence M.Butler
• Benchmarking in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors by Patricia Keehley & eil Abercrombie
• Benchmarking for Nonprofits How to Measure, Manage, and Improve Performance by Jason Saul
• Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide by Paige Teegarden, Denice Hinden & Paul Sturm
• Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations by Stephen J. Gill.
  
   
  +++ For anyone who missed our session, The Foundation Center will offer a webinar on Using Data for Improvement (Otherwise There's No Point in Collecting It!) Oct. 29,  from 1- 2:30 pm (CST), $95 per enrollee. It's the last of a 4-part October webinar series: Outcome Thinking and Management.  Go to http://marketplace.foundationcenter.org/training/webinar for more info and to sign up.   
  

Tips from Last Week's Programs Here

From Volunteer Management Basics (4/1): Find the current value of volunteer service per hour in your state at www.independentsector.org/volunteering

From The New Face of Nonprofit Evaluation (4/19): To see various methods and measurements currently being used around the country, go to http://trasi.foundationcenter.org/   

MANY THANKS to Rick Skinner from United Way of Greater St. Louis and BoardLinkStl and to ARCHS CEO Wendell Kimbrough, Jan Ashbrook--Sr. Project Director with the St. Louis Mental Health Board-  and Wyman Center CEO Dave Hilliard for sharing their organizations' experiences and requirements for quantifying the actual outcomes and impact of their work.

Learn from 2 Intermediaries Here in August

This past April, Gateway Center for Giving published a study on The Role of Intermediaries in St. Louis. (see April 8 post below) They reported on 30 local organizations who 'provide essential services" -- ranging from funding, collaborative, training and/or advocacy assistance -- to the regional nonprofit sector. And now, our August schedule of free classes here at the G&FC gives you the opportunity to meet leaders from two of them and find out more about their services. ...

• Aug. 18 --Linda Aitch from the Nonprofit Services Center will talk about Capacity Building for Highly Effective Nonprofits. Funders and donors are now requiring evidence of your organization's effectiveness and financial sustainability after the gift/grant has been used. Linda will describe how to develop your nonprofit's core skills in leadership, management, finance and fundraising, programming and evaluation to meet these requirements. 3-4:30 pm.
  


• Aug. 24 -- Board Chair Matt Matthews and CEO Wendell Kimbrough will head a panel from ARCHS, Area Resources for Community and Human Services, sharing effective ways of Engaging Your Board. They will describe how to discern and use your board's collective experience, expertise and business/social connections to build your organization's effectiveness. ARCHS works in partnership with local organizations to pool time and talent and leverage funding to benefit the St. Louis region. 3-4:30 pm.
  
  Just contact me with questions or to sign up.