This week’s Story By Numbers podcast is so awesome, Ruth and I split it into two parts. This post includes Part 2. Listen to Part 1 here: The DataViz Extravaganza, Part 1. For this episode of Story By Numbers, we … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: The DataViz Extravaganza, Part 1
September 11, 2012 By
This week’s Story By Numbers podcast is so awesome, Ruth and I split it into two parts. This post includes Part 1. Part 2 is available here: The DataViz Extravaganza, Part 2. For this episode of Story By Numbers, we … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Pinterest for Nonprofits: It’s Not Just for Knitters Anymore
August 31, 2012 By
This episode of the Story by Numbers Podcast features Ruth and I talking about the latest social media darling, Pinterest. Despite it’s reputation as a hangout for crafters, Pinterest is a great place for nonprofits and other socially conscious organizations … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Story By Numbers, Episode 4: DVQ Studios Designs a Beautiful, Accessible Report
July 16, 2012 By
Today’s Story by Numbers podcast features an interview with Emily Stoddard Furrow of DVQ Studio. DVQ is a design firm that works with nonprofit and for-profit organizations with a social purpose. They have tons of experience helping tell complex stories … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Why Federal Funding Changes Mean You Need Evaluation
July 10, 2012 By
In this video, I talk about some changes in federal funding that have affected one of my clients, as well as many other programs like Head Start. The Obama Administration is putting a greater emphasis on evaluation and accountability and … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Can Evaluation Help Change Your Organization’s Culture?
June 14, 2012 By
Often when small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations think about evaluation, it stands out as something that they would like to do, but can’t afford. Other times program evaluation is something they only do when a funder requires it. I recently … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Cookies, Chocolate Chips and Evaluation
June 12, 2012 By
Today’s video uses Hallie Preskill’s brilliant Chocolate Chip Cookie exercise to show how you already do evaluation in your daily life. Watch the video, share the exercise with your staff, and start thinking about ways to evaluate your nonprofit’s programs.
Changing River Consulting: Personal Change Day: Outsource One Thing
June 9, 2012 By
The 2012 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey shows that for the first time in a while, nonprofits are planning on doing some hiring. 43% of respondents say that they are going to hire new positions in the following year. Generally, organizations … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: Hope Has No Place in a Theory of Change
June 7, 2012 By
In a previous post, I briefly explained How to Create a Theory of Change. You can read in more detail on that post, but the three main steps are: Desired Change Assumptions Actions Results & Reflection Recently, Matt Forti wrote … Continue reading →
Changing River Consulting: What Is Evaluation?
June 5, 2012 By
In this video, I give my very brief definition of nonprofit program evaluation. In my view, evaluation is not: Financial auditing Magic Other definitions that I talk about are: The American Evaluation Association’s definition: “Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and … Continue reading →