This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. It’s that time of year, where we think ahead to what we want to accomplish in the new year. If you’re a nonprofit leader, strategic planning might be top of mind for […]
Ask Nicole: Partnering with Other Consultants
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. During a recent partnership experience, a consulting organization contacted me to gauge my interest in developing a proposal for a multi-year project for a funder. I’d had a conversation with one of […]
Try This: In Person vs Online Workshop Prep
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this out and let me know how it goes for you. As an introverted workshop facilitator, I used to believe that online workshops were easier to facilitate than in person ones. Now I see that online workshops aren’t easier or harder; they […]
What Does Reproductive Justice Actually Look Like?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. In Loretta Ross’ essay “What is Reproductive Justice?” in Reproductive Justice Briefing Book: A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change, Loretta writes: “Reproductive Justice can be used as a theory for thinking about how to connect the dots in our lives. It […]
Ask Nicole: We’ve Hired Too Many Consultants
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. It’s been a while since I’ve touched on a consulting-specific topic, and this month’s Ask Nicole touches on something I’ve been noticing over the past year. Why do nonprofits hire consultants? Specifically, […]
Stop Prioritizing “One Size Fits All” Solutions
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. A principle in program design is that, if a program is placed in a new location, the program will still perform as expected. From a program evaluation perspective, we understand that a program’s location presents both challenges and opportunities, as the physical location […]
Try This: Update Your Logic Model
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you. When logic models are viewed as a valuable planning and learning tool and used with other programmatic tools, it increases the likelihood that your organization will use them. So, let’s update […]
The Key to Making Actionable Logic Models
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Let’s get straight to the point. When logic models are viewed as a valuable planning and learning tool, rather than solely as a grant making reporting requirement, it increases the likelihood that your organization will use them. When logic models are viewed in […]
Ask Nicole: Why Logic Models Set Nonprofits Up for Failure
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. During a project meeting, I had a conversation with an executive director on structuring their organizational evaluation framework. Understanding programs and all their many parts helps me determine an appropriate evaluation strategy, […]
Closest to the Problem, Closest to the Solution
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. When you’re closest to the problem, you’re closest to the solution. I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of philanthropy. Specifically, how funders engage with and invest in communities and nonprofits. Most nonprofits have an ambivalent relationship with funders. They need funding to survive, but […]