Are We There Yet? A Conversation on Performance Measures in the Third Sector | Nonprofit Quarterly

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Boosting Fundraising Skills with Assessments and Training - Resource Center - AFP

Boosting Fundraising Skills with Assessments and Training - Resource Center - AFP: "A Charity of Choice

Like most charitable organizations, the American Red Cross relies heavily on volunteer and community donations to deliver its mission of preventing and relieving suffering, domestically and abroad, through five key service areas: disaster relief, military family aid, blood services, health and safety education and training. In an increasingly crowded non-profit arena however, the American Red Cross needed to reaffirm its position as a “charity of choice” among individual, corporate and foundation donors. To accomplish this, the development group looked to introduce a program to improve the fundraising skills of individual employees by providing them with a formal process for engaging prospective donors and expanding existing donor relationships."



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You Aren’t Paying Your Development Staff Enough

You Aren’t Paying Your Development Staff Enough: The point of this article is to tell you that fundraising is a skill. It’s learned. It’s hard. And your non-profit needs it, maybe more than you think.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 360� Evaluations - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 360 Evaluations - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: Before we introduce the reader to the wonders and significant benefits of the 360� evaluation, we would like to place a warning label on the whole process—something like, “Don’t try this at home.” There are many ways in which a 360� process can go wrong, and it is generally the result of carelessness on the part of people who may be well-intentioned but underinformed about the prerequisites for a strong 360� process.

Here are a couple of stories that demonstrate how it can go awry....

CharityVillage� Research: Deal with Performance Issues Using the CALM Approach

CharityVillage� Research: Deal with Performance Issues Using the CALM Approach: "Deal with Performance Issues Using the CALM Approach
Kathline Holmes By Kathline Holmes, CHRP, founder of Gailforce Resources
March 1, 2011



Confronting performance issues is an area of responsibility that makes many managers uncomfortable. A common theme in leadership development programs and in assessments, it frequently comes up as one of the top areas needing enhancement.

Having a strong foundation in place is a starting point for effective performance management. This includes well documented job descriptions, policy/procedures and expected outcomes of roles. It is equally important, however, to have sound soft skills and supporting coaching for anyone having to manage performance issues on a daily basis."