How you doin’? Nonprofits benefit from formal evaluations
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By Lynn Sygiel, editor, Charitable Advisors
Jodi Snell grew up in a small town. Less than 400 people live in Jeffersonville, Illinois, but Snell remembers her parents were always busy helping to make their tiny community a better place.
Like organizing a softball tournament to raise money for a young cancer patient and her family. Snell recalls personally delivering a Game Boy to the girl in the hospital and recalling that the joy was clearly two-fold: on the girl’s part and hers.
Amanda Lopez had similar experiences in her hometown of Wabash, Indiana. Her mom and dad over the years were foster parents to more than 100 children.
In each case, the message is the same. For those who do it, community work can be a rewarding. Most volunteers say it is time well spent and personally fulfilling, even if they can’t be sure they made a significance difference.
In the nonprofit world, where organizations depend on donations and grants, it’s a different story. Nonprofits must prove their worth to keep the operating cash flowing.
And how exactly do they do that? With a little help from folks like Snell and Lopez whose vocabularies these days are full of somewhat dry words as program evaluation, data collection, logic model, outputs and outcomes.
Read more.
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If you’re interested in keeping up-to-date on evaluation, Amanda Lopez and Jodi Snell recommend two membership organizations that offer top-notch resources, webinars and conferences and share the ethics of evaluation and trends.
These are:
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Is your nonprofit at risk? Cyber-security vulnerabilities
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By Holly Fields, audit senior manager, Blue & Co.
A hot topic of many conversations recently has been cyber security.
Are nonprofit organizations at risk? If so, what should be done to address the risks? Nonprofit organizations handle sensitive data every day, which make them a prime target for an attacker.
Reputation is everything to a nonprofit organization, and a data breach or other cyber-attacks can destroy that reputation very quickly. Keep in mind that some of the top cyber security threats to an organization today are employees, outdated software or patches or poor decisions in password management.
Do your employees know how to tell if an email is from a legitimate source? Can they identify safe attachments and non-safe attachments? What if someone sends an email to one of your employees asking for private information, or pretends to be someone they are not?
Proper training for your employees will help them identify possible threats that might be reaching out to contact your organization via email, chat and/or telephone.
Read more.
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The Clowes Fund promoted
Megan Briggs Reilly to program director. Reilly joined the Fund in 2015 as its New England-based program officer.
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The Clowes Fund promoted
Erin M. Trisler to operations director. Trisler joined the Fund in 2014 as program manager.
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Kaytlin Eastes joined the IU Center for Global Health and AMPATH as program coordinator. Eastes previously served as operations and impact manager at Prosperity Indiana.
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Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame has named
Katie Conboy as its president. Conboy most recently served as provost and senior vice president at Simmons University in Boston since 2013.
– Inside Indiana Business
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Indiana Philanthropy Alliance named
Adam Forer as engagement manager. Forer was previously the Atlantic regional manager at the Southeastern Wind Coalition.
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Indiana Philanthropy Alliance named
Michael Tucker operations manager. Tucker previously served as a performance consultant for the City of Indianapolis in the Office of Audit and Performance under Mayor Hogsett.
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Indiana Philanthropy Alliance promoted
Lissa Silotto to director of marketing and communications. Silotto has been with IPA since 2016.
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Correction: Hillary’s pronouns should be he/his. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful promoted
Hillary Cox to community arborist. Previously he was the nonprofit’s youth tree team assistant manager.
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Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a three-year, $15 million grant to
Early Learning Indiana. The organization has received $13 million of the grant with the additional $2 million in matching funds to encourage other funders to support Early Learning Indiana.
Read more.
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership® (INHP) received a $5.3 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc.. These resources will support 2020 operations to increase affordable housing opportunities and revitalize neighborhoods.
Read more.
Indiana Humanities requests proposals from qualified applicants who are interested in performing consulting and training services related to organizational equity, diversity and inclusion transformation. Proposals are due Monday, April 1 by 5 p.m. and work will begin on May 15. To learn more and read the full RFP,
click here.
The Pathfinder Foundation is accepting fund requests for 2020 from nonprofits that assist people with disabilities. Priority funding is given to organizations in Allen, Huntington, Marshall, Starke, Wabash and Whitley counties. Submissions due March 25 to be reviewed by the board on March 30. For more information, contact Sheryl Cline at
scline@pathfinderservices.org or call the Pathfinder Services Huntington office at 260-356-0500.
Download application here.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Cohort 10 requests for proposals submissions are open with an intent to apply due on March 12 and full applications due Aug. 12. For general questions, email
21CCLCprogram@doe.in.gov. Application and resources can be found
here.
Alerding CPA Group has been named as one of Indiana’s “Best Places to Work,” for the second year in a row. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce program, now in its 15th year, is designed to identify, recognize and honor those with leading workplace cultures. Top companies were determined through employer reports and comprehensive, confidential employee surveys and administered by Best Companies Group.
Read more.
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Social Security: What you need to know presentation on April 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. at United Way of Central Indiana (2955 N Meridian St #300). Charo Boyd of the Social Security Administration will share best prepare to utilize social security to maximize your benefit and minimize risk. Cost: free. To register, click
here.
The International Center’s Engaging Across Cultures Global Competency workshops are April 12 or Aug. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the International Center (One Indiana Square, Suite 2000). The half-day workshops are interactive and designed for all global professionals. Cost: $125. For additional information contact Peter Kirkwood at
pkirkwood@internationalcenter.org. To register, click
here.
RESOLVE INDY’s annual conference is on April 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at NCAA Hall of Champions (700 W. Washington St.). Join Indiana's leaders to discover how your organization can become a destination for years to come Cost: $99 for nonprofits. To register, click
here.
Foellinger Foundation’s Barbara Burt Innovative Leader Fund will provide financial assistance to nonprofit board leaders interested in attending the BoardSource Leadership Forum. The two-day BoardSource Leadership Forum is May 7 and 8 in St. Louis. For the support application, click
here.
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society's eighth annual Timeless Tips from the Bench & Bar on May 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Indianapolis Marriott North (3645 River Crossing Pkwy.). The CLE event will feature approximately 18 distinguished speakers in 15-20 minute fast-paced presentations. Registrants can receive up to six hours of continuing legal education, including one hours of ethics. Cost: $300. To register click
here.
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CenterPoint Counseling needs volunteer facilitators to support children of divorce. Next training is Feb. 29 at 8:00 a.m. Group meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays from September to May. No experience necessary, all training provided. Commitment: 6 hours monthly. For questions, email Jennifer Murphy at
NewDay@CenterPointCounseling.org or call 317-252-5518. For the volunteer form, click
here.
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Peer-to-peer fundraising journey. Learn how successful nonprofits leverage donor touchpoints to increase engagement and giving and the stages of the new donor journey model to unlock more fundraising.
Download this free e-book.
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Fundraising technology. In this guide learn how fundraising software can benefit your organization, what functionality to look for, and the questions you should consider when evaluating your options.
Free guide here.
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