Inside the Performance Management Newsletter:

Introduction
Our Performance Management newsletter provides you with easy access to trends, issues, and resources related to the growing demand for a performance-oriented approach to delivering human services.

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Blog
Stay updated on nonprofit news, educational podcasts, and performance management trends with our "ETOlutionist Blog." Here are some recent postings:

Competing for Funding in a Down Economy – How nonprofits can make an argument for more funding during a recession with performance management.

Outcomes and Outputs – Avoid nonprofit misteps: define and differ outcomes & outputs. With David Hunter, former Director of Evaluation at Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.

Things You Need To Know
Trends and insights impacting nonprofit performance.

I Wouldn't Bet on Most Charities – GiveWell blog posting on how most charities don't provide meaningful evidence, relying instead on information like anecdotes and testimonials.

The Evidence Gap: Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door? – NY Times: The government spends $15 billion/year on treatment for 4 million people. Yet few programs can show they're effective.

Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education – NY Times reports on President-elect Obama's interest in making strategic investments in early childhood education.

Nonprofits Help Donors Choose, Spend Wisely – NPR Interview. How organizations are helping donors identify which charities give the most bang for the buck.

Why Evidence is Essential in Defining the Missions of Non-Profits – Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, explains why great nonprofits are only as good as its theory of change.


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