Resources

Information, research, and resources strengthen the nonprofit sector.

We have gathered some key resources that shed light on the different ways the nonprofit sector, volunteerism, and civic engagement support our society. We continue to monitor social trends, explore statistical information, and gather inspiring resources that support you in your day-to-day work.

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Facilitation Tips

Having a good facilitator is key to conducting focus groups for evaluation and feedback on your volunteer program or screening processes. Becoming a good facilitator takes training and practice. Use these tips to learn basic, introductory facilitation tips and ‘moves.’

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Skilled Volunteers: Thinking and Acting Differently Worksheet

Brainstorm ways to think and act differently. This template will help you be intentional while planning new volunteer positions, or engaging skilled volunteers.

Evaluation 101 Workbook

This workbook will take you through the steps necessary to develop your evaluation plan, from assessing your preparedness to evaluate and introducing you to the topic a concept of evaluation to prepare a timeline and budget.

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Key Terms and Definitions: Evaluation

Some of the key terms and definitions used by evaluators.

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Stakeholder engagement

Use this template to determine how you’ll engage stakeholders and share relevant data and stories

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Stakeholder mapping

Use this template to think about the folks your organization wants to engage – who needs to know abou the program or service, who needs to be at the table, who could be a partner

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Evaluation Framework Table

Use this template to build a table of outcomes, indicators, collection methods and reporting

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Theory of Change Sample 1

A theory of change is a specific type of methodology for planning, participation and evaluation of social change initiatives

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Evaluation Framework for Volunteer Centres

Use this template to put all the evaluation pieces together and create a comprehensive data process

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Sample logic model 3

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