PathFinder

This book explores the concepts, designs, methods, and tools needed to conduct effective advocacy and policy change evaluations.

This tool includes a number of solutions for nonprofit organizations in the areas of fundraising and relationship management, marketing and engagement, financial management, payment services, social responsibility, organizational and program management, grant and award management, analytics, and more. 

This article outlines five strategies to build a successful rural grants program.

This certificate program, offered in French, allows participants to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to exercise the role of director or professional within philanthropic and community organizations. (Information on the program is only available in French of the University of Montreal's website.)

This report explains state charitable solicitation registration requirements. It includes information on common forms of solicitation that may require solicitation, an explanation of the registration forms and processes, how to approach online fundraising requirements, and more.

This article focuses on using data placemats within the context of emergent learning as a vehicle to meaningfully involve stakeholders in the sensemaking process.

This report is a guide that outlines the process for how charities turn their raw data into wisdom and informed action. 

This report examines five scenarios around equity and how it impacts evaluation. (The link will download a PDF file of the report.)

This tool is designed to help organizations assess their readiness to take on many types of evaluation activities. It captures information on organizational context and the evaluation experience of staff and can be used in various ways.

This article provides some ideas on how to record comments in non-formal circumstances in order to aid evaluation.