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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Sector: Nonprofit

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

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As an evaluator, I have seen varying levels of commitment to using principles of DEI and acknowledge that it is not always an easy or straightforward endeavor. Here are a few clarifying points on how I frame thinking about DEI and some guiding questions to discuss when thinking about incorporating DEI in your work:

Find a Certified CCAT® Facilitator in Your Area

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  UNITED STATES California Agape Influential Ministry Douglas Perkins dperkins67@msn.com   Connect For Kate Trompetter ktrompetter@gmail.com   Connie Golds Consulting  Connie Golds conniegoldsconsulting@gmail.com   DHFacilitating & Training Consulting Debra Hendricks dhftconsulting@gmail.com   Inland Empire Community Collaborative Susan Gomez sgomez.iecc@gmail.com Megan Meadors Megmeadors@hotmail.com David McCoy david@acomingofage.org Brian Thomas Romo brianromo@ieccnonprofit.org   Sheikh/Impact Amber Sheikh amber@sheikhimpact.com Connecticut … Continued

A Statement of Values to Guide Philanthropic Collaboration

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For the past two years, a number of the leading organizations supporting and facilitating nonprofit and philanthropic collaborations have been coming together to share experiences and perspectives. Called the Collaboration Champions, this group has collectively published dozens of papers on the topic and worked with hundreds of different collaborations. Through work together, the Collaborative Champions realized that there are some ethical principles, or values, held common in the approach to building and supporting successful collaborations. They articulate those principles here.

Illustrate Your Impact Goals with Logic Model Heat Mapping

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The work you do in the social sector is likely unique in its mission and programs. As unique as it is, social sector organizations like yours share the common goal to “move the needle.” No matter your mission, it is important to ensure your activities are clearly aligned with your ultimate social impact goals. To that end, we have produced three videos that demonstrate how you can use logic model heat mapping to strengthen the alignment between your group’s mission and activities.

Be SMART: Designing Effective Media Campaigns (Stage 1)

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There are four key stages in the use of media. These stages include design, development, distribution and reflection. In this piece, we discuss the importance of design and the impact evaluation can have in this stage in creating a successful campaign, and subsequently detail the process.

Building Evaluation Capacity Across International Offices

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For NGOs with offices in a wide variety of geographic locations, establishing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system that works for both the headquarters office and field offices can be a real challenge. If those offices operate in different countries, that challenge becomes even harder. Learn how Hand in Hand International (HiH), supported through Johnson & Johnson’s Healthy Futures evaluation capacity-building program, piloted a measurement framework in Eastern Africa, Afghanistan, and London that allows it to have a greater understanding of what is needed to achieve their desired impact and how that varies by region.

4 Tips for Culturally Responsive Programming

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I’ve always had an inherent appreciation for diversity – yet my training and work in the evaluation space has fostered even greater realization that diversity is a critical component to both program design and evaluation. In my work, I’ve had to assess how people are experiencing programs and whether those experiences match what was intended. Naturally, I’ve been exposed to and come to understand realities and points of view different than my own. I see this call for cultural responsiveness as being relevant to not only evaluators, but program staff as well…

Offering the CCAT® to Your Grantees

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Maximize philanthropic investment by strengthening your grantees’ capacity Investing in grantee capacity building is essential for long-term impact. Equipping nonprofits with skills, systems, and resources to strengthen operations allows them to deliver on their missions more effectively. These investments yield measurable outcomes for funders while creating stronger partners capable of implementing quality programs. The result … Continued

How Does the CCAT® Work?

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Built on decades of experience and research in capacity building, the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) measures a nonprofit’s effectiveness in four key ways.

What makes the CCAT® unique?

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The CCAT is a unique type of capacity assessment tool that forms an integral part of the capacity building services offered by TCC Group. Our core capacity assessment model was developed over decades of research and evaluation of capacity building initiatives in the non-profit sector. In addition to your organization’s capacity scores, the CCAT determines … Continued

What is a CCAT® Interpretation Session?

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Assessment with interpretation is essential to action and real change. Once your nonprofit has assessed its capacity, how can your leadership move from assessment to action? At TCC Group, we believe that data alone does not help a nonprofit build its capacity. The CCAT’s strength is amplified by an interpretation session, where a neutral third-party … Continued

Purchasing the <i>CCAT</i><sup>®</sup>

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Individual nonprofits, funders, and management support organizations can purchase CCAT surveys and interpretation sessions for up to 9 organizations online. If you are interested in purchasing the CCAT for 10 or more organizations, or if you would like to discuss creating a tailored program of capacity building services for your organization, please email our Help … Continued

4 Key Stages for Measuring Your Media Outcomes

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What can media accomplish? What can it affect? These are questions funders often ask. Restating those questions from an evaluation perspective translates to: how can one measure the impact of media? To understand how to measure media, we must first understand the strategy behind media.

How do organizations use the CCAT®?

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Determining strengths and identifying opportunities Built on decades of experience and research in capacity building, the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) measures a nonprofit’s effectiveness in relation to four core capacities – leadership, adaptability, management, and technical capacity – as well as organizational culture. The CCAT is intended to help a nonprofit organization determine its … Continued

The Story of a TCC-er at Summer Camp

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I may not be unique. Like most people who work in or with the social sector, I have a personal drive to give back. But volunteering at a week-long summer camp gave me pause – and I will share with you how this experience reinforced how I embody TCC’s values – that is, a client-centered approach focused on learning, sustainable change, and resourcefulness.