Designing Effective Foundation Program Strategy February 2, 2012 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Strong grantmaking programs reflect a foundation’s values, balance internal capacities with the external environment, and address constituents’ needs. This briefing paper shares the five essential steps to creating programs with impact.
Change Management: Strategies to Help Nonprofit Leaders Make the Most of Uncertain Times January 3, 2009 By Visceral_Dev_Admin TCC Group offers guidance to help organizations manage change—be it transitions in leadership, organizational structure, or programmatic focus. We identify ideas, strategies, and examples that can help nonprofit executives and their boards successfully navigate the change process.
What Makes an Effective Coalition? Evidence-Based Indicators of Success January 1, 2011 By Visceral_Dev_Admin What are the crucial ingredients for an effective coalition or network, and how can they be cultivated and evaluated? Based on a literature review and TCC’s own knowledge and experience, this briefing paper shares research on best practices with regard to effective advocacy coalitions. This work was commissioned by The California Endowment, a leading funder … Continued
Success by Design: How R&D Activates Program Innovation and Improvement in the Nonprofit Sector July 2, 2011 By Visceral_Dev_Admin It’s time to bring a staple of the for-profit sector into the nonprofit community: Research and Development. An R&D approach to measurement requires adherence to distinct principles, enabling an organization to translate information into immediate action and program improvement.
What Makes an Effective Advocacy Organization? A Framework for Determining Advocacy Capacity January 13, 2009 By Visceral_Dev_Admin In an effort to develop frameworks and methodologies to be able to meaningfully evaluate policy change efforts, TCC Group conducted an evaluation of a cohort of advocacy organizations who were receiving general support from The California Endowment. This resulting paper draws on a variety of sources, looking at the context for policy and advocacy work … Continued
When Things Fall Apart: Building Organizational Strength of Humanitarian Aid Organizations January 2, 2008 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Humanitarian aid organizations (HAOs) constantly balance competing demands: developmental change with emergency relief; visible and immediate impact with long-term sustainability; and donor and media demands with the needs of the population. HAOs are usually the first on the scene in the wake of a disaster, and as more organizations enter the field and solicit public … Continued
Advocacy Campaigns and Embedded Evaluators: Lessons Learned January 2, 2017 By Visceral_Dev_Admin From 2014 to 2016, TCC Group (TCC) partnered with Pre-K for PA Campaign and Campaign for Fair Education Funding (CFEF) to act as their embedded evaluator. For each advocacy campaign, TCC’s focus was on the quality of strategy, progress on short- and long-term goals, and internal capacity. Working with CFEF and Pre-K for PA provided … Continued
Unique Methods in Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation February 2, 2017 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Authors: ORS Impact, Spark Policy Institute, TCC Group A seminal resource in the advocacy evaluation field, “Unique Methods in Advocacy Evaluation” (Coffman & Reed, 2010) increased evaluators’ awareness of methods uniquely positioned to evaluate advocacy. This second brief adds to that toolbox, this time focusing on methods that have been successfully used to understand multi-stakeholder … Continued
Capturing General Operating Support Effectiveness: An Evaluation Framework for Funders and Evaluators January 25, 2017 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Data show that general operating support is on the rise. Yet foundations and evaluators alike need to better understand how to measure the impact of these grants. In this briefing paper, TCC Group reflects on its work evaluating general operating support and provides a comprehensive outcomes framework that maps out four key dimensions of success … Continued
Evaluating Legal Advocacy: A How-To Guide for Evaluators, Funders, and Advocates January 22, 2016 By Visceral_Dev_Admin This guide introduces funders, advocates, and evaluators to thinking about evaluating legal advocacy work. In addition to legal impact, we explore how to measure the quality of the work and how to measure impact outside of the legal arena.