In a featured blog series about strategic planning, we highlighted when to create a strategic plan and the 4 steps of strategic planning, including detailed blogs for each step (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4). But what happens once you’ve completed those steps? Too...
Research shows nearly a third of giving happens at the end of the year, so now is the time to focus on communication and donor stewardship. Hopefully, your year-end campaign will bring in new donors as well as repeat donors. Throughout your campaign, don’t forget to...
During a time when communities and policies are changing, it is important to ensure the programs and services within those communities are constantly evolving to meet the needs of families. The Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model is an ongoing process for...
At Transform Consulting Group, we are proud data nerds. Our evaluation services help clients collect, analyze, and share meaningful data. This blog post explained who to share your data with and why. In today’s post, we will go one step further by providing noteworthy...
An evaluation plan is a roadmap to help organizations validate the impact of their work. In this past blog post, we describe our four-step evaluation process. Step 2 of this process involves creating or modifying data tools and systems. When establishing evaluation...
Evaluation is key in determining if your program is making the desired impact. While critical, evaluation can be an overwhelming and intimidating process for organizations. We have worked with several clients to help them embark on the journey of evaluating their...
Are you accomplishing what your organization set out to accomplish? We know you're doing important work at Transform Consulting Group (TCG). We also know you are passionate about serving your community. But are you actually doing it? And if so, how do you prove it?...
Companies often send lengthy surveys to gather customer feedback on products/services, incorporating the net promoter score methodology. However, many companies need to realize that this could result in survey fatigue, where surveys can be too lengthy, or people...
Did you know that Indiana’s college-going rate is at its lowest point in more than 10 years? According to the 2021 Indiana College Readiness Report, the state’s college-going rate has steadily declined since 2015. This highlights the urgent need for effectively...
Two months ago, we shared our 2020 giving reflections based on data available at that time. Since then, more data has been released. As promised, here is an update! Spoiler alert: Things weren’t too bad in 2020, and the future looks promising. In Part I, we analyzed...
