Do you see a community issue or need that goes beyond what your organization alone can address? Are you striving to create collective impact by strengthening the talent pipeline, growing the population, upscaling the workforce, expanding childcare, addressing food...
Never underestimate the purpose and power of your agency’s annual report! We know your organization is doing important work, and an annual report is an impactful tool. Why tackle developing an annual report? When done well, this report communicates impact, provides...
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...
Year-end giving can always be a challenge as everyone is trying new strategies to make the most dollars in a small window of time (check out our 10 tips to implement here). One strategy to include in your campaign is #GivingTuesday. Giving Tuesday falls on the Tuesday...
We say we’re #datanerds at Transform Consulting Group. However, for a communication and marketing person like myself, I will admit that data intimidates me. I prefer using words and emotions to convey ideas rather than numbers and excel sheets. So, how does that...
We love data! If you’ve followed our team long, then you’ve heard this before, but we really are proud #datanerds. We also love utilizing data tools like dashboards to help visualize data (we break down why in this blog). Check out some of the dashboards we have...
We’ve said it in the past and will repeat it; we are proud #datanerds at Transform Consulting Group (TCG). Too often, we work with clients who have data but don’t know how to use it. Or maybe they lack a systematic approach to acquiring data or managing projects. We...
Give yourself a pat on the back. You’re now at the final stage of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle (review other steps here and here)! You’ve planned out your process, conducted your intervention, studied the results, and now it’s time to decide how to act. The Act...
We’re continuing our Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) series, and today are taking a closer look at “Do” and “Study.” As a reminder, the PDSA framework helps organizations implement a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. You can find a complete overview of PDSA...
You’ve completed your program evaluation (review those steps here) and returned your data results. Now what? After looking at your results, plan to take a moment to assess. Are the results what you expected? Are there things you don’t like about the numbers? Did it...
If you have served on an advisory...
Another year is quickly coming to...
Toolkits address the “why” of data.
It is still possible to meet your fundraising goals
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