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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139455603321

Autore

Penna Robert Mark

Titolo

The nonprofit outcomes toolbox [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide to program effectiveness, performance measurement, and results / / Robert M. Penna ; foreword by Ken Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2011

ISBN

1-118-04446-0

1-283-07255-6

9786613072559

1-118-38683-3

1-118-04444-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Collana

Wiley nonprofit authority ; ; 1

Classificazione

BUS074000

Disciplina

658.048

658/.048

Soggetti

Nonprofit organizations - Management - Evaluation

Social service - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The basics -- pt. 2. Working with outcomes -- pt. 3. Advanced tools -- pt. 4. Other tools and perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

"An invaluable guide to the outcome-based tools needed to help nonprofit organizations increase their effectiveness The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox identifies stages in the use of outcomes and shows you how to use specific facets of existing outcome models to improve performance and achieve meaningful results. Going beyond the familiar limits of the sector, this volume also illustrates how tools and approaches long in use in the corporate sector can be of great analytical and practical use to nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental organizations. An outstanding resource for organizational and program leaders interested in improving performance, there is nothing else like this work currently available. Shows how to identify and set meaningful, sustainable outcomes. Illustrates how to track and manage with outcomes. Offers guidance in assessing capacity, and using outcome-based communications.



Features a companion Web site with the tools found in this book. Providing the tools and explanations needed to achieve program success, this book is a complete resource for the nonprofit, governmental, or philanthropic professional striving for greater effectiveness in programs or organizations"--