In today’s world of social change, accountability is the watchword.  CEOs are looking for the relevance to business strategy.  Donors are asking for outcomes.  Boards are requiring greater accountability.  Bottom line:  you need better data – to communicate impact, to defend your budget, to make better decisions and to manage your priorities.  In today’s world of social change, performance matters. 

MEASUREMENT 101**
November 6, 2008    8:30 am – 12:00 Noon

Facilitator:  Mission Measurement
Huntington Bank Room – Main Library
325 Michigan Ave., Toledo, Ohio

Workshop Fee:  Free
This workshop has been approved for 3.5 CFRE contact hours.
                               
In this interactive workshop we will discuss:

• Why Measure - including key drivers, benefits and challenges.
• What to measure - including key terms, a study of performance measurement versus evaluation, the difference between measuring outcomes versus activities and SMART metrics.
• How to measure - including building a success equation.
• Next steps - including how to get organizational buy-in, implementing measurement and how to apply the data.

Materials in this workshop are geared to any senior level staff or Board Member.

Register online here or print registration form, complete and send to the Center for Nonprofit Resources (address on registration form).

Implementation & Analysis **
November 6, 2008   1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Facilitator:  Mission Measurement       
Huntington Room – Main Library
325 Michigan Ave., Toledo, Ohio

Workshop Fee:  Free
This workshop has been approved for 35 CFRE contact hours.

This interactive workshop will discuss:

• How to implement performance measurement including organizational considerations, technical considerations, capacity considerations and budget considerations.
• The implementation process including metrics definitions, data sourcing and data validation.
• How to launch data collection including existing systems, Excel spreadsheets and online options.
• How to the get the most from your data.
• Approaches to communicating results.

Materials in this workshop are geared to any senior level staff or Board Member.

**Participants do not have to attend both sessions; however, you must attend the Measurement 101 workshop to attend the Implementation and Analysis workshop.  Lunch will be provided to those participants attending both workshops.

Register online here or print registration form, complete and send to the Center for Nonprofit Resources (address on registration form).

About the Facilitator: 
Mission Measurement helps clients to improve their social impact by measuring performance.  They are a consulting and strategy firm that focuses on measuring the success of social strategies.  Their principals have been pioneering methods and tools to help social impact organizations measure results since 1994.  They teach the course on measuring nonprofit performance at one of the leading business schools in the country.