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Pro Bono Update on Genesis II for Families by Susan Murphy and Eric Wong

August 18, 2010 - 1:12pm

This is the second of a series of informational interviews on the five pro bono projects the Improve Group is working on in 2010.* These clients have a wide range of locations, missions and needs. We had several goals for our pro bono work:

Give back to the community in a way that honors our decade of service

Why is consent important?

August 11, 2010 - 8:38pm

By Leah Goldstein Moses Each August, the Improve Group staff takes a day out of the office to learn in depth about a topic that we’ve been addressing that year. This year, we focused on working ethically, respectfully and responsibly with people as we do our work.

Measuring Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors by Leah Goldstein Moses

July 26, 2010 - 8:15pm

Many programs delivered by the nonprofit and public sectors are designed to help change people’s lives. For example:

A nonprofit focused on environmental justice hopes to get neighborhood residents involved in grass-roots activism, including calling policy makers, supporting candidates and monitoring environmental issues
A county public health department has implemented a number of incentives and opportunities to increase the numbers of people who choose to walk or bike for their regular commute

Pro Bono Update on the San Francisco Opera by Susan Murphy and Liz Radel Freeman

July 26, 2010 - 8:11pm

This is the first of a series of informational interviews on the five pro bono projects the Improve Group is working on in 2010. These clients have a wide range of locations, missions and needs. We had several goals for our pro bono work:

How Does Evaluation Fit Into the Current Administration? by Susan Murphy

December 15, 2009 - 11:19am

I went to a number of insightful presentations at Evaluation 2009 an annual conference put on by the American Evaluation Association. One very interesting session I attended was called “Accountability, Context Transparency and President Obama: Evaluation and the New Administration”. As evaluators, we believe there is great value in examining programs in a rigorous method to find value, note best practices, look for needed changes and record usable, valid data.

Discussing evaluation with the National Guild

November 12, 2009 - 5:30pm

I had the chance to collaborate with Tom DeCaigny of Performing Arts Workshop today to share some of the lessons we've learned about evaluation in the arts. With our participants we had a great discussion about figuring out the best questions to get the information you need, helping people to be honest and courageous during an evaluation, and ways to build buy-in and support for evaluation activities.

Student Load as a Key to Achievement by Eric Wong

October 1, 2009 - 9:02am

Celebrating with the Waiver Review Team by Liz Radel Freeman

June 22, 2009 - 1:22pm

Congratulations to the Performing Arts Workshop

June 5, 2009 - 1:02pm

Accountability in philanthropy - are universal principles possible?

April 6, 2009 - 2:13pm

A recent book (summarized here) by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy has received much ink and pixels by those who take issue with its premise that there are four basic criteria that should guide foundations: * Values * Effectiveness * Ethics * Commitment

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