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Nonprofit Mission: Impact is the podcast for nonprofit leaders who want to build a better world without becoming a martyr to the cause.

Interviews of nonprofit experts explore how to make your organization more effective and innovative for greater mission impact.

Hosted by Carol Hamilton, principal, Grace Social Sector Consulting, nonprofit strategic planning and evaluation design consultant.

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Rethinking Nonprofit Program Evaluation with Kayla Meyers

In episode 134 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, host Carol Hamilton welcomes guest Kayla Meyers, founder of Bridgepoint Evaluation, for a conversation about reimagining program evaluation in nonprofits.

They discuss:

Why evaluation is not an audit or judgment as it has sometimes been in the past
It should be a collaborative, curiosity-driven process that opens communication, supports learning, and improves impact.
How to create right-sized, useful evaluation practices rooted in strategy and driven by purpose.
How evaluation can be a force for good—helping organizations tell fuller, more meaningful stories about their work and the communities they serve.

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Nonprofit Success: Using Logic Models to Showcase Impact and Improve Organizational Alignment

In episode 108 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, Carol explores how nonprofit leaders can measure and map their organization’s impact through building out their theory of change and program logic models.

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Getting clear on your theory of change with Erin Allgood

In episode 76 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, Carol Hamilton and Erin Allgood explore nonprofit theories of change, highlighting their distinction from logic models. They discuss how a theory of change aids decision-making among various options and reassure listeners that they are not alone in addressing challenges.

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Nonprofit Program Evaluation with Wendy Wolff

In episode 17 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Wendy Wolff, discussed several key topics, including the differences between leading a nonprofit and a for-profit business, the distinction between awareness and action, and the common fears surrounding evaluation. They highlighted critical assumptions to avoid when collaborating with communities and addressed the importance of changing social norms.