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"All #feedback practices contribute to organizational benefits, and the more #nonprofits can engage in these practices, the more likely they are to benefit." buff.ly/3oiqfa1 @Listen4_Good #FeedbackResearch

ORS is hiring a VP of People! Visit orsimpact.com/careers for more info #hiring

Have you heard of arts-based methods for evaluation? ORS staff recently completed a 3-part professional development series with @and_implement to help our team approach evaluation and social justice more creatively. #evaluation

Frameworks for thinking about power. #philanthropy #funders #participatory #grantmaking @orsimpact buff.ly/3PGq5BU

@NonprofitAF Hahahahaha!

“dismissing anyone's response as predictable and boring? It may be funny and feel good, but I don't think that is helpful or fair” —a white dude’s predictable and boring response to my post this week on predictable and boring white dude responses. #3 on the list

Do you build/strengthen/support a field? Do you wish you had better ways to describe/conceptualize/measure and learn from this kind of work? Check out this new brief created by a cross-sector think tank for ideas! orsimpact.com/blog/Exploring…

Reminder: Measuring Narrative Change webinar on 9/15! Our own @SarahStachowiak, Nikki Kalra, and @nehasgohil of @Hewlett_Found will discuss opportunities for measurement to support strategies that advance more just and equitable narratives. @RWJF bit.ly/mncORS

@EngageRD Nice! We closed this week! Wishing you all rest and restoration!

Our office is closed next week to give our team time to reflect, rest, and recharge from the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. We are grateful for the opportunity to pause and hope you too have time to rest. We'll be back September 13!

Interested in measuring narrative change? Join us for a webinar on 9/15, as we think about helpful concepts and approaches, where to look for change, and engaging with power and progress in complex contexts. With @Hewlett_Found and @RWJF. Register here: bit.ly/mncORS

FEAN and @GEOfunders session 7/15 on actionable strategies to make evaluations more useful to philanthropy and to help evaluators of color thrive. With @fontane_lo @kammannhoward Rachele Espiritu/@changematrix and @SarahStachowiak Nikki Kalra @orsimpact geofunders.org/events/358

In 2018, we engaged with the @PackardFdn to better understand what it looks like when advocacy organizations meaningfully engage their constituents in #advocacy work, and what it takes for them to do so. Our findings are out now: bit.ly/2SVOpqP

@O_MerC @vanessapdaniel @GroundswellFund @Hewlett_Found @iamglennharris @RaceForward @PiaVision @TWI_2022 @Edfunders Omg, such an amazing group to fangirl!

Excited to share the stage with @vanessapdaniel of @GroundswellFund, @O_MerC of @Hewlett_Found, @iamglennharris of @RaceForward, & @PiaVision of @TWI_2022 in the return of The Great Debate #NCG2021 bit.ly/3y6DGKl @Edfunders

Join our team! We're seeking a Research Analyst, Consultant, and Business Operations & Finance Manager. #evaluation #hiring

Interested in field building? Think M&E of this area could be stronger or more innovative? Nominate yourself or a colleague to participate in an upcoming set of think tanks with @orsimpact on this topic! More info/nominations form here: forms.gle/dbZMjubF3kqq9q…

Last year, we created a report for our friends at @DemocracyFund to describe the current state and emerging theories of the platform accountability field. Check out how their Digital Democracy Initiative team is already using the report to inform their work!

Our new brief on measuring narrative change is out now: bit.ly/3qOH1ZF. If you’re working to change narratives and thinking about how to understand and measure progress, take a look. #measurement #narrativechange

ICYMI: Check out this recorded #NSFINCLUDES Friday Chat on Process Tracing with Terri Akey from @orsimpact: youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JPr_…

@orsimpact's Joel Gutierrez and Allister Byrd along with @AFJustice's Shannon Williams took the ACT!Quick capacity self-assessment tool and modified it to incorporate additional equity-centered capacities. Read more in @AEA365, #APCTIG Week: bit.ly/3szy9s0

We are excited for this opportunity---starting now! Join us.

We're hiring! Seeking an equity-driven Operations and Finance Manager. Applications close February 19. bit.ly/3pr0JLh