You may not consider this, but the non-profit public sector is competitive. With over 1.5 million registered tax exempt organizations in the United States there are several organizations in place committed to doing good. If your non-profit organization is considering...
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Why Are Financial Goals Important?
Your organization probably has a mission statement and strategies in place for achieving your program goals, but do you also have concrete financial goals? Whether you administer a nonprofit, faith-based organization, or a small business, you have to think about the...
How to Measure Character and Leadership Development
Many youth development and education programs aim to improve character and leadership development. Measuring these areas is challenging because they are closely related and broadly defined. Clear definitions of character and leadership development are essential before...
Summarizing the 2018 ELAC Annual Report
Indiana’s Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) recently released its new 2018 Annual Report that was discussed in this blog post. This year, a new feature was developed along with the Annual Report - an Interactive Annual Report dashboard using Tableau. This...
Why You Should Consider Implementing STEM Curriculum
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This educational approach integrates technology and engineering with traditional math and science instruction to create a more comprehensive curriculum. STEM education moves away from traditional...
How Are Indiana’s Youngest Children Doing? The 2018 ELAC Annual Report Gives Insight.
Indiana’s Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) just released its 2018 Annual Report—the fifth since ELAC’s inception in 2013. Annually, ELAC completes a needs assessment for the state’s early learning system and recommends solutions. The goal is to baseline where...
Research Spotlight: Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs
At Transform Consulting Group, we make it a priority to stay current with the latest research and trends across our clients' sectors. For example, we wrote in a previous blog about a new practice in which programs use a two-generational approach to achieve greater...
3 Tips to Scale Up Your Social Program
Social programs are often developed to address service-gaps within communities. As the program evolves and retains strong outcomes over time, organizations may look for ways to expand the services. The Wallace Foundation recently produced a report called Strategies to...
How to use 990 tax forms for grant writing?
Writing grants can be a long, arduous process. In this past blog, we talked about five steps for grant writing. Once you have identified possible funders who share alignment with your organization’s mission and goals, you want to gather more information to make a...
