The root cause of many of the problems nonprofit organizations experience with their databases is often nothing to do with the software itself. Without plans to design and use them, processes, to guide them, and people to effectively use and manage them, databases cannot deliver the value your organization wants or needs. In our previous[…]
The root cause of many of the problems nonprofit organizations experience with their databases is often nothing to do with the software itself. Without plans to design and use them, processes to guide them, and people to effectively use and manage them, databases cannot deliver the value your organization wants or needs. Last month, we[…]
In our last post, we highlighted the Top 7 Reasons Your Database is Not Working for You. Over the next three posts, we’ll address each of three keys to database success, and – spoiler alert – none of them are the software itself! We find that when organizations’ databases are not meeting their needs, the[…]
This is our third and final post in a series sharing tips from The IllumiLab team and members of our community of practice for nonprofits that are preparing to hire their first internal evaluator. In our last post, we shared some tips and questions to consider as you decide what type of support your evaluator[…]
This is the third post in a series on how nonprofits can leverage Excel to better make sense of, share, and use their data. The IllumiLab is grateful to have one of our clients, Megan Ondr-Cooper from CASA of St. Louis, sharing her enthusiasm and expertise with us. Here’s Megan . . . Today I’ll[…]
The IllumiLab is excited to bring you this five-part blog series from one of our clients, Megan Ondr-Cooper, the Manager of Analysis & Outcomes at CASA of St. Louis. Since we began working together, I’ve been so encouraged and impressed by how much Megan is able to do with so little when it comes to[…]