June 28, 2001 | Read Time: 1 minute
Outcome Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations: Current Practices and Recommendations, by Harry P. Hatry, Elaine Morley, and Elisa Vinson, provides a status report on how private nonprofit groups measure the results of the work they do. Based on findings from a 1998 Independent Sector survey, the report gives examples of the kinds of information that nonprofit groups collect to monitor their progress; discusses ways to collect data; suggests how to analyze, report, and use the results; and explains the differences between beginning, intermediate, and final results. The authors, all research associates in the public-management program at the Urban Institute, also make recommendations and provide examples for nonprofit managers and leaders who want to assess and report on the results of programs. The executive summary is available free online at Independent Sector’s Web site.
Publisher: Independent Sector, Publications Center, P.O. Box 343, Waldorf, Md. 20604-0343; (888) 860-8118; fax (301) 843-0159; info@independentsector.org; http://www.independentsector.org; 56 pages; $14 for members; $20 for nonmembers.
