Rating and Ranking Countries from World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on January 7, 2011. Posted in Multimedia, Organisational performance

Rating and Ranking Countries – Presenters Helena Tang and Victoria Elliott from Independent Evaluation Group on Vimeo. A very interesting conference presentation by Victoria Elliott and Helena Tang from the Independent Evaluation Group.

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Measuring performance in non-profit organisations

Written by Denisa Călin on September 2, 2010. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

A recent post, ‘Social and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions‘, outlined that Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are strongly associated with a social mission, therefore MFIs performance focuses both on social impact and financial outcomes (smartKPIs.com, 2010).

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Performance Management case study: Plan – Do – Check – Act (PDCA) in a non-profit organization

Written by Aurel Brudan on June 5, 2010. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

Improving children’s quality of life in developing countries is today a priority of thousands of not-for-profit organizations. It is a difficult journey, influenced by many macro and microeconomic, political, social, cultural, and religious factors. Many such efforts are structured in programs and projects.

Monitoring their implementation as well as their impact is a requirement not only for tracking if they make a difference but also for attracting new funding and other resources for future programs. Overall, many non-profit programs employ robust performance management systems to support the achievement of their purpose. Designing and using such systems is not as straightforward as it may seem.

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