{"id":15228,"date":"2026-06-01T16:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/nonprofit-resources\/evaluation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:35:24","slug":"evaluation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/nonprofit-resources\/evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"evaluation\">Evaluation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h4 id=\"organizational-evaluation\"><strong>Organizational Evaluation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eval.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Evaluation Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/managementhelp.org\/evaluation\/outcomes-evaluation-guide.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Management Library: Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/managementhelp.org\/strategicplanning\/issues-goals.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Management Library: Basics of Identifying Strategic Issues and Goals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.councilofnonprofits.org\/tools-resources\/impact-and-evaluation-of-outcomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Impact and Evaluation of Outcomes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.councilofnonprofits.org\/tools-resources\/organizational-self-assessments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCN: Organizational Self-Assessments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/businessplan\/help-center\/non-profit-business-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit Business Plan Template<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"other-resources\">Other Resources:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/business-directory\/\">Business\u00a0Directory:<\/a>\u00a0 Looking for help in evaluating your nonprofit and its outcomes? Check out our Business Directory, which is made up of MCN members who serve nonprofits. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/membership\/\">Join now<\/a>\u00a0to become part of this directory.<\/li>\n<li>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.massnonprofitnet.org\/page\/grant-listings\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grants &amp; Awards\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Training &amp; Events<\/a>\u00a0pages to view upcoming opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.gcdev3.com\/mcn\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit 411 Blog:<\/a>\u00a0Opinions and insight from MCN affiliates, who specialize in services that help nonprofits grow.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/348161\">SectorNews Newsletter:<\/a>\u00a0Our\u00a0free monthly newsletter sent to over 13,000 nonprofit professionals from across the Commonwealth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Charities-&amp;-Non-Profits\/Exempt-Organizations-Business-Master-File-Extract-EO-BMF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File<\/a>:\u00a0Information on all of the state\u2019s tax-exempt organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a resource or tool you think might be a good fit for this or any of our resource pages,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/400064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can submit it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>These Resource Pages contain external links. 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