C1C Year in Review - Recapping Our 2023 Posts!
2023 was a busy year for C1C and our clients! To celebrate and reflect on the year, we have compiled all of our blog posts. Check out some of our favorite topics of the year!
In 2023, C1C focused on best practices across topics like program evaluation, organizational culture, data collection and dissemination, and meeting facilitation.
1. January - C1C Year in Review - A Look Back at Our 2022 Posts!
2022 was another whirlwind of a year for our team at C1C. Check out this post to see all the topics we covered in 2022!
2. February - Simple Strategies for Mitigating Conflict in Teams
As it becomes increasingly common for employees to work in teams to effectively complete important projects, we wanted to pull together some tips to navigate team dynamics. Teams often spend extended periods of time working together, making some conflict an inevitability. Check out this post for strategies to mitigate team conflict.
3. March - How a Needs Assessment Can Benefit your Organization
A needs assessment is an essential part of planning as it helps to determine the difference between the current outcomes and the desired outcomes as well as the specific changes that are needed to improve processes and systems. Check out this post for more details on how a needs assessment can help support your organization.
4. April - Is your Onboarding Process a MAKE it or BREAK it one?
The first few days, weeks, and even months on the job can be a make it or break it time as it relates to employee performance, engagement, and retention. An effective onboarding process sets employees up for success while an ineffective one leaves employees lost in their new role. Here, Sara outlines a few components of a successful onboarding process for your team.
5. May - Numbers for your Funders: Five Expert Tips for Sharing Your Nonprofit Program's Impact with Supporters
Sharing the impact of programs is crucial for nonprofit organizations when it comes to securing funding from foundations and other supporters. One valuable way to communicate your program's impact is through numbers and data. Check out this post for five tips to help you tell your story and communicate your impact!
6. June - Challenges with Employee Surveys and Addressing Individual Feedback
Employee surveys have served as useful tools for organizations to gain insights into what motivates their employees while also elevating employees’ voices and input; however, when the purpose is not communicated clearly and other feedback channels do not exist, surveys can lead to employees feeling unheard. We’ve outlined a few key steps to help ensure you don’t let these challenges undermine your employee survey efforts.
7. July - Seven Simple Ways to Support Employee Development and Career Advancement
In an especially competitive labor market, it is critical for organizations to identify different ways to attract job seekers and retain staff. One often overlooked way to make an organization more appealing is to offer development and career advancement opportunities to employees. Check out this post for seven ideas to leverage employee development opportunities.
8. August - Successful Meeting Facilitation: 5 Tips for More Productive Meetings
Meetings are an integral part of any successful business or organization, providing a platform for collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving. A facilitator’s role is pivotal in ensuring that meetings are purposeful, efficient, and results-oriented. In this post, we outline a few practices that can help keep your meetings on track!
9. September - Achieving Flow: Unlocking Optimal Productivity in the Workplace
Have you ever experienced a moment in your life where you were so engrossed in a task that time seemed to fly by before your very eyes? If so, you may have been experiencing a state known as flow. Check out Sanaa’s post to see how you can unlock this experience at work.
10. October - The Nonprofit EVP: How to Think Outside the Box
Have you ever heard the phrase Employee Value Proposition (EVP)? If not, this blog post is for you…especially in today’s job market! An EVP represents the benefits and value an employer offers to its employees and is ultimately what makes a person want to join an organization. Here, we’ve shared a few tips to think outside the box about what you can offer your employees.
11. November - The Power of Voice: Incorporating Client Voice into Your Evaluations
In addition to quantitative data, one of the most valuable data sources for a program evaluation is client feedback. While client feedback is often collected, incorporating clients’ true voice is often overlooked in many program evaluations. Check out this post for some essential tips to truly use client voice through an evaluation lens.
12. December - Conducting Equitable Program Evaluations
Program evaluation is an important process for assessing the implementation and impact of programs and initiatives. It is critical to conduct program evaluations with equity in mind to ensure they do not perpetuate systemic biases and disparities. Although specific strategies should be tailored to the program being evaluated and populations being served, here we outline a few important considerations to promote equity in evaluation.
We hope these posts spark some new ideas as you plan for 2024! If you would like additional support implementing any of these best practices with your team, feel free to reach out!