Engagement, Evaluation, and Equity: 

Best Practices for Gathering and Using Feedback

Wednesday, April 9 | 10 AM to 11 AM | Virtual

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Great missions require great data. But how do you ensure the data you're collecting truly reflects the needs, experiences, and impact of your organization? Whether it’s understanding how clients engage with your services, assessing the experiences of your volunteers, or evaluating what’s working (or not) in your operations, gathering actionable feedback is key.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how exemplar nonprofit leaders leverage feedback data to drive fundraising success, inform strategic decisions, and advance equity goals. We’ll share proven strategies and lessons from the field, covering essential topics like survey design, effective data collection techniques, ensuring confidentiality, reporting and visualization, and fostering organizational change.

Key Takeaways:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of what makes a feedback loop effective and high-quality.
  • Learn key best practices for designing and implementing meaningful feedback loops.
  • Explore real-world examples of how organizations are using feedback data to increase impact, inspire action, and foster equity.

By the end of this session, participants will have the knowledge to design and implement high-quality feedback loops, empowering their organizations to gather actionable data, enhance decision-making, and drive meaningful, equitable impact.

This training is a part of the Nonprofit REDI Hub - a joint effort between SVCN and Thrive Alliance to integrate Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion into the nonprofit community in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

Speakers:

  • Heidi Elneil and Chris Salley, Listen4Good

About Listen4Good:

Listen4Good partners with organizations to build strong, sustainable feedback loops that amplify community voices. Through 1:1 coaching, group learning opportunities, and an innovative web application, Listen4Good has empowered over 1000 organizations since 2016 to gather, analyze, and act on community feedback to enhance their impact.



Speakers

Heidi Elneil Senior Coordinator of Partner Services, Listen4Good

Heidi Elneil is the Senior Coordinator of Partner Services at Listen4Good and, in that role, is the first thought partner that nonprofits have in assessing and strengthening their feedback processes. Before coming to Listen4Good she was the "youth person" for organizations around California - helping develop youth programming and leadership opportunities. She spent years focusing on strengths-based leadership and organizational development and is a certified LEGO Serious Play facilitator.


Chris Salley

More info to come!


Thank you to the Applied Materials Foundation for supporting this program


Accessibility

SVCN strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please email Marvah Gorlorwulu at MarvahG@svcn.org. Requests for interpretation and/or translation services needed to be submitted no later than Wednesday, April 2.

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