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New Year, Next Level

Now that the fireworks have faded, you’re probably deep into your work and priorities. The new year is an opportunity to review and revise your organization’s performance goals – and so is every quarter. No matter what performance management, data, or evaluation tools you’re using, your team’s

Our Performance Management Framework, A Leg Up on the Logic Model

Logic models are everywhere, especially in the nonprofit sector. Chances are, your organization has one, is working on one, or is planning to create/update one soon. Some see them the gold standard in the field, others groan at the thought of them or may seem them merely as a funder’s

Why Plan Before Implementation? The Logical Steps

You wouldn’t make your grocery list after you finished shopping, and you probably wouldn’t go on vacation before you packed. By the same token, you probably wouldn’t want to implement a new software system before planning what forms and reports are in the system. Even better than that, imagine that

Meet the Team: Karri

At ECS, we’re so proud of our team that we want to keep bragging about them. Meet Karri Smith. She has over 16 years of experience in human services and performance management. Karri has a broad range of experience and expertise, has lived around the world, and landed on the fact that outcomes

Meet the Team: Emily

At ECS, we have an amazing team and can’t help but brag about the skills, expertise, and unique perspective each person brings. Meet Emily Megnin. She has over 15 years of experience in performance management with expertise in customer service, advanced knowledge of business software such as ETO™,

What is Performance Management, Anyway?

If you were an Olympic athlete, you and your coaches would measure your performance with a variety of data points, including: medals won, performance in past competitions, training statistics, diet, and overall health. All of these together would predict your progress towards (and chances of)