General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation

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When planning and evaluating programs, more general non-profit management tools can be very helpful to access to justice initiatives. Inclusion on this page does not equal endorsement.

Article: Achieving Meaningful Partnerships with Nonprofit Organizations: A View from the Field (Mendel 2013)
This article addresses a topic of vital importance to the nonprofit sector: the dominant preference of institutional funders for visible partnerships and the reality that most of these are shallow relationships entered into by their participants to obtain funding. The article focuses on the not-so-subtle variations in the use of the term "partnership" by public, private, and nonprofit sector actors as a cause for misaligned performance expectations.
Year published: 2013
Document Author: Stuart Mendel
Justice for All Initiative hosted by the National Center for State Courts Allied Professionals Best Practices General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation Linking a Self-Help Center to Other Services
Resource: Law + Design Workbook (Hagen 2017)
The Legal Design Lab's Law + Design Workbook is a guide for running a legal design cycle. Published by Margaret Hagen, the workbook is distributed under the Creative Commons License that requires attribution, that you don’t commercialize this, and that you share alike any materials that you create based on this workbook.  Visit the Legal Design Lab website for more information about their methods and projects.  
Year published: 2017
Document Author: Margaret Hagen
Human Centered Design Research Reports, Evaluations, Best Practices, Surveys General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation Tools for Evaluating Self-Help Programs and Services
Paper: Community Justice Help: Advancing Community-Based Access to Justice (CLEO 2020)
This discussion paper provides a framework to understand the mechanisms that cultivate reslient access to justice communities. The paper offers universal principles that support community-based justice help systems. In particular, the paper proposes an approach to supporting community justice help, describes it's place in the broader access to justice ecosystem, and highlights the value of quality assurance and regulatory alignment. The paper concludes with recommendations to nurture robust community justice help. Below is a description provided in the paper:
Year published: 2020
Document Author: Julie Mathews & David Wiseman
100% Access to Justice Strategic Planning Reports, Evaluations, Best Practices, Surveys General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation
SRLN Brief: Communications Resources (SRLN 2015)
A communications strategy, which is central to any project's success, not only charts communications with internal and external customers, but also serves as an important driver for the metrics collected to measure success. Voices for Civil Justice has developed a media toolkit for advocates, as well as advice on how to simplify your message.
Year published: 2015
Document Author: Spitfire Strategies
Strategic Planning Best Practices General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation Tools for Evaluating Self-Help Programs and Services Managing a Self-Help Center
Resource: W.K. Kellogg Logic Model Development Guide (W.K. Kellogg Foundation 2006)
Nonprofits must demonstrate the effectiveness of their program activities by initiating and completing outcome-oriented evaluation of projects. This guide, found at wkkf.org/resource-directory/resource/2006/02/wk-kellogg-foundation-logic-model-development-guide, was developed to provide practical assistance to nonprofits engaged in this process.
Year published: 2006
Document Author: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation
Website: ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
The ABA LTRC is a comprehensive resource for legal professionals interested in learning about the latest technology in the field. Link to Center: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_…
Document Author: American Bar Association
General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation Technology
Presentation: Securing Highly Competitive Grant Funds Through Collaborative Efforts and Effective Marketing (Reinhart, Herman 2011)
These are the power point presentation slides used by Don Reinhart, PhD and Madelynn Herman, MA during their presentation at the 2011 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference (for more conference/preconference materials, please click here). They cover grant writing techniques, as well as strategic planning principles.
Year published: 2011
Document Author: Don Reinhart, Madelynn Herman
General Non-Profit Resources for Planning and Evaluation Funding Funding Strategies