Fulfilling the Mission: Nonprofit Accountability Strategies

Welcome to our lesson on implementation accountability! Here's a quick overview of what you can expect in this lesson.

Welcome to the first video series on implementation accountability! In this first series of lessons we will take a look at how we define “implementation accountability,” why it matters, and what skills are needed by staff and board members to build up this important capacity in your nonprofit. We’ll also take a look at how we can recognize effective accountability of this type in your own and other nonprofits. Implementation accountability is definitely a mouthful, and we’re going to spend some time understanding how it affects every part of the organization...including your own department and role.

Let’s jump in on our first lesson.

*Note that a transcript of all audio is available for download on the lessons to come, as well as an audio-only version of the lessons. You can always turn on closed-captions on the video player settings above.

In this lesson, we'll jump in on an overview of what implementation accountability is.

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Now that you have some basics about the topic, let's take a look at why implementation accountability matters.

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In this lesson, we'll look at the key skills related to building strategic accountability. Remember: skills can be learned, practiced, and developed over time, so if you feel that you have a little (or a lot of!) room for improvement, know that you're on the right track!

In this lesson, we'll bring together our learning on why accountability matters and the skills needed to work effectively in this capacity. We'll answer the question "What does effective accountability look like?" and also consider how we measure some of the key indicators of implementation accountability and its success.

Now that we know what effective accountability might look like, let's take a look at how we can measure it in action.

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Welcome to the silver badge series on implementation accountability!

We’ve now had a chance to understand the foundational concepts surrounding implementation accountability: what it is, why it matters, and what skills are related to it. We’ll next take a look at how we can put this knowledge into action.This won’t be the only time in the Merit platform that we’ll consider how accountability works. We’ll use our time here to not only contemplate how to put plans into action, but also how to build up our strength in using accountability as a tool to help us get our good work done.

In this series of lessons, we’ll dissect the activation of accountability and emphasize how it can be used individually, particularly when executing plans that we’ve already created.

Let’s jump in on our first lesson.

*Remember that a transcript of all audio is available for download below in the lessons to come, and you can always turn on closed-captions on the video settings above.

In this lesson, we'll jump get ready to do some action planning around b uilding our capacity for accountability, and look closely at how you can make (or support) a really great plan for positive change in your own nonprofit.

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Now that we have a little bit of foundation in building our capacity for accountability, let's think about how we can apply this to your organization.

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In this lesson, we'll look at what types of information can be gathered, shared, analyzed, and used to improve an organization's work in data & implementation accountability.

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We've talked about action planning and information sharing, but what about reaching success? Goals are a means of knowing whether you have made the change you wanted (or missed the mark), and defining them about setting goals to build strategic accountability means we will continually strive to improve.

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Goals can get us to new levels of functionality in many areas of our organization. We'll next consider how implementation accountability can be successful both at the individual and team levels.

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In our final series on Motivation & Accountability, we'll look at getting everyone involved in improving this capacity...including you! Well look at motivation, teamwork, and personal development to ultimately earn your final badge!

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In this lesson, we'll look at how motivation can be supported in building motivation and accountability in your organization. Be sure to download the transcript to not only review your learning but also to see the research references used in this lesson.

Motivation doesn't always have to be a serious subject: let's look now at a few ways to have fun keeping your energy up and building up the team spirit to improve motivation and accountability.

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In this final teaching lesson on implementation accountability in review, we're bringing together all our learning into a capstone video on how we can grow from everything we've covered thus far!

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