Image credit: Adobe Stock This blog was originally published by Fund for Shared Insight. By Melinda Tuan For nearly a decade, Fund for Shared Insight has worked to advance its mission — helping funders and nonprofits listen and respond to those most impacted by their decisions, so that people and communities are better off in ways…
What is Courtesy Bias? Courtesy bias is when someone overstates positive feedback and stays silent on negative feedback. This typically occurs in an unequal power relationship, when a client, understandably, is reticent to say something critical for fear of negative consequences. Courtesy bias examples are relatively easy to find. For instance, a patient from a…
Importance of Feedback Training: Why it Matters Nonprofits know it is important to listen to their clients. As they grow, they also understand the importance of collecting data to measure progress against their mission and to report to their stakeholders. As a result, organizations spend considerable internal time and energy creating surveys to collect data…
What Does it Mean to Close the Feedback Loop? Closing the feedback loop is the fifth and final step of a high-quality feedback process. Closing the loop refers to the action of letting your clients know what you heard from them, and communicating what you intend to do with that feedback. By acknowledging their feedback (especially…
By Rebecca Klein, Rebecca Koladycz You’ll often hear us at Listen4Good say that the final step in the five-step feedback loop process, Closing the Loop, is arguably the most important one. As you may have guessed, Listen4Good regularly closes the loop with our participating organizations. As Listen4Good has grown in size and complexity over the…
By Betina Jean-Louis, PhD, Kendra Avila, MSW, Megan Murphy Why do nonprofits and funders decide to participate in Listen4Good? And how does the process of gathering and using actionable client feedback help them to deliver on their missions and advance equity? In this interview with leaders at two Michigan-based organizations, Listen4Good coach Betina Jean-Louis explores the benefits…
BY ALEXA CARES AND ASHLEY STONEBURNER Through Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), nurses partner with first-time moms early in their pregnancy to provide trusted support to help them build the lives they want for themselves and their children. Listening to the families Nurse-Family Partnership serves has always been important to the work, and it’s what NFP nurses naturally do…
COVID prevention poster in English and Spanish By Kelly Ranieli Access to affordable, quality healthcare is a challenge for many low-income families, and Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) in Wilkes Barre knows this well. VIM is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania where, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20.4% of the families in this former coal-mining region live in…
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