Nonprofits Increase Funding With Performance Management

BALTIMORE, MD, Jun 16 (MARKET WIRE) --
Social Solutions, the leading provider of performance management software
for the human services sector, announced today a special webinar on
Thursday, June 25 at 3:00pm EDT, on how to increase funding through
performance management. Charity Navigator CEO Ken Berger and the Director
of Learning and Evaluation at the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC)
Isaac Castillo will engage in conversation about the critical role of
performance management in ensuring quality services to clients and
securing the funding to keep programs running.

In today's economic climate, the need for services is greater than ever,
and so is funders' need to ensure that they invest their limited resources
in programs that truly make a difference. Mr. Berger will discuss the
increasing demand for information about nonprofit effectiveness and his
plans to add a dimension on the social value nonprofits are able to
produce to the financial criteria of Charity Navigator's popular online
rating system.

"Our website is used by millions of people who are looking to invest in
sound nonprofit organizations," said Berger. "We are proud to supply our
users, America's charitable givers, with confidence in those charities
they choose to support by offering financial efficiency ratings. Of
course, a charity's finances are not the final say on its worthiness of
support and therefore we are working to add a measure of organizations'
ability to produce socially valuable outcomes."

Mr. Castillo will share how a commitment to performance management was
instrumental to helping LAYC meet its 2009 fundraising goal in less than
six months. The organization's ability to demonstrate to funders that it
is producing positive changes in young people's lives -- and continuously
improving services -- allowed it to set itself apart from other
organizations in an extremely competitive fundraising environment.

Mr. Berger and Mr. Castillo will discuss the implications of changes in
the sector and LAYC's experiences for other organizations, including
sharing practical advice for how any organization can become performance
driven and improve their fundraising success.

"Performance management can seem overwhelming," said Castillo. "But every
organization, even the smallest, can do it. Performance management is the
only way to know if any organization is truly changing the lives of
participants for the better. In addition, those organizations that embrace
it will be better suited to succeed and grow. I look forward to sharing
our performance management experience through real examples that have
fueled LAYC's growth."

Registration is open for the complimentary June 25 webinar at
https://socialsolutions.webex.com/socialsolutions/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=716003631.

Founded by human service workers, Social Solutions seeks to revolutionize
the effectiveness of human service organizations by helping them align
their missions, funders' expectations, and the daily work of their staffs.
Their patented ETO (Efforts to Outcomes) Software(R) and ETO Community
solutions are currently in place in several thousand organizations across
the United States.

About Social Solutions and ETO Software(R)

Social Solutions challenges and equips human service providers and their
funders to turn good intent into measurable change by relating efforts to
outcomes. The company's ETO (Efforts to Outcomes) performance management
software, tailored to the unique mission of each nonprofit, gives
organizations a clear picture of which efforts are having the greatest
impact on the social issues they strive to address. With this knowledge,
organizations can reinforce what's working, adjust what isn't, and more
easily report quantified successes to key stakeholders.

About Latin American Youth Center (LAYC)

LAYC serves low-income youth and families across the District of Columbia
and in Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. They operate a
regional network of youth centers and public charter schools with a shared
commitment to meet young people where they are and help them make a
successful transition to young adulthood. LAYC provides multi-lingual,
culturally sensitive programs in five areas: Educational Enhancement,
Workforce Investment, Social Services, Art + Media, and Advocacy.

About Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator is the largest charity evaluator in America and its
website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups
combined. The organization guides intelligent giving by evaluating the
financial health of over 5,400 charities. Charity Navigator is a 501
(c)(3) organization which accepts no advertising or donations from the
organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations. Charity
Navigator, www.charitynavigator.org, can be reached directly by telephone
at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 1200 MacArthur Blvd, 2nd Floor, Mahwah,
N.J., 07430

Media Contacts:
Melissa Chotiner
on behalf of Social Solutions
(202) 292-4572
Melissa@dbcpr.com

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