CNM
Smart Management. Measurable Outcomes. Thriving Communities.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We believe communities thrive when they are actively engaged in a purposeful way and focused on results. Nonprofits, foundations, and corporations all play a vital role in making this happen. As needs have grown, CNM has adopted a laser-like focus on outcomes to drive real and lasting positive change.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Public Seminars
CNM offers full- and half-day public seminars designed to meet an organization’s continued learning needs. Our instructors are experienced and successful practitioners in their respective fields, and courses are designed with the nonprofit professional in mind.
CNM currently provides interactive classes at our Dallas and Fort Worth campuses. We offer beginner and advanced curriculum in fundraising and development, marketing and public relations, human resources, volunteer management, finance and accounting, programs and outcomes evaluation, management and board development, and more.
Certificate Programs
CNM certificate programs impart relevant knowledge, tools and best practices that make nonprofit professionals more successful in delivering their organizations’ missions. Each program is taught by subject matter experts who deliver quality instruction at an affordable cost.
Certificate programs are taught in a cohort model and typically meet over a period of several weeks or months depending on the program. The certificate programs provide in-depth training in the following categories: Marketing, Volunteer Management, Executive Leadership, Nonprofit Management, and Fundraising.
Strategic Consulting
Being a nonprofit ourselves, we understand the daily, real-world challenges inherent to the nonprofit space. More importantly, we know what it takes to effectively overcome these challenges to the betterment of everyone involved.
As your partner, we offer a range of consulting options including organizational assessments, strategic planning, and board development. We customize our consulting services to strengthen your nonprofit’s leadership, staff effectiveness and overall mission delivery. Our consultants have served in leadership and operational roles within the private and social sectors, achieving results for organizations of all sizes and causes.
Opportunity501 Job Board
CNM manages one of the leading job boards for nonprofits in Texas and the Southwest region. We attract thousands of qualified job seekers with our user-friendly site, regional concentration and exclusive focus on the social sector.
Outcomes Consulting - CNM-pact
Seeing results is key to receiving funding. Our innovative evaluation consulting and outcomes technology services demonstrate to stakeholders and funders how your programs are performing. CNM-pact® clients can efficiently and effectively track, analyze, evaluate, and report outcomes. Additionally, clients can securely access program results any time, any place, and on any platform.
CNM’s evaluation consulting services can help nonprofits achieve greater program efficiency and effectiveness. With a valid evaluation methodology that incorporates best practices, CNM provides clients with a comprehensive toolkit and program evaluation system.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Percent of Participants Who Responded “Mostly” or “Completely” When Asked How Well Seminar Addressed Objectives
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Public Seminars
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Clients Receiving Outcomes Services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Outcomes Consulting - CNM-pact
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Percent of Clients Who Responded “A Great Deal” When Asked the Extent to Which CNM Helped Them Increase Their Knowledge of How to Use Data
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Outcomes Consulting - CNM-pact
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
CNM's vision is to see communities thriving through committed stakeholders equipped to tackle issues in a meaningful way.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
CNM provides educational training, strategic consulting, management training and outcomes and evaluationservices to nonprofits regardless of size, mission or location.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
CNM is the only organization of its kind in North Texas where nonprofits have access directly to the training they need in order to be successful. CNM is also the only organization offering nonprofits access to cutting-edge technology with CNM-pact evaluation consulting and outcomes technology services. Funders expect nonprofits to achieve outcomes. The future success of most nonprofit organizations will be determined by their ability to demonstrate that they have achieved outcomes and made an impact. CNM’s evaluation consulting services can help nonprofits achieve greater program efficiency and effectiveness. With a valid evaluation methodology that incorporates best practices, CNM provides clients with a comprehensive toolkit and program evaluation system.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2020, 1,085 people participated across 50 online and 16 in-person public seminars. Several hundred organizations leveraged our Opportunity 501 job board to meet their staffing needs. We grew our CNM-pact outcomes consulting and technology capabilities from a 2016 pilot program of 8 to close to 100 nonprofit clients by the end of 2020.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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CNM
Board of directorsas of 02/24/2023
Mr. Brandon Rowland
EY
Term: 2020 -
Dana Burghdoff
City of Fort Worth
Alan K. Davis
Ken W. Davis Foundation
Scott Orr
Fidelity Investments
Brandon Rowland
EY
Mike Walker
Allied Electronics and Automation
Crystal Wright
PWC
Stephen Davis
State Street
Susan Rainey
Locke Lord LLP
Liz C. Beauchamp
Atmos Energy
Larry Meltzer
MM2 Public Relations
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.