We set out to understand the capacity of nonprofits in the Northwest states.
Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Oregon · Washington
Alaska — The Foraker Group
Idaho — Idaho Nonprofit Center
Montana — Montana Nonprofit Association
Oregon — Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Washington — Nonprofit Association of Washington
In partnership with Dialogues In Action and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.This is what we found.Deep Dive into Evaluation
2026
Focus: Evaluation capacity
110+ nonprofitsThis is what we found.Survey of Capacity
2024
Focus: 10 capacities
967 nonprofits*Do you want to know your evaluation capacity?
DIAGNOSTIC 1Where am I in evaluation development?
DIAGNOSTIC 2Where am I in evaluation practices?
Answer, submit, and your readout arrives by email. Asks only for your email, state, subsector, and role.
How you can increase your capacity for evaluating impact.
Introductory tools and templates for nonprofits to conduct basic evaluations of your impact.
Coming soon1Guidance and frameworks for making a case for nonprofit value through data.
Coming soon2Convenes of subsector evaluation communities of practice across the five states.
Coming soon3Explore by state
Each state's page: its association, its slice of the 2024 survey, and its 2026 deep dive.
A partnership of The Foraker Group, Idaho Nonprofit Center, Montana Nonprofit Association, Nonprofit Association of Oregon, Nonprofit Association of Washington, and Dialogues In Action · funded by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Cover photo provided by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust featuring the Alaska Huts Association.