2009, 2011, Blog and Evaluation - Nonprofit Technology

Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think They Should Do Their Work!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Faithful readers of this blog may know that Beth Kanter is Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program, but we’ll bet that far fewer of you know what the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program actually is, or what we fund. Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

Effective

Effective Program Work Review

Great reads from around the web on December 9th

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Open for Action — A blog for OpenAction thoughts and musings – "Not sure about you, but we’re saying finally! Who Tweets?

Web

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Configuring QuickBooks for Use in a Nonprofit: Using "Customer/Jobs" and "Classes" Utilities

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This is the third blog of my series on configuring QuickBooks for use in a nonprofit organization. In my first blog , I mentioned that the very first step in configuring QuickBooks is to have a QuickBooks implementation meeting, and I recommended using a questionnaire to facilitate the meeting and act as a centerpiece. 2011 NEH Grant.

Classes

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Webinars

From Payroll Pains to Growth Gains: Streamlining Payroll & HR for Success

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CharityVillage? Research: Benchmark Study Shows Online’s Strength

AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. billion online, up 40 percent from 2009. CharityVillage Research: Benchmark Study Shows Online’s Strength : "Web-based fundraising is coming of age.

Benchmark

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

blog posts from the past. Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. How do you evaluate participatory engagement strategies? My simple answer is: evaluate these projects as you would evaluate any new technique or program.

Museum

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Integrated Mobile Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

The original Seafood Watch iPhone app was released in January 2009. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011. We want to keep sustainable seafood top of mind, and drive people to our site and blog for more information.

Mobile

Mobile Integration Strategy Green

Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

I''m not going to write too much about the process here--please check out Paul Orselli''s blog post for his perspective as a counselor, Sarah Margusen''s Pinterest board for her perspective as a camper, or Georgia Perry''s article for the Santa Cruz Weekly, which provides an outsider''s view on the process.

Museum

Museum Arts History Professional

Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Who’s read a blog post about it? How do you evaluate your programs and services? It is less about the number of people to retweet or like or blog. The full keynote and presentation are below. Slacktivism.

Build

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions.

Mentoring

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process.

Evaluation

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

Teach

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A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011.

Kansas City

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How To Produce An Effective Company Blog

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible. Post regularly.

Companies

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Why Apple isn't the Nonprofit App Grinch | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. But that’s a blog post for another day.

Trend

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What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Place

Place Management Program Mentoring

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Leadership

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work".

Place

Place Work Kansas City Mentoring

Discover Your Leader Grade

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Skills

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Giving

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. The program evaluates words and phrases for the intensity of eight primary emotions, allowing you to adjust the overall tone before you send your message.

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email Kansas City Mentoring Kansas

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees? 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Dont evaluate or criticize ideas when they are first suggested. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Ask for wild ideas.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Mentoring

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Skills

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How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Kansas City

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude

How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Timm that you can use to evaluate your organizations customer service via the phone: 1. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Service

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Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Kansas City

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Run Better Meetings

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Mentoring

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Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Story

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Thanks For Your Loyal Readership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Thursday, October 7, 2010 Thanks For Your Loyal Readership A heartfelt thanks for reading my blog and sharing your feedback, comments and ideas. Please continue to tell me what you want to read!

Kansas City

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20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Sunday, January 16, 2011 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Each year, new words and expressions become bona fide entries into the worlds top English dictionaries.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership

Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Volunteering

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Thursday, January 6, 2011 Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

Volunteer

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Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Interview

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New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Goal

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The Five Points Of Professionalism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Professional

Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Do you have a brand strategy?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Strategy

Strategy Kansas City Mentoring Kansas

Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Business

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Mentoring

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This Week's Book Recommendation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Skills

4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

Effective

Effective Tips Kansas City Mentoring

Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think They Should Do Their Work!

Great reads from around the web on December 9th

Webinars

Trending Sources

Configuring QuickBooks for Use in a Nonprofit: Using "Customer/Jobs" and "Classes" Utilities

Webinars

CharityVillage? Research: Benchmark Study Shows Online’s Strength

Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Integrated Mobile Strategy

Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

How To Produce An Effective Company Blog

Why Apple isn't the Nonprofit App Grinch | Nonprofit Trends with.

What To Think About For Next Year

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Discover Your Leader Grade

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Run Better Meetings

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Thanks For Your Loyal Readership

20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Use A Board Of Advisors

Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Volunteering

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Do you have a brand strategy?

Great Business Quote

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

This Week's Book Recommendation

4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively

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