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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

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This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. Neff (@daveiam) March 11, 2013. Know What Success Is. How do we turn data into Insights?

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations – Reflections & Notes

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Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Despite the difficulty of working measurement in a generic way, the output from sessions was quite valuable. . Elizabeth R.

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How Do We Balance Measuring Outcomes with Measuring to Learn and Improve? (#SM_RE)

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There’s also a Twitter chat on April 18th at 3 pm EST if you want to talk about social media measurement. I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media.

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Introducing the 2013 Communities of Impact

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As Amy wrote recently, many of you have told us that 2013 will be the year you really tackle the data at your organizations. (If The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data.

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Finally, A Clear Shift in Attitudes About Measuring Social Media

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I spent a year co-writing on a book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with measurement guru KD Paine because I felt strongly focusing on vanity metrics such as follower counts or Facebook likes was a waste of time. I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Philanthropic Outcomes #sm_re

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How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013

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I’m grateful that Kate Wing has offered up this guest post about her experience at PDF 2013. Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013. Last week, I went to the Personal Democracy Forum conference for the first time, and I came away brimming with new ideas for my work. The 50% conference rule.