Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. We invited visitors to take real action in response to what they saw. There were trust issues. Short story: we learned a lot. What did we learn?

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions. DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on. Listen to Dosunmu reflect on what they are up against when appealing to new funders entering the field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

A PIP is simply a formal process to address performance issues through collaborative planning between a volunteer and the supporting supervisor. The PIP documents the desired change and the mutual commitment to actions and supports (e.g., Describe the action or behavior needing improvement in clear detail.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. How do we measure social change? As Director of Solution Delivery, Matt is responsible for defining and curating Mission Measurement’s suite of products and services. How do you think technology will change the way we make social change in 10 years?

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

To overcome these challenges, Candid, in coalition with a growing number of partners , set out to build a demographic data-led movement to meaningfully and measurably advance equity in the social sector. As Cheryl emphasized: It is up to us, as leaders in the social sector, to take action and use this tool to drive meaningful change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Back then, we were concerned about heady items like constituent-centric experiences, data-driven culture and strategy, technology for change, and use cases for technology. Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As workplaces around the world face the challenges of an increasingly remote workforce perhaps forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more important to measure and expand wellbeing in organizations,” explain the book authors Jim Clifton and Jim Harter. This translates into big differences in productivity.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

“The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. ” Enjoy. Today, it’s a whole new ballgame.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels. Focus on Engagement That Leads To Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These days, persistent societal challenges are on the rise: hunger, mental health issues, contagious disease, conflict, chronic inequality, and the climate crisis. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well. Think Big and Work Together Start by challenging your assumptions on the issue.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

Digital advocacy forms are tools used to move nonprofit supporters to take action in support of your mission—no matter where they live. Supporters are more engaged than ever , and the uptick in the use of digital advocacy forms shows folks are looking for dependable and intuitive ways to channel their energy into action.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. It requires foundations to step beyond the role of a mere funder and become catalysts for change within their communities. Historically, community leadership has been more of a concept versus an action.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

While there are many benefits related to a network-centric framework, including access to new and diverse perspectives, networked resources, and mobilized, coordinated action, there are also barriers to effective networking that can arise, such as collective preconditions, substantive uncertainty, and competition within the network.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—also known as the Global Goals—to change the world for the better and leave no one behind by 2030. Translation: outcomes measurement. Instead of tackling an issue for the whole world, what if we thought about it in a closer context?

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite this obstacle in measurement, this tool and others like it are still incredibly useful. For organizations who waited until now to migrate over, you may run into several issues, including the steeper learning curve that the new menu presents.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

On September 6 in San Francisco, over 200 attendees at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit (14LCS) convened for its finale event: the Idea Accelerator. The goal was to surface ideas to create real, world-changing impact that make people’s lives better. “We 14lcs idea accelerator Leadership leading change summit'

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

What we learned by listening to grassroots organizations The Honnold Foundation works in partnership with marginalized communities around the world to expand equitable access to solar energy and develop locally relevant solutions to climate change. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

However, we know that like anyone working to make lasting change, we cannot and do not do this work alone. In addition, customers are continuing to be innovative in how they do their work, with a whopping 89% reporting that their work has changed or improved as a result of using Salesforce. Director of Measurement and Evaluation.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

But once the risk is identified, it can be measured and planned for. The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet. Retest areas that show weakness.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2012

While there are many, many organizations working on water-related issues all around the world, there’s one I want to highlight: Water for People. That information is then displayed on our online global map to signal whether a project is up and running, broken, or on the verge of disrepair and needs quick action.”

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2020

The way to track and communicate impact is to shift from tracking activities of your programs and start tracking the behavioral or social change RESULTING from those activities. Also, remember that change happens over time or along a continuum and not every participant of your program will achieve the same level of change or impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities. Collective Impact is a place-based methodology conceived to affect large scale change.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

As I looked a little deeper into social justice issues that companies try to address with their programs, I found that these initiatives can look vastly different around the globe. Want to see what this looks like in action? 59% of Americans say it is no longer acceptable for companies to be silent on social justice issues.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. How to Avoid: Accounting standards are always changing. These resources can offer timely insights into changes in accounting standards and how they affect your organization.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

This is true for businesses, it’s true for nonprofits, it’s true for entrepreneurs, it’s true for basically anyone that’s trying to get someone to take an action. One is “how do you attract and engage the type of person that’s going to take an action” and then “how can you create a message that’s going to compel them to take action?”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

A purpose-driven company stands for and takes action on something bigger than its products and services. Purpose can be an organizational strategy and a roadmap to remain competitive in a fast-changing economy. Purpose-Driven Companies use a Purpose Mindset to Advance Measurable Goals. Take CVS Health.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2022

Consequently, many organizations have gotten curious about technology and are courageously embracing change. Technology doesn’t raise more money; technology enables nonprofit organizations to be more nimble and offer better, more actionable insights to connect people to missions and moments that matter ! That IS scary! Donors loved it!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. There is a balance to be struck internally—in which humans and AI each do what they do best, with humans always in charge of the final product or action. The use of AI in the nonprofit workplace will create deep and profound changes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

They know our planet is doomed without swift and decisive climate action. So we must believe in their ability to change the world. If you’re a cancer research foundation or a hospital network, you don’t need to pivot to working on antiracism or climate action. Show them how their dollars can have specific and measurable impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2022

Consequently, many organizations have gotten curious about technology and are courageously embracing change. Technology doesn’t raise more money; technology enables nonprofit organizations to be more nimble and offer better, more actionable insights to connect people to missions and moments that matter ! That IS scary! Donors loved it!

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