ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 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! I appreciate your analysis of the claims that the sector is becoming more commercialized.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

An analysis team from European Commission's Joint Research Center analyzed the text messages gathered through Ushahidi together with data on damaged buildings collected by the World Bank and the UN from satellite images. However, we worry that crowdsourced data are not a good data source for doing statistics or finding patterns.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Not that long ago, powerful data management and analysis tools were often only accessible to the commercial sector. Today, there is a wealth of modern tools that make deep and meaningful data analysis more accessible to the nonprofit and social good sector. How can you get data into your platform for future analysis?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

In the case of J-FLAG, Martus enables the organization to protect the identity of victims of abuse who come forward to tell their stories, to secure the information from their interviews, to report on the types of crimes documented, and to aggregate evidence for future court proceedings. and the European Union.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? Here how collecting data and displaying aggregate might enhance learning: (Add in the comments if you think I missed anything). Participants took the assessment and we saw the aggregate results. In other words, to what end?

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Classy

MAY 6, 2021

In addition, big platforms like Google and Facebook may also start to help with data analysis by aggregating their large data sets for organizations to see trends within their smaller data sets. The obstacle is the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Each type dictates a different process and therefore requires different measurement and analysis methods. Does the input aggregated allow you to move forward on a project or move forward in a new direction? There are three main types of crowdsourcing: Work, Input and Action. Measuring Work. Does it help you solve a problem?

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Army Research Laboratory in Orlando, Florida (the Silicon Valley of simulation), is, a source tells us, leaning toward specifying xAPI (see below) as the standard for LMS-simulator communication. Cutting back on the administrative headache of tracking credits for certificants is an imperative for the eLearning industry.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?). OK, these are hard problems to solve.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Smart organizations create and publish their data widely to other sites, widgets, social networks, and aggregation applications. At the heart of most issue-focused policy and research is data analysis. The Pew Research Center connects its public opinion survey data to web users through simple interactive quizzes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Back in 2007, when Facebook opened it doors to people older than college students and nonprofits started the early experiments on Facebook Causes, Froggy Loop did an extensive analysis " The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes " using the dollars per donor analysis.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

In fact, according to research conducted by Freeman , 3 out of 4 attendees expect digital elements to play a bigger role in events post-pandemic. . But when we emerge on the other side of the pandemic, it is a near certainty that the events industry will not simply return to exclusively in-person events. Enables easy integrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

New Year's Resolution: Get Rid of that Pile of E-Waste: I researched the best ways to recycle the pile of computers and geeky stuff lying around my office and cleaned my desk. Rather than construct your own top ten list, you can aggregate ten other top ten lists - here's Social Citizen's Top Ten Top Ten Lists for 2008.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

In the United States, this represents $1 trillion in annual aggregate consumer spending. ( Employees with disabilities relate better to customers with disabilities. The Next Great Hiring Frontier, Wall Street Journal, 13 September 2005).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2016

By tracking outcomes and indicators using an automated process and aggregating the data in one place, organizations are able to spend less time on ad-hoc data collection and analysis and more time on important decisions that drive operational effectiveness. One additional benefit is improved decision-making.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2011

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. I am not talking here about aggregators of information. Ashcraft, Ph.D.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2006

The Art Museum Social Tagging Project is a group of art museums is looking at integrating folksonomies into the museum Web by developing a working prototype for tagging and term collection, and outlining directions for future development and research that could benefit the entire museum community. one of the aspects of sensemaking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

Second Life can be the aggregate of public good - we'll give people the tools what they want to see or not see but not control what people see. We know who is doing the best research. Following the event, I summarized the reflections and analysis in this post: Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals. We as the stewards of.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Most often, organizations develop technology plans when they’re in the market for new solutions, with the plan providing a structured approach to the research and purchasing process. Research technology vendors. Step 6: Research technology vendors. Contingency plan for unexpected technical emergencies or failures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I also plan to continue blogging about these topics - focusing on writing in-depth thought pieces as well as aggregate and summarize the best thinking in the nptech field. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, make sure the theory of change is reasonable within the context of available research; there is no need to reinvent the wheel, and ignoring what is already known about what works (and what does not work) could mean making unnecessary mistakes at substantial cost to clients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

If the new story could be aggregated and given momentum, the shift will take place sooner. . To do this we have to add our trust and our power to aggregate the right kind of stories. . We see the Local Food Movement, Slow Money, Local Resiliency all growing. But while these new stories are now visible they are not yet mainstream. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Young Einstein. What is the visual metaphor? Pilot's dashboard ?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 7, 2023

AARP’s Livability Index targets a broad set of audiences including local residents, community advocates, researchers, and local policymakers. It includes those who understand data well (researchers), and others who are likely less familiar with complex data analysis tools. The Livability Index bridges these gaps in several ways.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

This post provides an overview of the project, what makes it stand out, and some analysis of the strategic implications. When the exhibition opens in June, visitors will see the photos ordered by aggregate score, but you will also be able to look at the scores by art knowledge (and geography) on the web and on interactive kiosks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 11, 2014

The solution we have been exploring is a semi-customized, open source, secure, data collection and analysis application that makes it easier for social sector users to safely gather and use information more efficiently. In fact, a secure mobile app for data collection is merely the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2010

In reflecting over the past three years, the definition of listening tools has broadened beyond “monitoring&# or “research&# to include several categories: social media engagement management, analytics, influencer identification, and social network analysis. Saves a lot of cut and paste time and great for analysis.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The research in these reports is extensive and well worth the read if you’re into all things fundraising, but I’d like to focus your attention on one piece of the findings for now. In aggregate, online-acquired donors have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

Government and philanthropy leaders talk today about this groundbreaking research, and you can tweet @AspenInstitute to join the conversation. The sector deserves comprehensive and computable data that can be openly aggregated, searched, checked, and analyzed. To view the full text of the report, click here. When the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2009

I connected with Sean via Twitter when I was researching tools and techniques for listening and ROI. Aggregate (a Twitter user's followers or friends). Scoring: Most/Least Active Social Network Analysis: What are the relationships between people who I follow or friends What are they Saying? Let me explain.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2018

While some organizations have seen increased giving, the aggregate nature of Giving USA’s estimates don’t allow for data to show specific impact. We also know from a broad set of research and trend analysis that giving is changing. GOING FORWARD. Through April 2018, the Blackbaud Index estimates that charitable giving is up 4.7%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been retweeting a lot of these links, but I also like to look for patterns and the best way to do that is aggregate them in a single blog post. It has explained social network analysis and techniques in a way that is easy to understand for those who are not experts. Metrics, Stats, Research, and Other Misc. Inspiration.

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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. Research done on episodic donors would back this up.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Based on an aggregate of all donors from all organizations.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

You’re not just limited to what everyone else is doing—make sure you explore all the features available to you with a little research. According to one study from the University of Massachusetts’s Center for Marketing Research , 71% of charities and nonprofits say social media is useful for driving online donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

You may also want to improve your organization's reputation as an expert by being consistently involved in discussions on topics or aggregating information that are relevant to your organization. Describe based on secondary research, direct observation, or primary research. Josh Bernhoff, Social Technographics 2008 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. For US nonprofits, we turn to the the Pew Internet and America Life for studies and audience research about the hyper-connected.

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