ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. There’s no better time than now to work on strengthening the nonprofit sector.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

The same is true for ongoing vs. first-time donors. Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals. How much food do you need to feed them, and within what time period? . Do this overall and also for first-time and ongoing donors. Number of donors who renewed.

Analytics 126

Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

Data 107

Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Note From Beth: Many of us don’t value taking the time for intentional learning within our organizations. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. What Wyman did: We conducted 50 interviews in an organization with 33 full time staff.

Knowledge 100

Knowledge Process Share Organization 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation.

Activities 105

Activities Active Activism Integration 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Does data collection from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Monitors feedback from target audience in real time but balances with trend or survey data. Documents quantitative results against goals and value when asked by senior leadership.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

What is a market analysis for nonprofit organizations? Market analysis, also known as market research, is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about target markets and customers. The more your audience enjoys your content, the more time and energy they’ll give to your organization.

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Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. The updates introduce Semantic Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities to the Social Actions API and begin to connect Social Actions to the wider Linked Open Data community.

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API Action Open Data 186

NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

Measure 96

Measure Impact Chicago Metrics 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Monitors feedback from target audience in real time but balances with trend or survey data. Documents quantitative results against goals and value when asked by senior leadership. In the end, it comes down to leadership.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A ‘Web Engagement’ is a broad term that simply refers to any occasion where a person or business seeks outside consultation, including swot analysis , assistance or collaboration in achieving online goals. From the first time you meet, try to get a sense of whether you speak the same language. Make Sure You Don’t Irritate Each Other.

Web 40

Web Tips Articulate Project 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

Review 106

Review Business Nonprofit Measure 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

Measure 103

Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. However, even with harsh economic times, there is the temptation to look at numbers only and immediately dismiss social media. I think that is dangerous.

ROI 66

ROI Results Community Online 66

The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes Building a Strong Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Non-Profit Planning Feeling overwhelmed by the challenges your non-profit faces? Without a strong foundation and a clear roadmap, it’s easy for non-profits to veer off course, squandering precious time and resources and falling short of their vision.

Profit 59

Profit Guide Build Metrics 59

Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Don’t be afraid to ask for what you’re worth, and decide by market analysis. Hourly billing — it’s always in our interests to spend more time, so we could easily spend too much time.

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Consultant Structure NTEN Skills 100

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.

Track 20

Track Benefit Measure Articulate 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time.

ROI 50

ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

Because I have seen, many times over, what they can do for an organization and its leaders. During the retreat, the board and other key leaders work together to articulate a shared vision for the future of the organization. This is done by allowing the retreat participants time to share their dreams and big-picture ideas.

Articulate 52

Articulate Exercise Nonprofit Picture 52

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Based on this nine-month experience, we produced the Collaboration Report , a comprehensive analysis of our learnings and best practices. We discovered that if you are in the role of promoting collaboration among others, you need to articulate your definition of collaboration and what your expectations are for outcomes.

Collaboration 28

Collaboration Test Roles Goal 28

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes When doing a cost analysis between two solutions, it’s tempting to compare based on sticker price alone. At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS.

Project 98

Project Tech Guide Phase 98

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. Here are some tips on how to build a data analysis strategy. Define the problem: Identify the specific problem or issue you want to address through data analysis.

Change 73

Change Organization Evaluation Analysis 73

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. Detailed analysis of the needs your mission seeks to help. Analysis of your environment. How much money do you expect to make and spend over a specific period of time? Identifying your target audience.

Effective 96

Effective Business Create Tips 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

But give it time. This is also a great way to test and refine a taxonomy over time - an administrator can plan to look at the tags that don't map into anything in the taxonomy and decide if the taxonomy should be modified to include them." As Marnie notes, "I've often had a hard time inside a taxonomonical (is that a word?)

Guidelines 50

Guidelines Nptech Folksonomy Tag 50

Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. Overall, this methodology structures regular critical analysis of output to curate higher quality through ongoing refinement. Enter refining and iterative prompts. Basically, great writing comes from great editors.

Guide 52

Guide Model Summary Structure 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

It should be driven by what you want to learn. As soon as you have articulated a SMART objective and KPI, it should guide you to what data you need to collect and transform into insights That prevents you from collecting data you don’t need and being overwhelmed. Content Analysis Tools: Radian 6 and Netvibes.

Measure 115

Measure Social Media Tools Media 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools. Now it is time to pick the metrics or data points that will let you know whether or not you’ve reached your goal.

Measure 115

Measure Learning Case Study Metrics 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

The survey looked at nonprofit’s self-reported results, goals, time investment, and measurement approaches for Facebook, although I wonder if you can really answer the big picture question without looking at how nonprofits use Facebook in the context of an integrated strategy and good measurement practice benchmarking study.

Measure 96

Measure Organization Metrics Analytics 96

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

At the time, the Federal government had just signed the welfare deform legislation, pushing millions of welfare recipients from welfare to work. Almost never do they receive healthcare benefits or vacation time and oftentimes, have to work in incredibly oppressive environments.

Podcast 40

Podcast San Francisco South Africa Homeless 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2013

” It doesn’t mean that engagement on social media is useless and not worth the time. It means that you need to engage with a purpose or articulated goal. Next week, for my org…How much time should I spend on Facebook? How should I spend that time? What is the quality of that traffic?

Measure 117

Measure Social Media Media Social 117

Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

The more time between the good stuff, the less likely you are to tune in again in the future. Pandora uses collaborative filtering to create a real-time radio station for you based on your preferences. Could I have articulated that at the start? Turns out that I enjoy songs with “extensive vamping.” I learned something!

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Collaboration Music Museum Articulate 20

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

Impressively, that advice is based on an in-depth analysis of over 2,6,00 leaders -- drawn from a database of more than 17,000 CEOs and C-suite executives. CEOs who are known for being reliable are 15 times more likely to be high-performing, and their odds of getting hired are double that of everyone else. Be comprehensive.

Leadership 40

Leadership Articulate Arts Statistics 40

Achieve

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

was up nearly 4 percent in 2016, hitting an all-time high. a recently released analysis of American giving patterns, these gifts are coming from fewer people. I looked at some of the things nonprofits should be doing to turn one-time donors into loyal and engaged supporters. In fact, this year’s edition of. Giving USA.

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Fundraising Structure Issue Generation 52