Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

R ead up on the latest research. Read up on the latest research. It might be even useful to locate a volunteer with a background in sales or data analysis and see if you can get them to come on board as the one person in your organization who can go through the feedback and present the results. S elf-care prioritization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Smith and his talk "Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL." Along with an international team at the Social Media Research Foundation , they've developed NodeXL , which turns invisible networks and connections into spreadsheets and graphs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. This week at the Packard Foundation, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Below, we outline some of the most important things to know about this data—especially for journalists, researchers, and others seeking to leverage real-time data to identify funding trends. .

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Forum One

JANUARY 31, 2023

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In October, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks. One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Steps in the Direct Mail Fundraising Process Designing a direct mail fundraising campaign involves many moving parts, from conducting intensive donor research to enlisting marketing strategists who will develop messaging frameworks and concepts. Research and exploration. Research and exploration. The market landscape.

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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! Have you shared your analysis with those who have argued otherwise? Thanks Mark!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. . We’ve included their recommendations below, along with examples from the 2019 analysis of donors who use these tactics. . This has been a dominant trend in the past eight years of our analysis.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Support Children’s Colorado Foundation Gold – Website Established in 1978, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is dedicated to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado through family-centered care and cutting-edge research and treatment.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

No matter your biggest challenge, the ticket to solving those issues is figuring out how to break down these silos and make your data analysis easier. Step 3: Map your stack This is the part where we get to the real nuts and bolts of how to get all the data you need working together for you when you need it and in the format you need it in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 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! People like me use lists of charitable organizations as a basis for our research.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

We were all there thanks to the efforts of Drew Conway, Jake Porway, and Craig Barowsky (Data without Borders’s founders) who had the crazy idea of bringing together well-intentioned data analysts and non-profits with data in need of analysis. Researchers have been tackling this question, specifically in NYC, for well over a decade.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat, moderated by Kami Huyse, and included RWJF staff Debra Joy Perez (@djoyperez), assistant vice president, Research and Evaluation, and Tina Kauh (@tinakauh), program officer, Research and Evaluation, covered some stimulating questions. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013. Radio Bilingue. NodeXL and Marc Smith.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

A June 2020 survey by the Pew Research Center found that approximately one out of every three AAPI individuals surveyed reported having been subject to racial slurs/jokes since the beginning of the pandemic, and one out of four feared someone might threaten or physically attack them. These trends are disappointing but not surprising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

” Now certainly development professionals have a history of using research – think donor research for big endowment campaigns. .” ” Now certainly development professionals have a history of using research – think donor research for big endowment campaigns.

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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. We think that this is important and valuable.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 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! Executive Director ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday !

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Create Impact with Inclusive Audience Research. You may even be planning some audience research in the near future. Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. What does it mean to conduct this research in an inclusive way?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and spread generosity. This is a good analysis of the evolution of Tech for Good, Cloud for Good, Data for Good, and the latest iteration: AI For Good. What Is AI for Good?

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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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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. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Recommendations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

Thanks to Deanna Zandt for being so thoughtful and smart in her analysis: "Let’s break down why the meritocracy myth is both so pervasive and problematic. "DeadUshahidi’s mocking tone towards maps it deems ineffective, without any understanding of the goals of the groups behind them, is problematic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? There are two different lens to think about network mapping. You can do a whole network analysis which looks at organizations and people in specific geographic or social change area. .”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Enable certain configurations like custom field-mapping or enhanced contact-matching. Hannah is an experienced content specialist at Classy.org with a demonstrated history of storytelling, market research, and data analysis within the fundraising technology space. Sync historical Classy data over to Salesforce. Hannah Durbin.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There are multiple facets to this process, which involves analysis, preparation, and research. Targeting the right audience starts with prospect research. The research speaks for itself: 82% of Americans use social media and this number is steadily growing. Overlooking important trends.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Thorough understanding leads to big ideas. Creativity matters only if it sells.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2013

This map is one of a series of 80 global maps describing the state of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. Their mission is to provide better data and analysis to gauge the success and impact of a social effort and how to improve.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 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 Friday, April 29, 2011 Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2009

View MacBookPro Travelogue in a larger map This map show the route that a new MacBook Pro made from a factory in China to Arizona. Colleague Alan Levine customized a google map. What's even better is that the software, google maps is free. Tags: maps nptech nptech tools visual thinking. What's out that?

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 30, 2009

The guide, produced independently by research and analysis firm Freeform Dynamics, provides guidance for where to start in greening an organization and maps out a pragmatic, yet comprehensive course of action ranked according to expense and difficulty of implementation. read more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 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! This is a very interesting topic, Pat, I would love to see more research on this.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In June, Tides partnered with Rhiza on a data mapping pilot using their Insight software. After doing some research and testing out some of the data mapping tools, we started with just making basic maps of where grants were made and partners are located, from which initial story threads emerged. and "to what ends?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. A frequent question Peter is asked about how an organization can become more innovative. “What are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Lucy Bernholz, who also participated in the meeting, wrote up this great post about the space/movement that is in the center of her research). The site contains data visualization tools, thanks to a collaboration with the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research at UMass Lowell. Why this resource?

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2013

These are just a handful of nonprofit-focused data sharing sites to get you started: National Center for Charitable Statistics: NCCS provides data, as well as analysis tools and reports, on Nonprofits around the US. You can filter the raw data, RSS feeds of the data, charts, maps, or even widgets made of the data.

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