Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Jerry and I had a great conversation about open sourcing of agricultural scientific models, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their climate change reports. As it turns out, these models were originally developed decades ago and many are written in Fortran !

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Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

A recent analysis conducted by Joanne Lin, a student in Thinkful’s data science bootcamp and a former GlobalGiving impact associate, concluded that dogs that meet Ginger’s description (name, coat color and pattern, and breed) are most “adoptable.”. The Method. First, she first conducted an exploratory data analysis.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Best of all, you really only need to adopt a few proven and productive cultivation and engagement methods to start converting your peer-to-peer event participants into monthly donors. For the Ration Challenge, the team used a variety of methods to pinpoint the personas and behaviors of those interested in refugee issues.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Much has been written on the methods for evaluating programs, for analyzing impact data, and for communicating impact to funders; more and more, thought leaders underscore the need to manage all the processes around understanding impact. About the Author. Mélodie Kinet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. GA4 is designed to be far less reliant on cookies, using AI and data modeling to help fill the gaps in data caused by privacy restrictions.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2014

Data analysis poses a tremendous challenge for scientists today. Scientists at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) recently pioneered some innovative methods for expediting the quest for a cure. Scientists at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) recently pioneered some innovative methods for expediting the quest for a cure.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

There are a wealth of theories, ideas, and methods covered, for example the “ SAVI ” model for designing exercises that help learners embrace learning in different styles. This six-step instructional model is called “ENGAGE.” From Analysis to Evaluation: Tools, Tips, and Techniques from Trainers.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2017

As the collection of data becomes ubiquitous and seamless and the analysis of data more powerful, it is changing every aspect of our lives. The ability to see into the future sounds like magic, but there are actual methods that have been proven effective at doing this. Researchers work with data sets, build models, and publish them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

There are two different methods to evaluate your training. To guide evaluation, there are several learning theories, including The Four Levels of Evaluation, also referred to as the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model , was created by Donald Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. It sounds like they have adapted the Khan Academy model. Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2 This number is consistent with research showing that the model minority myth has resulted in AAPI struggles being largely invisible and/or overlooked in the U.S.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Digital marketing is essential to staying competitive alongside other nonprofits of similar nature, and it has been proven to be more effective, both in cost and engagement, than traditional outbound marketing methods. If you decide to take this on without outside help, the following tips will help you maximize your potential. So, Now What?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2013

Papers and presentations: Target Analytics Fundraising Models for Higher Education by Lawrence Henze and Elizabeth Crabtree. Target Analytics Fundraising Models by Lawrence Henze and Nicole Bechard. Advanced Business Analytics, Data Mining and Predictive Modeling. Research Methods and Analytics. Business Analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

As trainers, Andrea and I both know the value of “modeling the model,” so we wanted to use and model best practices for designing effective meetings on their preferred platforms. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis. It is between the two methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report. Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). Four or five years to adoption: 3D Printing (K-12/Higher Ed), Remote/Virtual Labs (K-12), Wearable Technology (Higher Ed).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. For the past month-and-a-half, I’ve been working organizing our data collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination efforts.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

First, as with Bitcoin, the distributed ledger method is an ideal way of tying credits to individual learners’ accounts, reducing the potential for counterfeiting credits. We like that idea, and we agree that you need to provide many different pricing models. This state of affairs makes distributed CE ledgers look very appealing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Understanding: Landscape and Opportunity Analysis. To generate group or collective understanding, I facilitated a cluster or affinity analysis of the different themes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

These finance models rely upon nonprofits to deliver their programs, yet there is a dearth of guidance for nonprofit leaders to understand the opportunities – and risks – they represent. According to Smith and Lipsky (1993), contracting with nonprofits became government’s preferred method of service delivery as early as the 1960s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

The people in your inner circle should also model positive behaviors, because if those around you are enthusiastic, authentic, and generous, you will be, too. There are many techniques to analyze or visualize our professional networks and I’ve identified a methods in this post that include analyzing your contacts via social media.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

This type of analysis has served us fairly well to date. Predictive models help identify, for example, those in your database who are best suited for specific types of giving, such as annual, planned, and major giving. So how can the predictive modeling project described above help us focus on people instead of numbers?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve been playing with the conversational panel or conversational keynote models for short sessions (60, 75 or 90 minutes.) I’m not sure if this was just the way it is, stage fright to report out to a large group that included funders, or perhaps it needed another method than mic runners (fixed mics stationed around the room?).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 12, 2011

In January of this year, Convio acquired StrategicOne , a leading provider of data analytics, predictive modeling and campaign management services. The RFM method normally ‘over mails’, because more recent donors are rarely, if ever, excluded from the segmentation stratetgy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

All of us, like you’ve done with your book, need to provide solid, tangible demonstration of the value of high performance, based on measurement, that is done by the nonprofits themselves — and which is separate and distinct from third-party evaluations and external methods to assess or rate nonprofit performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

As Witzel observes, our strategy for scaling the network includes sharing of the learnings, modeling transparent behavior ourselves, collecting and diseminating results, trainings, and scaling the fellows programs who can infiltrate companies to acquire a green lens. Witzel notes, we don't have the barrier of "paralysis by analysis.".

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

He says that “by combining the concepts of open development and development impact bonds – a financing model based on payments-on-results – change becomes possible and can come from the grassroots.” These include free tools that allow exploration of your data without a data scientist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic). With evaluation, take into account the “ Kirkpatrick Model of Training ”. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

They also look at qualitative data, including doing a content analysis of their member feedback. They also know that in order a growth rate in members, it takes reach and engagement through social channels so they also track referral traffic and engagement metrics.

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Meaning, keep your ear to the ground and look out for any outlying theories that may contradict this ideal mix, and be aware that with all the new forms of learning that are quickly enhancing the marketplace, there is a very real chance that this model may need to be tweaked, to also represent unaccounted for learning objects.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2013

There are a number of conferences that offer sessions on statistical analysis, business intelligence, marketing insights, and other pseudonyms. Last year, I presented with a few co-presenters around various methods of using business intelligence, including reporting and data visualizations, modeling, scoring, clustering, and data mining.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Double-certified neurologist and preventive medicine specialist with a background in public health, working toward the transition to replace the use of animal experimentation with superior human-based testing methods. Previously served as deputy director of the U.S. Vice Chairman, Philanthropy. Cleveland Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students. We will use the time to debrief and experiment with a few of these techniques — some of which would have been modeled during the conference. first met Juanita Brown who created the method through my blog in 2006. The study was of medical school lectures.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

You can download the research report and find out about the research model, methods, analysis and implications for the field. We saw this study not as the answer to the field’s questions about bilingual interpretation, but as the start of a conversation around better understanding how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

It helped me clarify some fuzzy thoughts about social networking, pattern analysis, and information overload. The general overview: Friend of A Friend Model: 2002 Let's connect on LinkedIn so we can help each other with referrals. The rest of the slide show talks about four models for popularity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Senior leaders model the skill that Edgar H. Data collection may occur from time to time, but there is no formal reporting.There are no data systems in place, such as dashboards or simple collection methods. Schein calls “ Humble Inquiry ” – the art of asking questions based on curiosity and building trust.

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