Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Brainstorming generates creative solutions to a problem in the hope of finding the best solution. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

At a minimum, a team with a poor leader is unproductive like this one: With the right leadership, a nonprofit can grow quickly, fulfilling its mission and meeting a community need or eliminating a problem. They inspire people, they solve problems, and they build teams. The upside is that there is space for new leaders to emerge.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

In episode 7 of the Managing eLearning Podcast , Jon & Matt sit down with Celisa Steele Co-Founder & Managing Director for Tagoras to discuss the Learning Business Maturity Model , which articulates the characteristics of a mature market-facing learning business or line of business, as well as the stages that typically precede full maturity.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are. The same is true for ongoing vs. first-time donors. How much food do you need to feed them, and within what time period? .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. I tell nonprofits this all the time.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the post, I highlighted how brand guidelines help you build sustained support, stick to a budget, and make it easier for anyone at the organization to create essential content before you have the budget to hire a full-time designer. To understand this you need to invest time and resources into Audience Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Therefore, nonprofits must have a crisp understanding of the problem they solve and how they solve it. Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation. Impact: Be Rather Than Do.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In the needs section of a grant, you need to do three things to score high on a grant proposal: Eliminate flowery language, Include sources and citations, and Include a clear Problem Statement. What I see the most often in this section is that grant writers include a flowery narrative with a lot of information about problems.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. It is helpful to look at making the switch as an evolutionary process.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The leadership environment Leaders (whether on a team, in a department or institution-wide) have to be open to taking risks, trying new things, evaluating and learning from failures. The leadership environment is key. In fact, Sir Ken Robinson contends that “if you are not prepared to be wrong you’ll never do anything original”.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Unfortunately, many founders or leaders skip creating one — which generally leads to fundraising frustrations and stalled services, among other problems. Without a guide or roadmap to get you where you want to go, you can spend a lot of time floundering. Maybe they don’t know what a nonprofit business plan can do to help them.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Therefore, they’re hesitant to invest significant time or resources. A strong brand is what generates and sustains engagement in the time between these two points. When a donor or a volunteer decides to give their funds or time, they have a plethora of organizations through which to do so.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As you implement the strategies given in this guide, you’ll be able to find and recruit people who want to dedicate their time and talent to helping your organization. When someone is willing to donate an hour of their time, a nonprofit is able to save money while getting the assistance they need to move their work forward.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The pillars range from leadership to management to evaluation for mission effectiveness. Senior management creates the conditions for staff members to feel safe acknowl- edging when there are problems. Even the busiest leaders, managers, and staff members carve out some time to step back, take stock, and reflect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. How does one use this information ???

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

As you start to feel the priorities of your community evolving, here are four ways to evaluate and respond so your grantmaking organization stays relevant to your community’s changing needs. Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are so many benefits to automation and extensibility projects: Offloading time spent on repetitive tasks to free up employees so they can focus on more strategic assignments. Improving response times. Time for staff to learn new software? And it saves the database manager time in creating reports. The solution?

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Prospects and stakeholders who interact with you online have only your online communications to evaluate your organization. We have found that online tools, like our website, internal wiki, and new media spaces, can be an effective way to collaborate and reach people with important and timely HIV information. Maybe that includes yours?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. The next time you are chatting away, give some of these refining prompts a try to increase to quality of the final product. Evaluate if the style and tone fit the intended audience and goals. You are the editor.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know, it’s a busy time of year. We’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . ” I love this topic. And thanks for joining.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Fall In Love With Understanding Your Donors Problems It is from that point that you will be able to craft and articulate compelling narratives that convert. With CauseVox’s site editor you can easily customize and brand your donation page so it is clear, easy to use and helps you raise more money in less time.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

It's good to have some time to write amidst hectic traveling. You know you've spent too much time in airports when you stick your hands under your bathroom faucet at home and expect it to magically turn on. I've been thinking recently about ways to represent issues (social, political, scientific) in museum settings.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

We react positively when we find a website with strong, well-structured design, but it can be difficult to articulate what made the design strong. Nonprofit websites have grappled with this problem for some time and have come to a few useful solutions, such as: Blog. Classes, webinars, and presentations.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully. The problem is aestheticized, framed, or reconfigured; it is seldom erased or resolved. Mark: Right.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. Where is this client, now ? Second, Empowerment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Millennial turnover is a huge problem for leaders. A clearly articulated NSP answers the three big discovery questions: How do you make a difference? times higher job satisfaction and they were 1.4 times more engaged at work. Talk it through with them when time isn’t pressing. Find out how your boss is evaluated.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Millennial turnover is a huge problem for leaders. A clearly articulated NSP answers the three big discovery questions: How do you make a difference? times higher job satisfaction and they were 1.4 times more engaged at work. Talk it through with them when time isn’t pressing. Find out how your boss is evaluated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The problem is that data everywhere! 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. Why is that so hard?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the same time, leaders continue to struggle with one of their toughest jobs, developing and articulating their overall strategy and priorities, especially during times of change." 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes Year-End Appeal Guide The end-of-year giving season always seems near. Your goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious/Attainable, and Time-based). Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Real-time improvisation. Geoff talks about three different approaches used in America (Mission, Problem, and Family). My sense is that most of the CSR practitioners in India use the problem approach. Evaluation. A lot of it is re-framing and re-purposing. Customize once you get on-site. NGOS in India.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes 2021 Year-End Appeal Guide. Your goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Ambitious/Attainable, and Time-based). Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both their appeal language and on their CTA. Remind donors they still have time to give.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

For example, “Nazi science” came up several times as a “can’t”—but the Holocaust Museum’s Deadly Medicine exhibition was a successful project that didn’t bring the walls down. Science is political, and science museums have a hard time grappling with that fact. So how do we evaluate and make decisions about self-censorship?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

Thanks for taking time out of your day. We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A just as much as we can. I’ve already taken up too much time. And sometimes we’re able to learn things from you all at the same time. So it’s such a wonderful time to get to have that conversation.

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