The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In this resource, we’ll guide you through how to holistically evaluate ROI, including direct and indirect costs and savings, how long it will take to get a return, and tying it all back to the goals of your team to make a powerful case for change. Embarking on a new tech project is like building a house. We hope it helps!

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Project Tech Guide Phase 98

NTEN

MAY 7, 2009

Here are some of the highlights: If you aren't articulating how IT relates to your mission, expect leadership to cut deep. You need to articulate how IT relates to mission, over and over again. This prompted @jasonricci (CIO at the Energy Foundation ) to reply: IT shouldn't have to "articulate" anything.

Gartner 44

Gartner Org Articulate Leadership 44

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

Evaluate your conflict resolution process. I think it is important for your board of directors to articulate their own vision of inclusivity and to share that vision via your website, on printed materials, etc. Encourage the board of directors to articulate an inclusivity statement for your organization. What Might You Do Now?

Demonstration 36

Demonstration Articulate Culture Reflection 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The board supports the organization’s orientation towards using tech and data to realize its mission. identifying the new ways of working you want to see or articulating a new set of beliefs and values associated with them. Changing a nonprofit culture isn’t as simple as. differently as DoSomething.Org has done.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The pillars range from leadership to management to evaluation for mission effectiveness. New strategies and tech- nologies are emerging to make data more available and useful to decision-making across agencies and nonprofits.

Impact 33

Impact Organization Build Culture 33

DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

This results in increased cohesion across your tech and human resources, better-concentrated focus, and higher trust levels. For example, if you already have a fairly well-developed brand, even if it’s not formally articulated, you may want to avoid making drastic changes that could be poorly received.

Guide 52

Guide Guidelines Nonprofit Mind 52

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many nonprofits seeking to build a technological platform such as a website or learning portal do not have in-house tech expertise. Nonprofits often partner with digital vendors to implement their tech vision. Are they able to articulate this in straightforward language? Going over budget. Is the proposal easy to understand?

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Project Digital Work Tips 58

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

They want articulated goals and expectations. When we did the final evaluation for the project, one comment from the teens really surprised us: they complained that it felt like we were "hiding" the goals of the project from them in the first of three weeks. Cloudy criteria make for cloudy evaluations.

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Teen Volunteer Create Design 20

Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

By clearly articulating your membership tiers and benefits across multiple marketing channels, you can connect with potential new members who would be a good fit for your program. Evaluate the features of each platform, from its membership database and profiles to its reporting capabilities. User-friendliness. Available integrations.

Software 79

Software Tools Associations API 79

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

However, figuring out and implementing the exact features that lead your website’s visitors to become long-term supporters can require trial and error, especially for organizations lacking a tech background. Keep in mind that many visitors will evaluate your website in seconds. Letting supporters control their engagement.

Websites 75

Websites Nonprofit Interaction Instruction 75

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. It involves evaluating the effectiveness of your narratives in terms of engagement, donor response, and, most importantly, the real-world change inspired by your stories.

Storytelling 82

Storytelling Impact Arts Nonprofit 82

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. In my work people learn evaluative thinking from me.

Teach 100

Teach Support Technology Empowerment 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I sent out a query nonprofit tech colleagues who are social media mavens and ask that age old question, “ What’s in your social media measurement tool box ?” As I’ve been working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with co-author KD Paine, we’ve come to the chapter on measurement tools.

Measure 115

Measure Social Media Tools Media 115

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Most museums don't strategically set this number--too many operating costs are fixed by building needs--but they can use it to assess how expensive each visitor interaction is and evaluate the efficacy of programs. Tags: evaluation marketing. How much do we value bringing global cultures and opinions into our institution?

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Virtual Museum North Carolina Evaluation 20