Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

has hovered around 2% of GDP ever since it began being measured post W.W.II. Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. I tell nonprofits this all the time. Especially during times when the economy is doing somersaults and people are nervous. Giving in the U.S.

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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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Guidelines Nonprofit Audience International 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Last week, I went to the Personal Democracy Forum conference for the first time, and I came away brimming with new ideas for my work. I heard about tools for building campaigns and aggregating citizen science data I wouldn’t have discovered at an ocean-themed event because they’re not being applied to coastal problems just yet.

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Reflection Personal PDF Conference 92

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. delivered).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. It is also important clarify these expectations with participants.

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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. Using the example of a small nonprofit working with school reform, Dean-Coffey illustrated a common problem in approach to impact. " Good communications flow from good strategy. Impact: Be Rather Than Do.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The history of performance measurement and management for most nonprofits has been driven by external requests from funders to produce data for accountability and compliance purposes. They believe it is integral to ensur- ing material, measurable, and sustainable good for the people or causes they serve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. It also raises the question, "Is influence what should be measured?"

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There’s a reason the holiday season is called the most wonderful time of the year! Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Read on to learn more!

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

A lot of times in our business we hear the phrase Membership Management. No problem!" The process involves trying to articulate the goals of each aspect of your program as measurable objectives, and then carrying out these assessments. We even call one of our modules Membership Managment. There's lots of those.

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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. How will you measure success? How much will it cost? Marketing Plan.

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Business Nonprofit Summary Homeless 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

Malaise is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, of being “out of sorts.&# Lately, I’ve been hearing about “measurement malaise&# infecting nonprofits and not just social media measurement. Idealware Study. Respondents that names tools were labled as “substantial.’

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As I’ve been working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with co-author KD Paine, we’ve come to the chapter on measurement tools. 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 ?”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Being busy or even spending volumes of time on something aren’t equivalent to doing something well. Elizabeth) Women are particularly prone to feeling guilty about taking time to care for themselves, perhaps because it feels at odds with societal expectations of women as caregivers. Other times, I enjoyed doing research at night.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They can’t find any impact measurement statistics for your nonprofit , and the images featured on your homepage are awkwardly sized and don’t readily communicate how your organization is making a difference. Activities: As part of overviewing your issue areas, it’s also important to address how you’re working to solve these problems.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. We’re not about completing a process, studying a problem, or conducting a pilot project as an end point. We measure what we do, so that we know we’re getting stuff done. Rebranding is about telling our story better, not changing our core values.

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Articulate Open Source Metrics Open 137

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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Storytelling Impact Arts Story 81

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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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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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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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

On April 8th, online registrants will have access to six presentations in real-time, with the rest being posted online following the conference. Discover how to measure how well your donation page converts visitors into donors; 3. Learn how to identify and articulate your “money story”; 5. and streamed online.

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Causes Camera Storytelling Technique 28

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. This is a good place to start.

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Guide Goal Social Media Action 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

As it turns out, using data rather than gut instinct helps us select the right CEO candidate for a company about 90% of the time, as opposed to a 50% error rate in a conventional interview process. Why is it a problem? This is a problem because it has a big impact on society. Be comprehensive. Prevent recurrences.

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Leadership Articulate Arts Oracle 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2011

She helps us understand exactly what a filter bubble is – and why it is potentially a big problem for activists. The third, and most important goal, was to measure the impact of the online ad program to assess its viability as a new model for voter persuasion. Design experiments so they are not a time suck.

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Experiment Florida Case Study Adwords 93

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? I introduce these notes with three general observations: Some leaders are more radical than I hoped, and these people have a hard time advocating for change when their accountability is to those who have not changed. Who owns the stuff? Let’s change that.

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