ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. Problems can become exacerbated if an organization lacks the adequate systems to swiftly and carefully handle personnel issues. In other words, performance management requires rigor. And rigor demands ongoing attention.

Leadership 92

Leadership Research Develop Management 92

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Over time, I realized that the same characteristics that distinguish the best football teams are also required to succeed in business,” shares Mayberry. At its core, especially in the beginning, building a great culture is simply an extension and reflection of the leaders’ commitment and performance.

Culture 89

Culture Build Impact Lesson 89

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. The first time you do it, you ask each person to respond to the idea with the word no, then say their idea.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

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.

Guidelines 72

Guidelines Nonprofit Audience International 72

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

Over time, I realized that the same characteristics that distinguish the best football teams are also required to succeed in business,” shares Mayberry. At its core, especially in the beginning, building a great culture is simply an extension and reflection of the leaders’ commitment and performance.

Culture 52

Culture Build Impact Lesson 52

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You’re part of the problem. In fact, you may BE the problem. And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have). Culture tends to reflect who’s in charge. Why is that? It’s in your job description. I wouldn’t hire you.

Culture 126

Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 126

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Over time, I realized that the same characteristics that distinguish the best football teams are also required to succeed in business,” shares Mayberry. At its core, especially in the beginning, building a great culture is simply an extension and reflection of the leaders’ commitment and performance.

Culture 52

Culture Classes Build Lesson 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

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. 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. Example of A/B Testing Results.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

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. Your actions should reflect your nonprofit’s brand. However, branding is a crucial investment for nonprofits and their mission alike.

Guide 52

Guide Guidelines Nonprofit Mind 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. In addition, we will be using a wiki to showcase learning and a private Facebook group for daily contact and “just in time” support.

Pakistan 111

Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2017

The problem with that view, or brand model, is that it’s no longer enough, especially in today’s competitive giving environment. So, you’ve created a new logo and the perfect tagline that better reflect the work you do. All too often nonprofits begin to second guess their investment of time, money and resources in a rebrand.

Guidelines 31

Guidelines Nonprofit Retention Articulate 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement? Growth organization/membership.

Measure 96

Measure Social Media Media Social 96

Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

In “Moving Beyond a Culture of Compliance to a Culture of Continuous Improvement,” a resource guide for Head Start Programs, we describe several key indicators, including curiosity, reflection, tolerance of failure and vulnerability, and use of feedback. They use what others might deem failures as an opportunity for learning.

Impact 33

Impact Organization Build Culture 33

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Discussions about what type and level of risk is acceptable and when risk is acceptable (early in the development process, contained to a defined time period or clearly articulated experiment) are useful here. The leadership environment is key.

Place 52

Place Museum Environment Problem 52

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a noncollaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time. This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work.

Culture 47

Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

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.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Strategy Guide Local 98

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. On Twitter, Kami Huyse pointed over to her reflections on this paper which lead me again to the paper itself. Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence.

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Social Media Influence Meme Media 50

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. It should be concise and specific, and it should reflect the needs and priorities of your community. Define the problem: Identify the specific problem or issue you want to address through data analysis.

Change 70

Change Organization Evaluation Analysis 70

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Name the problem your organization works to solve, the reason your organization exists, and the people or animals you help. When a nonprofit mission statement is a long, word-packed, compound-complex sentence or goes on for three or four sentences, the problem is often a lack of clarity around the mission. Why do we exist?

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Hunger Nonprofit Examples Process 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

I don't think she is saying SL is a fad that will go away as other people without her depth of knowledge have articulated. These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. I really don???t D) is to going.

Environment 50

Environment Teach Second Life Learning 50

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. I'd always joked that my dream job was to design pinball machines--a technical problem wrapped in creativity and pleasure. In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator.

Museum 52

Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

We’re going to leave some time at the end for Q&A. Steven: take any more time for you. So as Steven said, I’m a long-time friend of Bloomerang. And so if we’re just meeting for the first time today, I’m in Chicagoland, like Steven said. And then we have to let those boundaries direct our time.

Money 107

Money Video Fundraising Gift 107

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.

Money 107

Money Question Raise Video 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The intent was to provide a deep dive for program officers to reflect on the way they currently work, identify what needs to change to create more impact, and come up with some prototypes. I’ve facilitated this exercise many times and it never fails that participants enjoy it. There would be both an online and offline site.

Foundation 102

Foundation Design Community Work 102

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 asked “What is true about Benetech, what are the truths that define our identity, our culture, and the values that drive our work?”

Articulate 137

Articulate Open Source Metrics Open 137

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. Real-time improvisation. Geoff talks about three different approaches used in America (Mission, Problem, and Family). No wonder I am still tired! It always helps me improve practice.

India 96

India NGO Social Media Reflection 96

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The honest reflections from staff members beyond curatorial and education departments--including registrars, security staff, and PR--are unparalleled. 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.

Artist 39

Artist Museum Project Public 39

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

At the time, the Federal government had just signed the welfare deform legislation, pushing millions of welfare recipients from welfare to work. Almost never do they receive healthcare benefits or vacation time and oftentimes, have to work in incredibly oppressive environments.

Podcast 40

Podcast San Francisco South Africa Homeless 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

The survey looked at nonprofit’s self-reported results, goals, time investment, and measurement approaches for Facebook, although I wonder if you can really answer the big picture question without looking at how nonprofits use Facebook in the context of an integrated strategy and good measurement practice benchmarking study.

Measure 96

Measure Organization Metrics Analytics 96

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

In the work in Bolivia, we really saw, sitting around that table, women really talking to each other and seeing reflections of themselves; and watching the connection that then became available was worth all of it. So we saw a need, and we really spent time looking at that need, looking at what else was out there, and what the niche was.

Green 40

Green Global Action Network 40

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.

Guide 102

Guide Goal Social Media Action 102

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.

Guide 98

Guide Goal Social Media Action 98

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. Our desire to "protect kids"--which reflects twenty years of clamping down (at least in the U.S.) And so my question is, why are we keeping them away?

Museum 20

Museum Professional Teen Map 20

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If it doesn’t, it’s probably time for a strategy update ! Real-time fundraising thermometer. ICA remedies that problem by placing a real-time campaign progress bar on their Create Amazing website. ICA remedies that problem by placing a real-time campaign progress bar on their Create Amazing website.

Websites 52

Websites Organization Nonprofit Game 52

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.

Leadership 40

Leadership Articulate Arts Statistics 40

Achieve

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

was up nearly 4 percent in 2016, hitting an all-time high. It’s a trend that’s reflected in our own research. For nonprofits that rely on donations from individuals, this poses a problem. I looked at some of the things nonprofits should be doing to turn one-time donors into loyal and engaged supporters. Giving USA.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Structure Issue Generation 52