Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Especially in associations, analytics can provide invaluable insights, guiding strategies and shaping outcomes. Focus on the Outcomes Embracing the Future: We know change is hard and in long-standing organizations, can be met with resistance. However, the trick is to shift the conversation from the process to the outcomes.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

" It means investing with purpose to achieve specific, measurable outcomes and impact. Last summer, I was fortunate to see a preview of the new outcomes measurement solution that MicroEdge has been building. 3 Reasons You're About to Be As Excited About Outcomes Measurement As I Am. Blackbaud Outcomes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. Program outcomes are defined as the expected and/or actual benefits that program participants will receive. Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We outlined the value of EvaluPac below, hoping this insight can help association executives to justify their learning management system expenditure by measuring outcomes from the evaluations and assessments within their current education offerings. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We outlined the value of EvaluPac below, hoping this insight can help association executives to justify their learning management system expenditure by measuring outcomes from the evaluations and assessments within their current education offerings. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Offering more ways to access services, more ways for partner collaborations, and more ways to connect whole communities to improve whole health outcomes for every person. Watch this blog space for more examples of their work in action! We are humanitarians driven to build better connections for thriving communities like yours.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 10, 2024

Say goodbye to disconnected systems and hello to improved fundraising outcomes through unified data, people, and tools, available all in one place. By bringing together the best of fundraising, donor relationship, and volunteer management technology, nonprofits will have more enriched insights across their programs. Unified data.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Focus on what matters to operational outcomes (ex. This blog post provides additional recommendations for creating key metrics that align with your strategic objectives. You can learn more about taxonomy in this blog post or watch this on-demand webinar that discusses the topic as part of an overall content strategy.

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Donorbox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The last three months of the year are stressful and frenzied for most nonprofits, even if the outcomes are rewarding and exciting. The post Nonprofit Burnout: How to Recognize And Manage It [Updated 2022] appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2013

In order to scale social justice outcomes, legal services needs to embrace the process of collecting and making sense of data to improve programs and get results. It’s not enough to collect data, the real magic happens when applied to decision making, becoming a data-informed organization.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Communicate outcomes. Grantors increasingly view themselves as investors and, as a result, place greater emphasis on outcomes reporting. When you are putting together your grant applications and reporting, you want to emphasize achieving the desired outcomes. Highlight your community.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Featured in this issue: " From Outcomes to Impact ," by Julie Macalik with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, which provides guidance for measuring the real impact of your nonprofit. " I couldn't possibly list everything here in this blog post, so please open the new issue to see more.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Next, define the outcomes you hope to achieve. The outcomes you can achieve tend to fall into four buckets that benefit your organization. Check out our blog on overcoming your fear of dirty data. Read our blog on Creating a Data Culture for Your Association. An example is how many new members did we acquire last month?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Using Generative AI To Drive Your Fundraising Outcomes Allison Fine, President, Every.org Beth Kanter, Author, Trainer, and Nonprofit Innovator Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer, Blackbaud Artificial intelligence promises new models of fundraising, using machine learning to drive better outcomes.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

My much-loved client, Community TechKnowledge , recently asked me to serve as the curator of their new guest blog. Since 2005, I've been murmuring that the future of blogging is not with individual blogs like mine, but with well-designed web sites that feature clusters of blogs by diverse authors who are focused on a coherent mission.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Identifying What Matters Most to the Work Data collection as it occurs in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector traditionally aligns with a linear equation of vision to mission to goals to outcomes with data brought in at the end stage of determining if outcomes have been achieved.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

An election has two possible outcomes. Be Respectful: Not all your constituents will be happy with the election’s outcome. This blog is based on a recent episode of Fundraising Today and the Go Beyond Fundraising podcast. Based on expected policy changes, “Rage giving” was certainly a trend following the 2016 election.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. The post How a Project Charter Can Help You Have a Successful Fund Accounting Software Implementation first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. What is a Project Charter?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Follow this advice, from the authors ( Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese ) of the, Collaboration Imperative , book for how to create a great vision statement for your team (or company) : A vivid, idealized and memorable description of a desired outcome. Inspiring, energizing and helpful in creating a mental picture of your target.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

This is what will enable you to achieve your outcomes and measure your impact. The post Data Governance: The Key to Strategic Planning first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Your data is the tool that will drive success across departments, at every stage. Establish data goals that will support your long term vision by scaling as you grow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Team up with local tv, radio, and print media partners, popular blogs, and social media influencers that reach and represent your target audiences. They will thank you for it by owning their new ambassadorship and driving a positive outcome. Your people, who want to help fuel your mission, need, and deserve to be heard.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore how to build and optimize your peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns in order to achieve success. Transparent impacts: To build trust and establish credibility with prospective donors, highlight the measurable outcomes of your programs and your commitment to transparency.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

For example, AAPACN has research that shows having at least one AAPACN-certified nurse at a skilled nursing facility improves quality outcomes and increases reimbursement rates. Research and reports are helping members navigate the future and create amazing member value. The BMI and CASE report data from members around the world.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Vulnerability Empathetic connections can transform your relationships and outcomes. We are shown that if we are “wrong” and if we fail to meet the outcomes we promised, we will be punished. Deconstructing and sharing power are also essential to success. Another essential piece connected to both empathy and power is vulnerability.

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DonorPerfect

MAY 25, 2022

In these free, virtual sessions, you will learn how to build your organization’s story using hard data and outcome tracking, then explore how those narratives can inform your fundraising strategies, communication tactics, and so much more. Lives have been changed, Read More ».

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 8, 2014

So, with that in mind, here are six authentic values that have the potential to produce outcomes beyond your expectations. And, when you begin to experience the surprising outcomes, be sure to share them with a comment below. _. Sure, we all fall short from time to time. That is to be expected.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2023

How strategic questions can ease the hardest decisions and support triumphant outcomes. Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How and when to use empathy questions.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While it’s still very rough, I can see artificial intelligence providing a variety of possibilities to streamline our processes and improve outcomes. This would free a nonprofit’s resources to apply for more grants or focus on their other outcomes. Double check that the outcomes the AI is producing are what you want.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question?

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact. In addition to the aforementioned, structural and systemic bias has long been a challenge to equity in grantmaking.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

These unacceptable outcomes are a direct result of under-investment in young people from under-resourced communities and communities of color. The expanded CTC was only one of many investments and innovations that improved outcomes for both eligible families and U.S. society broadly.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance. As you undertake this work, avoid making assumptions to ensure outcomes reflect your organization’s needs. The post Building a culture of nonprofit compliance at Candid appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

We obsess about outcomes while neglecting to examine carefully the process through which we achieve them. There are lots of factors that affect whether we get a good or bad outcome. Dynamic leaders recognize that they must focus on the process, not just the outcome. We are unwilling to take risks that might lead to failure.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While the three-judge panel has not indicated when it might rule on the case, we believe our sector as a whole has a stake in the outcome and potential consequences. Highsmith The post Protecting the right to give according to our values appeared first on Candid Blog. Photo credit: Carol M.

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Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Did the outcomes of the day grow stale and ultimately have little impact on your board? They often have books, blogs, and podcasts. It’s fair to expect exceptional service and outcomes from a facilitator. Why spend a bunch of money on a retreat if the outcomes sit in a file and collect dust? Were they unengaging?

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AFP Blog

JUNE 12, 2015

Technologies and Practices for Managing Outcomes: Lessons From Large Nonprofits | Idealware : "How does your organization know it is making a difference? Many nonprofits have found themselves scrambling to develop a system that accurately captures outcomes and shares them with program teams and funders. via Blog this'

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