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How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application

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Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. How are you using each piece of data you collect from your grantees?

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New Research: The State of Nonprofit Data

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In April 2012 NTEN worked with Idealware to conduct a survey of nonprofits about their relationships with data, and what we found was a large dichotomy—either they were doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all. Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics.

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Introducing a New NTEN Workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making

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In 2012, NTEN was able to survey a sample of US nonprofits to find out how they were doing when it comes to being data-driven: were they collecting data and tracking metrics? But what about the steps an organization has to take before collecting or analyzing the data?

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Using a Matrix Map to View Impact and Profitability

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According to the recent Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive over the next three years.”. Check out a sample of the matrix map. The map gives them a combined look so they can make better decisions.

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobsen Blog

► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe.

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1. Don't Praise.

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