NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. That’s why we’ve focused this entire issue on nonprofit impact. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. Get started!

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Changing the narrative is a significant piece in constructing and promoting narratives that challenge existing narratives and the stories to drive change for issue-based organizations, such as social justice organizations, like Color for Change, or non-profit organizations. Putting narrative change into action for impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This can be an existing business opting to start working toward a social mission, a business partner with a nonprofit on a social issue, or a nonprofit deciding to create a money-making venture of their own to fund a community solution. Communities are constantly changing, and no one solution is going to be the answer forever.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change competition has launched with roughly 1,000 nonprofits expected to vie for the winner take all award. Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. MacArthur’s nonprofit affiliate, Lever For Change , is managing 100&Change.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Outlining these challenges in your project charter will keep your team focused on solutions that can alleviate these issues without getting pulled into new directions. Document the specific goals you plan to accomplish, including any key performance metrics (KPIs) you’ll use to measure success. What is the impact of the problem?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

In order to tie outcomes to mission, leaders must embrace and invest in outcome measurement. One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs.

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Measure Culture Arizona Evaluation 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). “I I wanted to change the world with that film.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ].

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas. Barriers to Email Measurement Keep Rising Measuring email performance has changed, and it continues to become more difficult.

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Benchmark Blackbaud Report Online 83

Candid

MAY 7, 2024

How are you measuring progress? Answering these questions clearly and comprehensively goes a long way toward building a funder’s trust in your ability to advance social change. Health or poverty issues directly related to hunger could be useful, but including tangential issues will be counterproductive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

. ”Don’t measure the world, if you don’t have the time and resources to do so.” ” It is a key theme in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Measuring World Hunger Day – a guest post by Geoff Livingston. Twice as likely to take part in events like charity walk.

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Hunger Measure Metrics Case Study 104

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. It’s important to learn how to share your efforts with the world, and even more important that you know just how big of an impact you’re making on the issue you’re trying to solve.

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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. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While keeping attendance numbers down can help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, event organizers will still need to follow a series of COVID-19 safety measures to ensure attendees and participants are protected. . Every physical event needs to have basic security measures in place to ensure the safety of the participants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Is their repeated generosity creating the kind of long-term change a long-term donor expects? Water.org ’s approach to empowering people with safe water and sanitation delivers on long-term impact expectations and makes it convenient for donors to create the change they wish to see in the world. Creating powerful solutions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 3, 2021

The events of 2020 changed how we view and do a lot of things — including workplace giving. While there were several catalysts for change throughout 2020, from wildfires to the U.S. Below, we explain how Philanthropy Cloud customers changed their approach to address the increasing need following these two crises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

“If you can’t define what you’re doing & how you’re making change how can you raise money?” “Is measuring data about proving it or improving it? Advice for Nonprofits To Get Started with Measurement. We need more social change people with a passion for spreadsheets.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

As 2024 kicks off and the world of data and AI continues to rapidly evolve, associations need to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of members and stakeholders. While these changes may feel overwhelming, there are easy things you can do with your current staff and set of resources that will help position your association to thrive in 2024.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. How do we measure social change? As Director of Solution Delivery, Matt is responsible for defining and curating Mission Measurement’s suite of products and services. How do you think technology will change the way we make social change in 10 years?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change.

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Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. There were trust issues. It empowered our partners, deeply touched our visitors, and catalyzed real community change. Short story: we learned a lot.

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Issue Childhood Community Create 45

Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Measure affinity in real-time. When duplicate data is detected, the program alerts users and asks how they would prefer to resolve the issue—merging files, removing one, or keeping both. The post Nonprofit Marketing: How Technologies Will Change the Future appeared first on Nonprofits Source.

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Technology Marketing Change Nonprofit 52

Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2024

Humanizing complex issues through compelling narratives not only raises awareness but also motivates individuals to support the cause emotionally and financially. By integrating analytics and reporting tools into donation platforms, organizations can gain insights into audience behavior, engagement metrics, and fundraising performance.

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Storytelling Digital Integration Blended 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. ” Enjoy. Today, it’s a whole new ballgame.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The third issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Featured in this issue: " Measuring Your Social Media Success ," from Idealware's Andrea Berry, which provides guidance for measuring what matters when it comes to social media for your nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2017

But this creates issues for nonprofits. I remember an article from a while back in the Chronicle of Philanthropy titled ‘Overhead Costs Pose Dilemma for Charities’ It highlighted the issue of nonprofit overhead costs vs programmatic or mission costs. Why Return on Mission is a More Accurate Measurement.

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Issue Conversation Change Metrics 39

Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions. DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on. Listen to Dosunmu reflect on what they are up against when appealing to new funders entering the field.

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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. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 89

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Respondents also said service increased their belief that they can make a positive difference in their community (79%), self-awareness (78%), knowledge about social, political, and civic issues (72%), and ability to collaborate with others (80%). Funding lines don’t necessarily have to change to support service,” he said.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. If there is tension between the CEO and the Board, the contentious issues must be addressed before you attempt initiatives that require more candid dialogue. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Back then, we were concerned about heady items like constituent-centric experiences, data-driven culture and strategy, technology for change, and use cases for technology. Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

What is the risk of not adapting to a changing technology culture? This issue of NTEN:Change presents variations on that theme: tips and quizzes, inspiration and cautionary tales, examples and humor, all from peers and experts in the nonprofit and technology communities. How can we be sure that the rewards outweigh the risks?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

“The only constant is change,” saith Heraclitus. Change, for nonprofits, can be both internal and external—from a shift in mission to a change in political or economic winds. Successful nonprofits respond to significant change by reevaluating their strategy—and that includes their online strategy.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. Women of color comprised 20.3% of the United States population in 2021, an increase from 18.4% According to the Ms. South, just 5.4%

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Candid

MAY 16, 2024

They’re also more likely to lead the smallest organizations—as measured by annual expenses—than large ones. Organizations led by BIPOC women also have fewer resources as measured by revenue. Yet 70% of CEOs/executive directors (EDs) as well as 66% of board members identify as white.

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