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MARCH 18, 2011

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

The topic is our Society for New Communications Research Fellowship research. This leaves me with some good ideas about contextual questions to ask in interviews for the case study part of the research. If you have a case study that you think embodies the research we are undertaking, please let us know.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2017

Katherine Cecala (2016), the current President of Junior Achievement of Arizona, shared research revealing that the human service subsector tends to have more women as a whole, yet Caucasian men tend to hold the majority of the higher-level positions. Capstone CEO Interview [In-person interview]. Sources: Cecala, K. Ostrower, F.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your design team and internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. Purposes for personas include: Help synthesize and articulate what we learn about constituents through user research. Definition of needs. User Research.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

– "This interview is part of our "Social Citizen Sightings" series, in which we highlight how people are using their creativity, idealism, and digital fluency to support their causes every day. ." It's something that I try to tackle by having a clear personal definition, for my own word choice.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

User Research. Analytics data as User Research : Timeframe for which to review analytics data and some specific research questions to drive data analysis. Surveys and Interviews : Which research technique to choose, how to recruit participants and what questions to ask. Information Architecture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Key Informant/Stakeholder Surveys and Interviews. You can view the videos and presentations on the conference materials page. I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. and Canada about their technology use.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2013

When they’re based on solid user research, personas can be great tools for helping your internal stakeholders truly understand your audiences. User Research. Personas are a tool that we often use right in between User Research and Information Architecture. Definition of needs. Personas in the Design Process. Build and QA.

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Gyrus

JUNE 23, 2016

To accomplish this all you need to do is perform a little internal research. An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. Any guesses? Will a majority of the content be viewed via mobile?

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? A: Definitely. A: The research tells us that relationships help develop resilience. Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

That alone, I don’t know how you do that and then all your other awesome, you know, fundraising and client work, but it definitely has helped out a lot of organizations raise over $1 billion, and is just a delight to listen to. So, Steven, this is where I’d like for you to actually turn this slide into a survey. Here we go.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

To accomplish this all you need to do is perform a little internal research. An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. Any guesses? Will a majority of the content be viewed via mobile?

Analysis 40

Analysis System Environment Learning Management 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Learning how to listen using a couple of social media tools and the active task of listening is something that can be easily learned in a few hours and if an organization invests 1-5 hours per week in this task it will definitely return value to strategy development. they point out that listening is nothing new - it's market research.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

We’d interview the head of a charter school network or a school district that was doing a great distance learning program to show people that innovators were coming up with creative and actionable solutions to the challenges of school shutdowns. We did a member survey not just for donors but members of the society.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Major giving and prospect research support. Because of this, you must understand your goal for the partnership before researching consultants to ensure you find the right one for your team. Research top providers. Research some top consultants who provide the particular services you need. Marketing strategy development.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2012

I took a page out of Emily's book and did a short interview with her so I could bring you all the details! This program is based on research from the Congressional Management Foundation, which has a unique 35-year relationship with Congress. Join us for case study goodness, best practice gems, and strategy ideas too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2008

Let's take the definition from Josh Bernhoff from this YouTube video from the Forrester Consumer Forum. " In the chapter on listening in Josh Bernhoff and Charlene Li's new book, Groundswell , they point out that listening is nothing new - it's market research. Where to set up your listening post?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2006

A couple weeks ago, I did an interview for the NetSquared Podcast with Leda Dederich, the creator of the dotOrganize project, and co-author of the report "Online Technology For Social Change: From Struggle to Strategy." Below is a transcript of the interview. To start, I asked Leda what inspired her to start dotOrganize.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

In the presentation, I showed folks how to easily survey the audience using google forms. What I wasn't able to find was any research that spoke to the pros and cons, in a scientific way, of integrating social media into instruction. I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom. Know of any?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

The chapter is based on interviews with folks in the field and includes step-by-step checklists, examples, and tips. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. The definition of adapt is using insights to make corrections to improve results the next time around.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

If you've been following my widgets category , you know that I'm working on a screencast and have been researching and playing with widgets. My first stop for definitions is the (online) dictionary. The definition: "A small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, esp. This is both the hard and fun part of making web videos.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

How do I deal with going through the interview process all over again? So if you have the questions, I’m going to try and fit in some up questions to what our panelists say and, of course, as Steven mentioned, there will definitely be time for Q&A at the end. ” I’ve lined up a couple of interviews.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Explore this definitive guide to learn more about Giving Tuesday, get great campaign ideas, and soak up some best practices. You can even interview beneficiaries, volunteers, staff, or board members to give your telethon viewers a look into the impact your organization is having on your community. Let your supporters do the talking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I gave them a high level description and asked them stand - and then I interviewed them in front of the group about the social media habits, pointing out the different segments. I've been using the Forrester Technographics as a framework. Rather than me explaining it in detail and having people fall asleep. The discussion was fantastic.

Social Media 56

Social Media Intergenerational Difference Remix 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. Then, use the web and social networking for research. I like Peter F.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. Step 2: Conduct Research. Market research is an important step in the planning process. If you’re just starting, then market research could be: Research the competition. Analysis of your environment. Get social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2007

It's a good idea to do some brainstorming with people on staff and outside research. Definitely type in your keywords into the search engine and see what ads come up -- that's your competition. Which Keyword Research Tool To Use. Interview with Andrew Goodman. Step 3: Identify Keywords and Write Ad Copy.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2023

Creating an excellent user experience requires a good chunk of up-front planning and research. And when I skip one of them, I definitely regret it. Resources My Best Advice for Conducting User Interviews 4. Before I embark on a website redesign, here are the 6 things that I always do. Don’t problem-solve. Just listen.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Frogloop interviewed Madeline Stanionis and Jenn Smith of Watershed who discussed their top 5 tips to engaging new recruits. Answer a survey? And I definitely agree with the recommendation of cross-media integration as well as working fundraising into your advocacy communications calendar. Check them out! Take a quiz?

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Social Media Advocacy Online Tips 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

That is why Polaris recommends that business leaders conduct employee research that allows leaders to better understand what motivates employees, drives loyalty, and makes and keeps employees happy. You can learn more tips for writing employee surveys in John Kador’s and Katherine J. Don't Praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

There's no expected return when you do someone a favor, or when you take time to share research for free. On Facebook: According to Non Profit Social Network Survey , 80% of respondents have a staff person dedicating 25% of their time to social media. Which leads me to the next point: one-way streets go nowhere in this world. (A

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional. Don't Praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. I also discovered during our interview that Nedra plays the cello !) What is your (simple) definition of social marketing? Some sort of research ???

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Steven: I definitely will. . We tell our colleagues, other folks have mentors, or we do some research about it. In America, that is definitely not how most of the police officers that I have spoken with would expect somebody to act at a traffic stop. Julie: I’m happy to address it. We start to take action. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Don't Praise.

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