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2 Steps to Implementing Effective Impact Data Collection Practices

Saleforce Nonprofit

What works and what doesn’t? For example, in a mentoring program, one short-term outcome is “student and mentor develop a positive relationship.” You might: Ask a simple yes/no survey question (“ Do you and your mentor/mentee have a positive relationship ”?). What Evidence Should I Be Collecting? Data access. .

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Brilliant Careers Are Built With Bold Moves

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It can also be used for those who coach, mentor, counsel and advise early career women, with insights and exercises for those you are supporting. This happens more in situations where there’s perceived difference. The work-around? Invest in data, not assumption and in turn, minimize overwhelm. Kristen, could we go back to you?

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Smarter Nonprofit Networking: Building A Professional Network That Works for You

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I like to balance two different approaches to professional networking, strategic and serendipitous. People who are influential and who provide mentoring, sense-making, political support, and resources. work/life balance. “Always say yes to invitations, even if it’s not clear what you’ll get out of the meeting.

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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. Organizational Awareness: the ability to understand the politics within an organization and how these affect the people working in them. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”.

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Living Case Studies: Integrated Social Media Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration. Spectragram.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month.

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