Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Grant funding is great, but often comes with requirements such as financial tracking of the award, measuring the program, reporting to the funder, and more — so look before you leap ! Call and discuss the opportunity with the funder. But I don’t hear the more important question: “How do I know the grant is right for me?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. ” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I was able to rearrange an area for viewing presentations slides and have enough space for participants to move around for full group exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. ROI had it origins as an accounting term and was originally a measure of return on the total investment in the entire business. Use of metrics to measure your results.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In a talk at New York University earlier this month, Berger called this lack of meaningful measurement a full-on "battle for the soul" of the social sector. According to Berger, the social sector has not been able or willing to discuss this problem bluntly and openly. The Results Problem. Why does this matter?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

I’m Steven, over here at Bloomerang, as always moderating our discussion today. And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out the recording, as well as the slides, later on this afternoon. But the floor is yours, my friend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

This conference showcased the impressive work of the participant NGOs as well as introduced to them more advanced social media topics such as content curation, measurement, and integrated content strategy. I delivered one of the keynotes and as you can see from this slide, we had two screens presenting materials in both languages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Discussions on how to improve results are rarely part of staff meetings. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? Then, if all works well, I will bring in Robin for a discussion. Content Curation for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. If not, we’ll roll the video.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

The post-event survey is one of the most effective tools available for measuring attendee experience and gaining valuable insights into your virtual event as a whole. Ask this as a multiple-choice question or as a sliding numerical scale. Again, it can be multiple choice or a sliding numerical scale.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

In a talk at New York University earlier this month, Berger called this lack of meaningful measurement a full-on "battle for the soul" of the social sector. According to Berger, the social sector has not been able or willing to discuss this problem bluntly and openly. The Results Problem. Why does this matter?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Lunch Time Table Discussion. Learn the best ways to crowdsource your mission and measure progress toward your goals. If you’re not, Ignite is a style of presentation: Participants have five minutes to speak on a subject, accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds. Monday, April 27.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. organizational change, and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. This takes a bit more effort than putting together a slide deck. Design for Participants To Apply.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

The post-event survey is one of the most effective tools available for measuring attendee experience and gaining valuable insights into your virtual event as a whole. Ask this as a multiple-choice question or as a sliding numerical scale. Again, it can be multiple choice or a sliding numerical scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Bridge Conference Slides View more presentations from kanter. Over the past three years, I've been presenting on this topic , the thinking and practice has evolved from 'we can't measure social media or it doesn't yet provide a tangible return," to being able to have guidelines, metrics, and techniques for demonstrating the ROI.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

Sirkin said that nonprofits are too focused on ROI – Return on Investment, something many of us in the nonprofit community have been discussing as we continue to develop road maps and define metrics to help measure social media’s impact. You can also view the slides on SlideShare below.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Leroux Miller kicked off the discussion by offering advice focused on online presentations. Webinars can greatly benefit from developing a “run of show” which in radio is a script designed to outline the order and amount of timing for items to be discussed within a program. Presentations for Webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” And the sector is getting better at measuring social change and that there has been a lot of progress in the way the sector measures and reports on big social change outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

So making the audience part of the slide deck and inviting commentary surfaces the wisdom and knowledge in the room. He discusses a way of seeing both the big strategic picture and the smaller immediate tactics. These ideas are illustrated in the slides below. I talk about spreadsheet aerobics and other measurement tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

I'm here in Chicago for a very brief trip on a panel about metrics and measurement for museums called "New Spaces, New Measures." " My slides and resources are here. Obvious attention: discussions in blogspace, comments in posts, reclarification, and continued discussion. Raw links to the document.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 29, 2009

The slides are also available for download. Your mission should be an actionable measuring stick. I tried to address the Smithsonian's particular challenges and opportunities while contextualizing it with lots of examples across different museum sizes and types. watch the video. It's better (though it takes a bit of time to load).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

” Mari points out the important nugget: “We’re moving away from the era of ‘likes;’ we’re now measuring what people discuss on Facebook and a brand’s total reach.” More new stats include, “Friends of Fans” and “Total Reach.”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The importance of thinking strategically is a point Beth Kanter , co-author of The Networked Nonprofit , hit on during a later presentation in which she encouraged all nonprofits to have tangible goals for what they want to accomplish with social media and measure results. Find all speaker presentation slides on Slideshare.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

So many people asked interesting and thoughtful questions during the webinar that we wanted to make sure everyone gets a chance to see them and participate in the discussion! Are the slides available? Are the slides available? You can download a PDF of the slides and get the recording of the webinar right here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

This is why the session started with a discussion defining confidentiality. We had a brief discussion clarifying what was "bloggable" and what was not. It may deepen and enrich the discussion. I welcome skeptical questions about social media because it gives the opportunity to openly discuss concerns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

This post includes my slides and summary of the main points I will be making as well as links to resources. She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators, and even fellow students. Gen Z By The Numbers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. But this funding may have been a stopgap measure at best, and some of these programs have now run their course. Browse the slides , take the Survey Analyzer for a spin, and let us know what you find in the comments below or on Twitter @ASULodestar and @NFF_West.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

While I was presenting, I was thinking what ten-minute chunk to cut or where I should skip through some slides. I also didn't facilitate the whole room discussion around the slides which I usually do because I worried about going over time. I must also memorize how to skip around in powerpoint without flipping through slides.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s a quantifiable, specific, measurable goal your organization’s team agrees is important and doable if everyone works together. It’s too easy for you to change course or let things slide if you don’t have a written plan, and that leads to lack of accountability. An Impact Goal defines the impact your nonprofit will make this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I posted my slides and notes on my blog. You can find the archived recording and there is a follow up discussion item on TechSoup's forums. What's common to both is the use of metrics to measure results. Put another way, this is a question about how to design effective pilots in the early stages that are measurable.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 31, 2007

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

I'm thinking the "discussant" or there's probably some better terms - evangelist? The section on strategy points over the some for-profit slides, but I might point people here. Step 5: Measure Success. These steps are about figuring out who in organization is going to have the conversations. Find people.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * Montréal, Québec : Gratuit: discussion à la BanQ sur les jeux vidéo et les besoins citoyens. Cleveland, Ohio: Measuring Results. Los Angeles, California: Can We Measure Social Impact? Friday, October 14, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Materials were available in three languages, including printed worksheets, the program book, and we used two screens to project the powerpoints in English and Arabic. Ahmed Hamza, the training coordinator in Tunisia, who speaks all three languages fluently, helped with last minute translation tweeks and with flipping slides in Arabic.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2008

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

Influence 52

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Forum One

AUGUST 5, 2008

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

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