Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I remember the day my boss set my first laptop on my desk. I had no idea I was getting a new computer. "Here you go," he said. "I thought you could use this." " I was thrilled, yet I wished I could have participated in picking out the tool that was most central to my day-to-day work.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

AUGUST 11, 2016

This kind of thinking has lead to a lot of conversations (and a lot of anxiety) in the nonprofit sector about performance measurement, outcomes management, evaluation, and impact assessment. In any case, it will have to work backward from its mission, and understand how each component contributes to achieving it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

There’s an immense amount of variety among types of nonprofits, and how they’re measuring their activities, outputs, outcomes, or impact. Then—and only then—can we move together as a sector toward more of an outcome orientation. At GuideStar we take for granted that outcome measures are more powerful than output measures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Outcomes of the webinar: Identify common sources of burnout in nonprofit organizations. This nonprofit webinar also includes free downloadable self-assessments and worksheets for gauging the risk for burnout and how to avoid it. Register for Free. December 8th: NonprofitHub. Learn stress reduction strategies for yourself and your team.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

” After you’ve perused the spreadsheet, I recommend reading Bob Penna’s book, “ The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox.” Before you take a look at it, I recommend reading “ Drowning in Data ?” ” This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s no secret that we’re at a point of impact in the giving sector where actions aren’t enough—it’s about achieving measurable outcomes that demonstrate how your giving activities have improved the situation for your intended population. As you’re defining your intended outcomes, you’ll start thinking about the journey to get there.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

We helped them whittle the list down to just a few outcome measures for each client group, and that enabled them to focus their energy, track their efforts in a meaningful way, and improve their outcomes. What information are you already collecting that measures outcomes for your clients? Little or nothing happened as a result.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

The main topic of conversation has been measuring program outcomes and assessing impact. As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post , we are asking conference attendees to respond to the question, “Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact?” The choices are: Minimal/Basic; Developing; and Strategic/Integrated.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all speak the same giving, measurement and outcomes language? This happens all across the sector and aligning grantmaking organizations with their grantee partners has been a challenge at best and at worst has resulted in not being able to measure the outcomes and overall impact of the effort.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Choose your own outcome books have been commonplace in bookstores for years. When importing the concept into your Compliance Training it is imperative that the employees can see for themselves both the hazards of selecting the wrong outcome, as well as the success of maintaining compliance.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Outcomes tools also provide the ability to track and share your data. To enhance impact, foundations and nonprofits should leverage their data through platforms like Guidestar, Algorhythm, and Blackbaud Outcomes. Partnerships. We all agreed, the key to partnerships is breaking down silos that have been preventing data sharing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Set expectations of performance improvement and timeframe, and get his agreement on the desired outcome. Tell him how his actions negatively affect the team. Let the discussion sink in. Remind him that he is a valuable part of the team and that you have confidence his performance will improve. Don't rehash the discussion later.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2016

Set expectations of performance improvement and time frame, and get his agreement on the desired outcome. Tell him how his actions negatively affect the team. Let the discussion sink in. Remind him that he is a valuable part of the team and that you have confidence his performance will improve. Don't rehash the discussion later.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Set expectations of performance improvement and time frame, and get his agreement on the desired outcome. Tell him how his actions negatively affect the team. Let the discussion sink in. Remind him that he is a valuable part of the team and that you have confidence his performance will improve. Don't rehash the discussion later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2016

The good news is that Katie has just released a new e-book, Measurement 101 for Nonprofits that helps nonprofits measure all aspects of their work – from program outcomes to communications strategy. The book makes measure easy to understand and offers lots of tips and checklists. Here’s what in it.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 1, 2016

Increasing the deliverability of your emails - and ensuring that those who want to receive your email actually receive it - is the key outcome of this. If they aren’t opening your email to even unsubscribe, make sure you filter them out of your future emails.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Impact investors fund organizations that sell products that lead to positive social outcomes. You can compare this to traditional foundations, which invest in programs to produce positive social outcomes. Hence the conference name: SOcial CAPital.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2016

Throughout the foundation industry, grants managers are being inspired to dive deeper on topics of strategy, outcomes , data, investments, and partnerships. Let’s use our outcomes measurement data to really understand as an organization and as an industry how we are doing in achieving our mission and goals. Creatively problem solve.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

However, the outcome I chose to focus on was staring me in the face this entire time. After 108 years of waiting, you truly deserve such an outcome. Despite the loss, I would like to wish the Chicago Cubs and all of their fans a large congratulations. It has truly been an amazing season, postseason, and series.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2016

The authors explain that all goals must have these five elements : Goals must clarify a specific action or outcome. "This is because once we have visualized something that doesn't yet exist, it causes our subconscious mind to make the decisions necessary to make that visualized goal a reality."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 23, 2016

If you don't have time to read a book about how to improve your leadership skills, tackle a handful of these tips, complied from the works of many authors: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

If your boss hired the coach to work with you, make sure your boss, and your boss's boss, share their expectations and hoped-for outcomes with you. Be sure the person you engage with is a person you can trust and can talk to easily. Be aware of your company's expectations. Get your money's worth.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

Our panel discussion highlighted the importance of strong cross-sector partnerships, impact measurement and outcomes reporting in developing a robust grantmaking strategy for the SDGs. Measuring and Reporting on Outcomes. The Key to Cross-Sector Partnerships. Key takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

You should be sharing it with all your donors and letting them know that they were integral to the outcome. There are great cheap or free online survey tools you can use to solicit their feedback. When you have success, it’s not yours alone! Because you can’t call everyone, you should find a variety of ways to communicate.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2016

Analytical ways to focus on data and outcomes. As you’re reading them, think about your own nonprofit’s diversity, outcomes, advocacy, and giving. And as we’re planning ways to fundraise, we bump into the need for clearer outcomes so donors will see the direct impact of their giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

How strategic questions can ease the hardest decisions and support triumphant outcomes. Set to publish in January 2017, Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2016

This experience in online advocacy doesn’t have to yield this outcome. Online advocacy can be harnessed to drive measurable outcomes using various outcome indicators. Online advocacy can be harnessed to drive measurable outcomes using various outcome indicators. What do I need to do?”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

As I mentioned in my previous two blog posts about the GMN 2016 annual conference , we asked conference attendees to respond to the following question: Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact? The choices were Minimal/Basic; Developing; and Strategic/Integrated. Here is the final tally: Minimal/Basic: 41%.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

At the conclusion of the one or two year placement at a nonprofit organization, I think that any of the following outcomes would count as a win: The host nonprofit hires the DSA (with a raise and a promotion) as a long term regular employee. The DSA lands a job providing data services at another nonprofit organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

Relationships are central to cooperation, collaboration, and successful outcomes. Do good by not contributing to the stress levels of your employees who struggle to find a healthy mix between their personal and work lives. Relationships between leaders and employees need to be richer. Work should align with purpose and meaning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

All measurement processes start with defining objectives or outcomes. I would describe less of a handbook on how to use data, and more of a recipe to become a learning organization. Here’s some thoughts about each section: What Data to Collect. The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 16, 2016

Relationships are central to cooperation, collaboration, and successful outcomes. Do good by not contributing to the stress levels of your employees who struggle to find a healthy mix between their personal and work lives. Relationships between leaders and employees need to be richer. Work should align with purpose and meaning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Brian Burke, VP of Research at Gartner, defines 7 key considerations when designing the player experience for gamification: Business Outcomes and Success Metrics. Target Audience. Player Goals. Engagement Model. Play Space and Journey. Game Economy. Play, Test, and Iterate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

And, great people accept high levels of responsibility for the outcomes required of them, and consider their company a great place to work. When it comes time to surround yourself with great people, Thompson and Tracy remind us that great people are : • Good team players. More concerned with what’s right rather than who’s right.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2016

To articulate this, Ganz developed a storytelling model based on challenge, choice, and outcome. What was the outcome of that choice? Other times, the outcome of a choice is that they decided to be a fundraiser for the campaign. What choice did you make? Either version is fine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2016

” He says health, happiness, and productivity at work are related outcomes and organizations need to support all three. Agus, author of “ The Lucky Years ” recently wrote in an editorial in the WSJ about the need for organizations to hire “Chief Health Officer.”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Reflection: Is your funding outcomes focused? Not entirely sure if/how much you focus on outcomes-based funding? Grantmaker Resolution: Take the Outcomes Maturity Model assessment , know where you are and decide where you want to be. Do you tend to fund the same organizations year over year?

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