Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

In support of National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day (observed on April 30), Thinkful leveraged the power of data science to understand and predict animal shelter outcomes. First, she used random forest classifier ( explained here ) to understand which features were most important to predicting adoption outcomes. The Ultimate Outcome.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

According to the 2018 Volunteer Management Progress Report, the top five training needs within volunteer management are supporting volunteers, recruiting efforts, developing volunteer leaders, outcome metrics, and recognition and retention efforts, according to Johnson and Associates in "Volunteer Management Progress Report.".

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2018

Embrace outcomes measurement. Identify the meaningful outcomes related to your mission and encourage all parts of your organization to drive toward those outcomes so you can achieve greater impact. Donors have said time and again that seeing the impact of their gifts is important. Engage your advocates.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 13, 2018

Focus on the outcomes. Tell your personal story in a way that builds credibility and forges relationships. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use that feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Embrace continuous processes. Create collaboration. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2018

Focus on the outcomes. Tell your personal story in a way that builds credibility and forges relationships. Sense And Respond teaches you how to use that feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Embrace continuous processes. Create collaboration. Create a learning culture.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

With a CRM platform like Salesforce, associations can use data intelligence to impact member outcomes. Another example of a member-centric approach is the strategic use of an association’s data in their AMS.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2018

Great outcomes like this help fuel the do-good business trend. The design students turned entrepreneurs invented the solar-powered, waterproof lantern with a mission: to help people through power outages after major disasters, like the Haiti earthquake. After being featured on the program?—?and their revenue tripled.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

Take personal responsibility for your actions and outcomes. Continually strive to solve problems, even in the face of adversity. Don't accept business as usual. Accountable. Concern for others. Show gratitude to direct reports and colleagues who work hard. Say thank you when your employees complete tasks and projects. Encouraging.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

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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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal? A tool that can help you evaluate the effectiveness of your program, it forces you to identify your desired outcomes.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

With all stakeholders, the program has the resources to drive their desired outcome on a large scale. John Hancock and their partners are most interested in seeing knowledge and skills gains in the Scholars program, because that is the only way to reach the desired outcome of reduced youth unemployment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2018

Recall when criticism helped an outcome. Let our elders inspire you. Get your skeletons out of the closet – getting out in the open the things you most fear getting criticized for. Stay focused on the conclusion, not the criticism.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

used to accomplish a specific outcome. A more intense form of collaboration is teaming up with another organization to provide programming. Basically, programming is a set of resources—webinars, trainings, workbooks, etc.—used So, in order to share programs, organizations must have similar missions and goals.

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See3

MARCH 30, 2018

It means you have to own your outcomes. Frame your response as, “We make it possible for X to do Y.”. It’s really good practice, for a lot of reasons. It forces you to lead with the mission. It means you need to be comfortable with inspiring people (you inspire us!).

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2018

We found common ground, but it took a while for him to get out of his for-profit mindset and think in terms of mission outcomes instead. They share much of the same DNA, but the final step to correlate the formula outcome to mission impact is what creates ROM. So, what are the differences between ROI and ROM? a grant, major gift, etc.)

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Everyaction

AUGUST 23, 2018

In our annual Email Deliverability Study, For the 2018 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study, we once again analyzed deliverability data for 55 leading national nonprofit organizations against the latest industry benchmarks to determine the impact that spam and poor deliverability practices have on nonprofits’ fundraising outcomes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

How an organization decides on which of these five areas to focus on first and decide on the outcomes they would like to see is where the process of lean innovation becomes critical. Traditionally this would cause the staff to create a communications strategy that would include timelines, goals, and required outcomes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 3, 2018

If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.” -- Marcus Buckingham “To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. .” -- Mark Scharenbroich “If you want execution, hail only success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal resolutions for leaders: 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 (..)

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Whether it's an RFP, an ad campaign, or your digital strategy , clear outcome metrics are crucial in objectively determining whether you're getting enough bang for your buck. Here at EveryAction, we're big fans of success metrics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.” -- Marcus Buckingham “To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. .” -- Mark Scharenbroich “If you want execution, hail only success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.” -- Marcus Buckingham “To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. .” -- Mark Scharenbroich “If you want execution, hail only success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Don't micromanage 2. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Conduct annual risk reviews 7.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2018

If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.” -- Marcus Buckingham “To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. .” -- Mark Scharenbroich “If you want execution, hail only success.

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Everyaction

MAY 30, 2018

To make sure that your team is able to effectively review the outcomes of software demos and vendor conversations, make sure to keep your notes in a central and accessible location. Spreadsheets are great for this, because the ability to sort and filter data also makes visual analysis easier.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2019.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The result was the best exhibition I've had the honor of working on (check out these outcomes ). There were trust issues. Complex power dynamics. The facilitation was as chaotic and fragile as a spiderweb. It empowered our partners, deeply touched our visitors, and catalyzed real community change.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

The buildup of capital—primarily unrestricted net assets—that can be invested in programs, administrative strategies, and development is generally an optimal outcome. Tip: Commit to making timely investments that lead to positive outcomes. The returns on these mission investments are measurable over time. Managing cash effectively.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

It’s energizing to envision those same data sets helping us to understand how communities need and use support after a disaster , which investments are having the highest impact on social outcomes, how place-based efforts actually increase economic activity, which reduce health care expenditures or offer more diversity in food purchasing choices in (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In our research and work with clients, we observe that the intelligent use of emotions like anger can lead to better business outcomes and stronger relationships. The emotional intelligence community, ourselves included, have taught that emotions such as anger and frustration should be banned from the workplace. We have now changed our view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

The first step in the DLP is identifying projected outcomes: what do you want learners to achieve? But it turns out that applying the relevant elements from the DLP into retreat designs is an effective way to engage staff and ensure that relevant content “sticks.”. Step 1: Be Intentional About Intent. What are your goals and objectives?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Focus on that final outcome without overpromising. Think aspirationally. Your organization may simply offer job-training skills to people, but by doing so you’re changing their lives and opening up new possibilities. Home Depot could merely point out that they sell nuts and bolts, but their classic tagline “You can do it. We can help.,”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In our research and work with clients, we observe that the intelligent use of emotions like anger can lead to better business outcomes and stronger relationships. The emotional intelligence community, ourselves included, have taught that emotions such as anger and frustration should be banned from the workplace. We have now changed our view.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2018

In our research and work with clients, we observe that the intelligent use of emotions like anger can lead to better business outcomes and stronger relationships. The emotional intelligence community, ourselves included, have taught that emotions such as anger and frustration should be banned from the workplace. We have now changed our view.

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Everyaction

MAY 2, 2018

Be clear and concise when you are presenting to the board - they are generally more interested in the big picture outcomes than nitty gritty details, so get to the point of your arguments as quickly as possible, without unnecessary technical information. Frame your arguments around the things that they care about.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2018

Nonprofits must invest in programs and strategies that achieve outcomes and let go of those that do not. This is not a call for greater efficiency within nonprofits; instead it is a call for highly strategic information gathering and decision making to determine the best focus of effort and resources for maximum impact.

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