Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Using more advanced learning analytics, one association was able uncover that the courses they offered with industry certifications had significantly higher completion rates than those without. You can do this by implementing mid-course check-ins or post-course evaluations. What are learners missing from you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders by Debra Natenson and Karen Walker. Experimental impact evaluations are too expensive. Should we include all seven pillars?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Here’s how Water.org ensured their content to be informative, demonstrated timely action and impact, and offered users the opportunity to help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director and Founder at iMission Institute – a social sector marketing agency and technology consulting firm specializing in helping nonprofits raise more money, fire up engagement, and streamline work. For example, does a CFO need a full seat, or can she get the visibility she needs without one?).

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Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

how board members can help drive attendance at your next big event. or focusing on refining your budget for the upcoming year, an agenda will help everyone stay focused on creating better outcomes for the organization. It helps push routine items along quickly so that your board has time to focus on more important things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. ” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Formative Evaluation.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

” Kurtzman believed that thought leaders should help shape the way people think about the world by sharing their ideas and insights and by challenging the status quo. My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. So how do you begin to tap this new resource? After all, we are the home of professional experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Perhaps making sure your co-workers do their part in helping make the project a success is also critical. You’ll also be well-prepared to have in-depth discussions with prospective vendors and can make better decisions about which of them will be the right one to help you execute your organization’s web redesign project.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

It can be helpful to set up dashboards that give you a daily overview of key performance metrics and trends for each of your campaigns. If total funds raised by participants are down from the last campaign, you might increase participant engagement by offering tips and examples from your top fundraisers. Evaluate post-campaign data.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. In that instance, a tech assessment would help you do so in an informed manner. For example, let’s say you’re a nonprofit with an effective CRM, online donation platform, and marketing software. Optimizing your current solutions.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s how Nimble AMS can help your association’s digital transformation journey. Here’s one real-world example: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recently approached digital transformation with an assessment of their strategy and technology. How a modern AMS system can help with digital transformation .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To efficiently provide this information, nonprofits need detailed financial records and real-time data to help gauge their progress towards their financial goals on both a monthly and annual basis and meet reporting guidelines. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources. This method?focuses?on

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Raising funds for your cause takes constant dedication and focus, and nothing helps you gain focus better than setting a game plan. With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. These types of changes can help you nail down an excellent fundraising strategy moving forward.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Maybe the organization needs additional help understanding new accounting guidance that is effective and the impacts on its financial records. Clear and frequent communication channels will help ensure that your audit is progressing smoothly. For example, a new executive director joined an organization we worked with.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. For example, your organization may have a 2021 goal of “increasing membership.” Formulate SMART Goals. Develop KPIs for Your Goals.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The March of Dimes is an example of a nonprofit whose original mission of serving polio victims was made obsolete by a vaccine. Brent Gibson, former Chief Health Officer at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Managing Director of NCCHC Resources, Inc., They infuse your brand with personality.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. Reviewing and amending your questions can also help you get better and more consistent answers, which can make your review process easier and more effective. As a grantmaker, questions are your tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds. For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. You will also find a well-curated resource toolkit that includes articles, books, tools, and resources. The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this. Making meaning.

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Forum One

MARCH 22, 2022

Marketing automation tools are valuable resources for mission-driven organizations. Evaluate any hidden fees and what could trigger them. For example, many tools have limits set on how many emails you can send or tiers that set limits on the number of mailable contacts you can have in the tool. Picking the right tool.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But you also want to respect your grantees’ time and resources and avoid asking them for information that you don’t use or that they have already provided elsewhere. This will help you identify areas that need improvement and the benefits of streamlining your application. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

And it was amazing to be at this meeting and see and connect with real examples of foundations struggling and succeeding with networks in ways that were just notions (yes, hunches) a few years ago. Evaluation can also help foundations get the feedback they need to modulate their role and influence.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You’ll recognize these examples. Cognitive bias can be helpful when you need to make decisions quickly. These are examples of AI analytic tools that are available at multiple price points and levels of complexity. They studied the member experience and evaluated how to engage and communicate on a personal level.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Mission-Driven Product Examples Products can be websites, but not all websites are products. Created by Congress in 1865, the Freedman’s Bureau helped formerly enslaved people transition to citizenship and documented millions of federal records relating to the refugees, freedmen, and lands abandoned or seized during the Civil War.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you think it may be time to update your nonprofit’s branding, it’s helpful to know what to expect from the process. You’ll need to dedicate time and resources to the rebrand process. Before beginning a full rebrand, it’s worth evaluating why your nonprofit is considering this in the first place. Library of existing content.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

However, in recent years, there has been a growing recognition that foundations possess the potential to offer more than just monetary resources. Here are a few ways foundations can build on their role as community leaders: Capacity Building: Financial resources alone are often insufficient for grantees to achieve their missions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here are some questions that can help you measure volunteer impact: Did you have enough qualified and engaged volunteers? For example, are there volunteers contributing more time with more frequency vs. volunteers that contribute time but not that often, and are the frequent contributors more engaged year after year?

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

This checklist will help to recognize whether your organization should apply for grants now or focus on organizational growth to prepare for grant-seeking in the future. Let’s briefly discuss what resources are needed to pursue grant funding and if your organization is in a position to do so. Is that the case with your organization?

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

Here are eight tips to help your nonprofit finance office navigate a major budget disruption. Resource constraints often lead to difficult financial decisions and funding reductions. Rather than making blanket budget cuts—or shifting funds to address a new and urgent need—make sure that your core programs are properly resourced.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These reports help funders understand the impact of their grants and create accountability for grantees. For example, general operating support grants fund the work of the organization as a whole. Our development team then uses this resource as a reusable repository for all reporting requirements. Leverage existing resources.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

For example, if you’re an animal shelter nonprofit, you could label your $25 donation option with “a month’s worth of food for a puppy.” For example, on your event landing page, you could say your shoe drive fundraising event will take place Saturday, July 7th, from 1 PM to 5 PM in the community center. Giving impact labels.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. The SQ evaluates a leader’s current mindset and behaviors using the “3A Framework” – acumen, allocation, action. There’s no better time than now to read this book.

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To gain a comprehensive understanding of what your experience should look like, and what to look for when evaluating software, it’s vital to consider how a software provider prioritizes your success. Look for a software provider who prioritizes your success and has processes in place to help you succeed.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. In addition to keeping it safe and secure, think of how you can leverage it to gain insights to help run your association more effectively. An example is how many new members did we acquire last month?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. Then help implement these tools. Be Informed. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

This effective guide will be a comprehensive blueprint to working at your organization, including links to relevant resources, steps for data entry, and flow charts outlining who is responsible for which tasks. This document will help new team members absorb your unique grantmaking process and keep everyone on the same page.

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