Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Here’s what I learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Formative Evaluation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Assign roles that play to each member’s strengths and facilitate open, continuous communication. Embrace continuous recruitment to inject fresh perspectives and skills you’ll need to help your organization grow. You can tap into this diversity to create a collaborative environment.

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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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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. World class facilitation and guidance was provided by Essential Partners, with the revered Dave Joseph serving as facilitator-in-chief.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 29, 2023

Working with an AMS selection consultant helps to simplif y this process , offering numerous benefits. Here are four ways an AMS selection consultant can help your association find the right AMS: 1. Working with an experienced consultant can help your association find the best AMS for your staff and members.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One crucial aspect of empathetic leadership is willingness – a willingness to help employees through their personal issues, recognizing that work and personal lives are becoming more and more intertwined. Evaluate Empathy Skill s We should also evaluate empathy skills as part of job performance appraisals.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

As someone deeply committed to the principles of good governance, I eagerly accepted the opportunity to serve on Candid’s board as Governance Committee chair and help shape the organization’s strategic vision. Evaluation of partnership: Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the board-staff relationship.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Platforms like Korn Ferry, BoardSource , Cowen Partners, and Caldwell Partners offer sophisticated matching services to help you find the perfect fit for your board. Welcome them aboard.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. How has it helped your organization get better results.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

We continue to implement this open feedback cycle, as it helps us ensure that HF’s fundamental approach remains rooted in trust and connection. By collaborating on what we measure, we make sure that the information helps all stakeholders and tells the story of both expected and emergent impacts.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. But I doubt that when you began your journey up the ladder, you imagined that the top would be this precarious.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

In this regard, funders have a unique opportunity to contribute to nonprofit excellence by providing mentorship, sponsorship, and professional development opportunities, thereby helping to elevate the overall capacity and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

We are customer service experts working in multiple languages, usually with the help of Google Translate. We need to be able to articulate WHY so that our technology vendor partners can help us determine HOW. We conduct equivalency determinations and set up expenditure responsibility reporting.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Three Benefits of an Effective Grant Management System Three Challenges in Grant Management How Blackbaud Can Help Grant Lifecycle Before diving into an overview of how grant management works, it’s important to understand the general grantmaking process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. I’ve said this many times, but if I was running a nonprofit today, I would sign up for this service and put together an advisory group of data nerds to help with my data and measurement needs.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

As part of this push, organizations could provide “upskilling” opportunities to staff members at community organizations which would facilitate appropriate data stewardship and use. What is your data stewardship plan, and how are you evaluating your suppliers and partners who will access or collect data?

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

To help you take the reins and contribute more donors and dollars, here are the top four most effective tips for prospect research. But learning how to master gift capacity will help your team know how to best approach a prospect and draw up accurate, thoughtful proposals. Cross-check for accuracy. Uncover the minutiae.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas. One technique that I often employ is called “ Dot Voting ” or “ Visual the Vote.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Can social help this & how?). This helps builds anticipation and excitement for the event. Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Prior to the chat, Jason Breed wrote this post about the chat.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Ask Questions About the Tools You Already Use When Media Cause helps a nonprofit audit their MarTech tools, the first thing to do is ask questions that are designed to start a fuller conversation about the technology used to make the work more manageable. In this way, the MarTech stack also helps shape part of the user’s journey.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Before you can evaluate your options, you first need to establish your organization’s needs and top features to look out for in a solution. Your volunteer management system can facilitate more streamlined volunteer engagement and communication. Let’s dive in! What is a volunteer management system?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

To make the transition to using Salesforce as seamless as possible, it’s always helpful to learn tips from other organizations in their use of Salesforce. Planning Ahead and Outlining Goals Facilitates Long-Term Success. Salesforce has many free resources to help with this. Customers offer four tips for doing just that.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You also need to invest in quality technology to facilitate your communications, analyze your data and impact, and raise the funds and support necessary for your work. This will also help ensure that your nonprofit continues to get resourced. Your employees are the people making the difference – they need to be taken care of.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. More importantly, after every class I facilitate, I do a debrief with students as part of evaluating the training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.” What’s your story?

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VisionLink

MARCH 13, 2014

We’ve made progress in giving students from all backgrounds access to college – but we haven’t finished the all-important job of helping them achieve a degree. Producing an Academy involves working with CCA on all aspects of the Academy from initial planning through implementation and evaluation.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the event, from conceptualization to post-event evaluation. Evaluation and Reporting: Assessing the event’s success by analyzing key metrics, gathering feedback, and preparing post-event reports to inform future planning and improvement.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. It’s also helpful to identify your reporting capabilities so you know how you want to present the budget when it’s complete.

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