Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Summit makes short work of analyzing plenty of tough problems. Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. quadrillion floating-point operations per second.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Large data platforms, especially those that make donations of products and services, are putting high-powered software into nonprofits’ hands at a fraction of the cost that would ordinarily reflect on commercial customers. The post The Problem of Nonprofit Data and Equity appeared first on NTEN. This is genuinely a good thing.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The problem might be something you’ve never considered. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. Could the decline in membership be a reflection of the decline in trust? But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Of course nonprofits’ ability to accurately evaluate their impact is married to their funding. Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed. Articles, reports, podcasts, and videos: The Problems With Philanthropy, and What We Can Do to Fix Them.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

How we refined our approach to trust-based philanthropy Research over the last 10 years has shown that funders often cause as many problems as they solve; “ funder-created obstacles ” are the most commonly identified barrier to nonprofits achieving their intended impacts.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Over the past five years of researching and writing about AI adoption for the nonprofit sector, we have argued for nonprofits to use AI ethically and responsibly—which means taking a human-centered, strategic, and reflective approach. It is also important to solve the right problem. There are also important mistakes to avoid.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers. Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Brainstorming generates creative solutions to a problem in the hope of finding the best solution. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. These quotes and the rest found in this post are from the NTC evaluation.) It’s a win to see how Dan’s talk spurred a lot of drawing and thinking about problems in new ways. It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Much of the public discourse currently revolves around natural language models, and you’ve probably read commentary positing that ChatGPT offers a solution to virtually every problem.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But the one similarity across all kinds of messaging is that they need to be relevant to and reflect your audience. Fundraising messaging establishes a problem. From talking with many of my Master Class students, where they run into problems is establishing urgency. Fundraising messaging establishes urgency.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Social problems still endure, despite PM’s prominence as a way to ensure accountability and inform strategic decisions since the 1960’s. According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. Actively evaluate PM processes and metrics.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Both are great, in our view, as we believe the world needs more cross-sector collaboration to solve its most pressing social and environmental problems. Being nimble also means you know when to pause and reflect how to best go from a small bet to a large one. 184 days after engaging with a donation page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Once your volunteer completes their onboarding and training, be sure to reflect that in their volunteer profile. For each event or volunteer opportunity, a manager who clearly understands each volunteer’s role should be present or reachable, so they can answer any questions or address any problems or concerns. Have a shift change?

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Reflect : Once a week, take some time to reflect on your progress and make any necessary adjustments to your system. Welcome: AI 2-Minute Rule As a starting point, assume what takes you 2 hours can take AI 2 minutes , consider this when evaluating tasks. Models: chat.bing.com , AutoGPT, Bard.Google.com , CauseWriter.AI

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network. Get ready to use the evaluation matrix you created. The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes. Someone with an HR background can help you get this right and avoid questions that could potentially set you up for legal problems. .

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

What photos or images best reflect our impact on our mission? How is our peer-to-peer campaign solving a problem? Easy to convey: You might be solving a complicated problem, but your message should be simple enough for your supporters to explain to others. What impact are we having on our mission?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

All day, almost every day, nonprofit new media managers are immersed in breaking news and thus the world’s problems. Many of the social problems we see daily have always existed, but it wasn’t until the rise of mobile and social media that we were given constant access to the stories, images, and videos that document humankind’s dark side.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. The abundance perspective, on the other hand, makes a commitment to invest in both near-term actions and long-term solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Efrain Gutierez, Associate, FSG.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

SWOTs can result in data that reflect the lived experiences of a relatively small group and ignore a broader context. May not identify root causes: A SWOT analysis may identify problems or issues, but it does not necessarily identify the root causes of those problems. Diligent follow up is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

What photos or images best reflect our impact on our mission? How is our peer-to-peer campaign solving a problem? Easy to convey — You may be solving a complicated problem, but your message should be simple enough for your supporters to explain to others. What impact are we having on our mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

7: External evaluation for mission effectiveness. Nonprofits that can lead and develop programs based on an analysis of the problem or need, grounded in useful data that shows impact, and a commitment to getting better over time will move faster together towards solving today’s complex problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

As bad as these corrupt nonprofits are, they're not the biggest problem facing the social sector, according to Berger. The problem isn't even dwindling funding or the need to minimize spending on overhead. The biggest problem, as he sees it, is that most nonprofits can't prove their work has any real impact.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Evaluation Plan. Outcomes usually reflect the long-term impact of a project toward solving a community problem or toward improving the lives of the people served by the project. Evaluation Plan. Outcomes 3.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Evaluate Alignment “Maintaining a consistent relationship between mission, vision, and customers is critical for a successful company,” Randy advised. “We Making that evaluation requires collaboration. You need to understand how to get the right mix of thinking and ideas to solve your problems efficiently.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

But the problem with being all things to all people is that you will go from having a brand to being so bland that no one will notice you. At Media Cause, we do this by making our company values part of how we evaluate and review employees. Saying you specialize in everything also says you specialize in nothing.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Organizations can also introduce real life examples or real life scenarios for problem solving, encouraging employees’ to think and reflect their learning right away. One can evaluate the reasons behind a highly effective training course and vice versa and use such findings to create future training strategies and content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? Then, I match this against participant feedback/evaluations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). The messages or story is created and shared: Metrics are related to the process of producing or sharing the desired message or story.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Then, evaluate what donor acquisition and engagement strategies worked and what didn’t. . The potential donor turns into a donor after evaluating their options and donating to the organization. Share a problem with them, then tell them how to solve that problem. Reflect your nonprofit’s unique brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. What needs to change?

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