Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

More specifically, they explain how to: Evaluate what values, strengths and capabilities you bring to your role. The book is ideal for executives, managers, leaders, and any professional who hopes to get a clearer picture of what their colleagues, superiors, and followers expect of them.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Potential criteria include but are not limited to: Skills, credentials, and professional experience. Evaluation matrix .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I’ll be doing a session with colleagues Danette Peters and Roberto Cremonini on Outcomes, Impact, and Communication where will not only share some case studies and techniques for outcome-based evaluation, but model some small group facilitation techniques for the process. LUMA Institute: March 19-20th.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Thanks to the generosity of these funders, we were able to identify 13 groups where duplicative questions are present using several human-guided machine learning techniques. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, your organization’s success depends on your ability to anticipate and respond to change. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

This is one of my favorite books about instructional design, especially if you are designing professional development activities for nonprofit staff or other trainers. This is a very practical staff development model — and can be applied to brown bags sessions to longer, more in-depth professional learning experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. Guidance on how to build an effective measurement plan. Best practices for collecting actionable data.

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See3

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Using stop motion technique more common with animation, it is a nice way to get people to pay attention to something pretty mundane. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Sure they do, but so does an engaging story. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The points include: 1) notice the situation; 2) evaluate the situation; 3) Respond to the situation. The books is filled with techniques and best practices for getting people to be more civil online and how to handle the people that just can’t be civilized.

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Digital Technique United States Social Media 99

Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

This will also allow the new employee to evaluate past ventures with a new eye and establish any possible shortcomings, shaping an environment where the organization can actually learn from their previous mistakes. Take the time to evaluate this list and see if any of it could be applicable to your organization.

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Culture Learning Create Industry 60

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Evaluation of sales processes, and salesforce structure. Performance Metrics Analyses. Operations.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. My Three Words.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned. So, after you’ve mapped out your goals, the next step we recommend taking involves “looking backwards” to critically evaluate the fundraising activities of your previous year. And, that’s a GOOD thing!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible. Maybe it takes the form of collaboratively interupting the results of the evaluation. What are the techniques and methods for moving people up the ladder?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. This is evaluation. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). The professional tools will cost money, but can process higher volumes of information.

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In addition, the nonprofit evaluation services GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have teamed up on something called the "Overhead Myth letter." To measure impact properly requires professional program design and data collection, using techniques such as randomized controlled trials.

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Data Hunger Evaluation Analytics 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

For some staff members, content curation can be professional of learning. Professional development used to be about getting trained or acquiring a specific skill. Susan Kistler has an example with evaluation resources. Susan Kistler has curated this list on Evaluation. What are your questions about content curation?

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Content Skills Feeds Tutorial 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

I could talk about learning techniques utilized in the past seven games and why players were less intimidated by pitches they encountered the second and third time around, or possibly what a combined 176 years of waiting can teach us in preparing for the future. Statistics are not just limited to the baseball field.

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Learning Organization Statistics Cleveland 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities. Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. Crowdsourcing can be done at an organizational level, blended into the way nonprofits create , implement, and evaluate their programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. It can help you evaluate whether a tool is really valuable. Live in a tool or technique for at least month before adding something new. Use Time Management Techniques. Learn the techniques of simplify and apply to your social media use.

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Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Elements to include when studying techniques that inspire immediate action and applying those lessons: Analyze effective ad appeals – what motivates rapid response? Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? Talk to fundraising professionals experienced at spurring immediate response.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I started with an introduction to the Networked Nonprofit and an assessment that allows them evaluate where their use of networks and social media is along a continuum. I like to teach a combination of online technical skills and leadership professional development which worked really well with this group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities. ” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 14, 2016

So, we as professionals need to begin to truly embrace the concept as an evolving practice. If you are evaluating your compliance training and you feel that it is just a little too stale or that people are not comprehending all of the aspects currently in your learning mix. Gamification is everywhere and it is here to stay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session.

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Social Media Share Media Instruction 93

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

BJ: Most games I have designed through museums have been in partnership - with professional game designers, with high school students, with scientists (and other content experts), and with digital developers (that AR component of the pterosaurs card game was amazing). What’s your favorite part?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. It can help you evaluate whether a tool is really valuable. Live in a tool or technique for at least month before adding something new. Use Time Management Techniques. Learn the techniques of simplify and apply to your social media use.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The book of the same title that he edited is rocking my world, both as a museum professional who cares about inclusion and as a new mother. So consider this just the first of many posts related to issues of cultural inclusion, evaluation, and impact. This blog is about shared learning, and I went to engineering school.

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