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. It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

But associations tend to use it like a warm-up act instead of making video the headliner these statistics suggest that it should be: A HubSpot survey of 3,000 respondents indicates that 54% of consumers preferred video marketing from their favorite brands. Mainstream Video Video isn’t new. The aggressive pitch can become a friendly chat.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The data set is a goldmine for researchers and evaluators interested in better understanding the demographics of the nonprofit sector. It also offers suggestions on when researchers and evaluators may want to choose one method to access the data over the other. And perhaps even more exciting, it’s also free to access.

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NetWits

JUNE 5, 2012

Are you asking the right questions in your P2P post event surveys? . This Thursday Jennifer Ashbaugh from Big Brothers Big Sisters will help answer this very important question “ are you asking the right questions in your post event survey ?”. Jennifer’s going to share her 6 Survey Best Practices on Thursday.

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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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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

At this point, the question isn’t whether to use tech but whether your tech stack is configured in a way that positions your organization for success. A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. Prepare questions for your consulting team. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy.

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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. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Imagine you’re teed up for a jackpot question on Jeopardy. Open Windows In July 2020,orgSource surveyed approximately 300 association executives. That’s why they also deserve frequent exploration and evaluation. Societal shifts, such as the pandemic, are another reason to evaluate priorities. The response surprised me.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 7, 2022

Survey staff. Send an anonymous survey to all staff to get their perspective on where they experience organizational friction. Evaluate membership benefits. Survey current members to ask how they would rate your association’s benefits. Browse over 5,000 apps to find the best survey solution for your association. .

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system.

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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? Evaluate which opportunities you notice the most volunteer activity in, and consider why. Follow up and send an email with a survey to better understand why some volunteers are either not engaged or just not active.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. “Gender” combines two survey questions and reflects organizations that have answered either question.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In fact, a recent survey by Trinity Solutions found that micro-management interferes with performance and morale, two important components of an effective volunteer program. Evaluation Process. Training Satisfaction Survey. 10 Volunteer Satisfaction Survey Questions to Ask. Don’t Micromanage Volunteers.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

That’s why we start out by asking this question: “What are the most important conversations for this group to be having right now?” . So we start with that question, and we keep asking it along the way. If there’s any doubt throughout the day about how to move forward, we go back to that question. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Her question stayed with me for a long time. Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These are questions to ask: Is everyone a competent user of the available software platforms? Digging deeper, you can evaluate whether some goals and initiatives require skills not currently available in your organization and begin developing a plan to build those competencies. Are communications skills strong across the organization?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. The Board should also be involved in planning for accountability and evaluation of the strategic plan once it’s implemented.

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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. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

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. Where is that information stored?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Good questions to ask your team: What kinds of partners have we retained/lost over the last 3+ years? During the discussion, use the following business principles to assist in your evaluation: Churn Rate: Churn rate in its broadest sense is a measure of the number of customers moving out of a collective group over a period of time.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

With the right training and practice, middle managers are in the best position to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback that’s continuous rather than just a pro forma yearly review meant to create a paper trail,” share the authors. The Authors : Middle managers are the vital link between senior leaders and those on the frontline.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Jen initially wrote this post for me to share a highlights from a webinar we hosted: Are you asking the right questions in your post event survey? Whether your event is tomorrow or in 10 months, it’s never to late to ask your participants questions to help you improve your fundraising events. Take it away Jennifer.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here is some of the most important data to grab from past years: Package and sales data, organized by section Admissions data and sponsorship data Live auction sales Fund-a-need/paddle raise data Performance of revenue enhancers Analyze Fundraising Data TIP: Use your data to perform a post-event evaluation. What about donor surveys?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2019

Michaela Clark-Nagaoka surveying visitors at a MAH event. Today, OF/BY/FOR ALL is introducing a new free resource - a guide to creating and implementing demographic audience surveys that are accurate, respectful, and useful. We talked to colleagues in other institutions who were struggling with the same questions.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

With the help of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, Harriet Jones-Day, James Barratt, and Kathryn Edworthy from the Institute, we surveyed more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations. The findings uncovered 6 internal factors that will affect fundraising in 2023. Capacity Fundraiser fatigue is real.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

Next, staff suggested it in our annual accessibility survey feedback and associated conversations with the equity team. It even came up in yearly evaluations and manager check-ins. Some of the most interesting planning was the work we did as a full team driven by the places where staff had questions.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2011

Flickr: bitzi One of findings from our latest annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey stood out to us: Those organizations that evaluated their Return on Investment (ROI) for IT expenditures were much more likely to be leaders— 44 percent, compared to just 17 percent of stragglers. Or does it?

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. However, only 7% are evaluating ROI rigorously or regularly. >

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

THE RESEARCH The challenge, of course, was to figure out how to evaluate the experience in a way that would help us identify the power of the project. Anna Greco did research in three ways: through in-person interviews with participants, surveys with participants, and observational analysis of the jars themselves.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Ask your colleagues questions. We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Use softer, more open-ended questions to get detailed information that you will capture in writing for your plan. What questions do you want answers to from data? Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs. What limits you?

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

A 2020 survey of foundation leaders found that while the majority had shifted internal practices around things like operations, vendor selection, investment priorities, and strategy development, there were few examples of increases in power sharing. Putting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices into Action.

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NTEN

JUNE 30, 2010

At the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we gave our session evaluation system a major tech overhaul by highlighting a mobile text messaging option in addition to our normal paper evaluations -- as well as an online option that was added at the last minute.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization. Evaluate the tasks the new user will perform regularly before handing over keys to the system.

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