ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. million alumni.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

Based on Philea’s recent analysis of surveys, in-depth interviews, and meetings with European foundations, we’ve seen how the pandemic has had significant implications for the way philanthropy operates in Europe. Here we share some top-level takeaways from our research. .

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

New research points us to why : The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation by, on average, six years. . Below is what Jay Baer of Convince and Convert describes as a five-step “Digital Analytics Maturity Model.” . Your board is right: It’s time to evolve and inhabit the digital landscape.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2021

Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives. Selfless – to model cultures based on growth and learning instead of ego. The authors found that three mental qualities are essential to becoming effective leaders. Being wise versus ignorant.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Below is part of the interview. Want to see an extended version of this interview? Click here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2020

Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives. Selfless – to model cultures based on growth and learning instead of ego. The authors found that three mental qualities are essential to becoming effective leaders. Being wise versus ignorant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Eager to understand how nonprofits are faring in this challenging environment, we recently interviewed a number of diverse leaders about their capacity-building needs. Funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, our research was recently published in “ The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives. Selfless – to model cultures based on growth and learning instead of ego. The authors found that three mental qualities are essential to becoming effective leaders. Being wise versus ignorant.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Porter Novelli’s latest research on business and social justice shows that consumers, employees and other stakeholders want companies to acknowledge their role in systemic injustices and actively change the system. Leadership must model the kind of behavior that they seek in others and for their organization.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

The most successful campaigns begin with research. In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

While any loss of able employees is a tragedy, this does mean that if your nonprofit is hiring, there is a significant pool of qualified candidates to interview. Keep in mind that to even get candidates to apply, you need to build the kind of environment in which your model employees would want to work. A wider range of talent.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

These types of tools are mostly built on top of GPT3 (General Pre-Trained Transformer) which is a machine learning platform that enables developers to train and deploy models that perform a variety of natural language processing tasks. AI writing tools can help you research, write and edit faster. and others. A Final Thought.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 25, 2016

Ever wondered about the do's and don'ts of writing a: Business Apology Letter of Recommendation Job Advertisement Interview Follow-up Press Release Executive Summary Collection Letter Resignation Letter.then, the book, How To Write Anything: A Complete Guide is for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. For example, if crime increases in a neighborhood, they know how to allocate patrols. Based on a logic model. Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Key Informant/Stakeholder Surveys and Interviews. Here are my notes. Follow a fixed plan.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2016

Ever wondered about the do's and don'ts of writing a: Business Apology Letter of Recommendation Job Advertisement Interview Follow-up Press Release Executive Summary Collection Letter Resignation Letter.then, the book, How To Write Anything: A Complete Guide is for you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2019

Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives. Selfless – to model cultures based on growth and learning instead of ego. The authors found that three mental qualities are essential to becoming effective leaders. Being wise versus ignorant.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 4, 2014

Ever wondered about the do''s and don''ts of writing a: Business Apology Letter of Recommendation Job Advertisement Interview Follow-up Press Release Executive Summary Collection Letter Resignation Letter.then, the new book, How To Write Anything: A Complete Guide is for you.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Somatic marker theory , developed by Antonio Damasio and other researchers, hypothesizes strong emotions guide behaviors and subsequent decision making. Do this via survey, focus group, or one-to-one interviews. How does your business model incorporate today’s constituent perspectives? Ask your supporters directly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

The book begins with an overview on my multi-channel marketing is important and provides a summary of research data and examples of how nonprofit institutions are using multiple channels effectively as part of advocacy, fundraising, and community building.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2015

Ever wondered about the do''s and don''ts of writing a: Business Apology Letter of Recommendation Job Advertisement Interview Follow-up Press Release Executive Summary Collection Letter Resignation Letter.then, the book, How To Write Anything: A Complete Guide is for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I will start with an overview of the ” Crawl, Walk, Run, and Fly: Maturity of Practice Model ” for networked nonprofits. Chapter 6 of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit focusing on examples of how you measure engagement which begins with formulating your engagement model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

” But after doing research , we learned that nonprofits rarely filled in the year 4 or year 5 – not due to laziness, but because the world has gotten more complex.” He shared a few case studies, including some examples of nonprofits with “broken business models” because of today’s connected world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Note from Beth: Kami Watson Huyse , who is also my business partner at Zoetica , and I are currently Fellows at Society of New Communication Research. Our research started several months ago with a literature search, is focused on best practices in incorporating a social media strategy into CSR and Cause Marketing programs.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

Now, in 2022 Pew Research surveys show that 87% of U.S. adults have heard of cryptocurrency and 16% have actually invested some amount ( Pew Research Center ). . This article goes through some of the larger trends and audience research around cryptocurrency owners. Globally-minded giving – it’s a small world after all .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

One of the best ways to learn is the study, observe, or interview the experts. The session will begin with a simple primer about content curation , the benefits, and a few examples of nonprofit content curators and their tools. I’m a huge fan of Harold Jarche’s “ Seek, Sense, Share ” model.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Welcome to Research Friday! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. 1 The report was based on 310 survey responses and 30 in-depth interviews with people identified as next gen donors. For example, one interviewee, David, is a financial adviser from a family of long-term philanthropists.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). Can you give me an example? For example, Card Catalogue is a project around our permanent collection, an evolving catalog made up of printed cards visitors can collect and keep in a binder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’ve developed a maturity of social media practice model called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.&# I have used this to design peer learning programs, develop curriculum, and work one-on-one with organizations – here in the US and in places around the world. Examples of Social Media Measurement Pilot Projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Here’s another problem you may encounter: Let’s say you can clearly define what you want to do with your campaign and why, so you jump into the planning process, skipping key steps like a feasibility study and prospect research and cultivation. Do your research to understand the structure and timeline of a typical capital campaign in advance.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2009

In 2006, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, seasoned museum researchers and practitioners, released a co-authored book entitled Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. I've split my interview with John and Beverly into two parts for comfortable reading. They provide services.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

An example of our early "brand" circa 2005 Like everything else that has gone well in my career, it started with a NTC (Nonprofit Technology Conference). What sold us on Big Duck's Brandraising was the time and attention they were spending on research and deep understanding of what makes an organization tick inside and out.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

Essentially McKinsey’s research for the book found that 30% of corporate earnings are at stake from effective connection with these external stakeholders. John Browne : When it comes to relationships with external stakeholders, research conducted by McKinsey shows that on average, 30 percent of a company’s value is at stake.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. I just haven’t included those as examples and haven’t structured the book around that audience. If you have not read it, please do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. RamahSeminar (@RamahSeminar) December 24, 2013.

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