Forum One

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Often, there is confusion between the outcomes of a particular process and the ultimate impact that the outcomes have on the world. To understand how outputs are different from impacts—and why you should measure impact in addition to outcomes—it is helpful to understand what goes into the process of achieving impact.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. It should serve as a guiding document that will help to keep your stakeholders informed, team members focused, and initiative on track. What is a Project Charter?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

With economic concerns among the most significant barriers to enrollment, scholarships can be a valuable tool in recruitment and retention efforts and can help drive college completion. Scholarship management software should help right-size and target awards to ensure the school is delivering on the commitment made to its students and donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Effective service delivery and adherence to mission requires nonprofit leaders to commit to outcomes. Defining your organization’s intended outcomes serves as a starting point in aligning your activities with your mission. In order to tie outcomes to mission, leaders must embrace and invest in outcome measurement.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Outcomes management is the journey your mission should travel in order to be useful to the world you wish to better. P erformance management is the discipline of making good decisions with data; it is the foundation for outcomes management. data culture Leadership outcomes management Strategy' Exponent Partners.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Content is easier to produce and more effective when all communicators understand the desired outcomes.” Don’t write outcomes in stone. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

But recruitment is just the first step in achieving these outcomes. One tool that can help: The Theory of Change. . Throughout the nonprofit sector, there is significant activity around building a board that is inclusive and reflects the constituency of each nonprofit. The end result: more effective services.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2018

By Katherine Turner , Digital Marketing Specialist at Cureo , a nonprofit collaboration software that helps nonprofits and communities work better, together. Online collaboration platforms are key to this success, and in return, can help your nonprofit raise more funds through the power of connections. Community Partnerships.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With economic concerns among the most significant barriers to enrollment, scholarships can be a valuable tool in recruitment and retention efforts and can help drive college completion. Scholarship management software should help right-size and target awards to ensure the school is delivering on the commitment made to its students and donors.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Get the Right Answers, Discover Unique Perspectives, Deliver Exciting Outcomes We’re excited to launch Solutions Day 2023. Quick Takes—These 20-Minute Snap Shots for Smart Outcomes offer solutions to practical problems like these: We launched our new AMS. Sponsored by Association Analytics Our customer experience could use help.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

About half of the 100+ consultants I’ve interviewed this year alone say they will skip an RFP if it doesn’t share an available budget—including one helps you make sure you’re capturing the attention of all the potential knowledge and partnership that’s out there! Share your ideal outcome. Better outcomes begin with intentionality.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

During the year, you will likely have your own management reports that focus on programmatic and financial outcomes. Help your board feel empowered to ask educated questions by giving them more experience with the GAAP statements throughout the year, and not just during the audit presentation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2024

AI technologies, such as machine learning algorithms and natural language processing (NLP) tools, can help improve data quality by detecting errors and inconsistencies, as well as ensuring compliance with data governance regulations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I use low tech tools first – paper, markers, sticky notes, and sticky dots. Participants spend time working together to draw their networks — people and organizations who are important to reaching their organization’s outcomes.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

It’s no longer centered on helping members have a successful career or take that next step up the ladder. Association professionals are seeking a support group to help them face challenges and to gain the skills to stay ahead of trends. Those are value-based outcomes that may result in growth. But today the focus has shifted.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Content is easier to produce and more effective when all communicators understand the desired outcomes.” Don’t write outcomes in stone. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2024

In short, golf helps nonprofits do more good. Golf events also come with a number of moving pieces and parts to manage to ensure a professional, successful event and positive fundraising outcomes.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Especially in associations, analytics can provide invaluable insights, guiding strategies and shaping outcomes. Focus on the Outcomes Embracing the Future: We know change is hard and in long-standing organizations, can be met with resistance. However, the trick is to shift the conversation from the process to the outcomes.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Learn more Stronger data, stronger outcomes "Here’s what I believe: do the work and the outcomes will show.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the innovations in our Winter ‘23 release — all aimed to help nonprofits create powerful experiences with better connected data. Ultimately, customers can easily transform their data into actionable insights with visual analytics, ultimately helping to drive more informed decisions and better outcomes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 1, 2021

The V4V program helps participants afford healthy food and improves food security. The V4V Salesforce database, which utilizes Nonprofit Success Pack and was built in partnership with a consulting team at Swift River Consulting , helped the V4V team to streamline and adapt services for remote implementation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

You find a local nonprofit in your community that you think might be able to help you find and utilize resources relating to rental assistance. The employee is unaware of the issues you face, and is unsure on how to help. The concept of Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (DEI) helps nonprofits stay relevant to the communities they serve.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We’ve tallied the number of hours served, rooms painted, pounds of food packed, children tutored, or books donated and then done our best to connect that to a nonprofit’s tangible outcomes. But after a volunteer engagement is over, it can be really challenging to assess the real impact of the project.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Available for iOS with an Android version coming soon, Clarity Money helps you take control of your finances. Bear in mind, if you depend on the app to lower your bills and get a favorable outcome, you’ll have to pay a fee equivalent to 33 percent of the annual savings. If the app doesn’t help you save, there’s no charge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

Details really matter, which is why it’s helpful to mention how the contribution was, or will be, allocated. A donor will be pleased to learn that, for example, their $100 donation helped kickstart a conservation project or deliver a week worth of food to a family in need. 4) Give outcomes. 2) Give social media shoutouts.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

But you want to make sure those decisions deliver outcomes that support your goals. In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. It will be an inevitable outcome.

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In my work helping philanthropic and nonprofit organizations consider how to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into their work, a pathway for good outcomes is emerging. Activities: Defining experiments, articulating desired outcomes, crafting safe ways to experiment. PATHWAY + ACTIVITIES 1.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Public Sector & Nonprofit Case Management Software Improve Impact Drive stronger outcomes with a solution that empowers your staff, enables more data-informed decision making, and provides expert guidance and best practices. Deep sector expertise and support We understand your unique needs and challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

As a corporate funder turned consultant, I've spent the last decade helping funders make the shift from philanthropy to social, or impact, investing. " It means investing with purpose to achieve specific, measurable outcomes and impact. 3 Reasons You're About to Be As Excited About Outcomes Measurement As I Am.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2024

Today, I’m excited to share that Bloomerang and Qgiv have joined together to help more nonprofits deliver their mission and create the sector’s first – and most complete – giving platform. Since Bloomerang’s beginning, we’ve worked to bring solutions to fundraisers that help them spend more time on their mission.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Defining the desired outcome and what constitutes success in measurable terms helps stakeholders align their actions and priorities, ensuring that every effort is geared toward achieving this shared vision. The post Vision Before Strategy: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Defining Success appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Build charitable partnerships for better funding outcomes Nonprofit network Discover nonprofits that align with your business objectives and build lasting partnerships. Drawing from 20 years working with over half the Fortune 500, we’ll help you get the most out of your software.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. Program outcomes are defined as the expected and/or actual benefits that program participants will receive. Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

From showcasing outcomes through compelling stories to highlighting the transparency and accountability that donors, volunteers, and partners who share your vision seek, dedicated online brand management will invariably fuel and amplify the impact of your unique mission.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

Over the past several years, I’ve met with countless people at a wide variety of organizations to connect on outcomes measurement , and I tend to hear similar questions and qualms about this still-new area. “ How do we get started? ” “ Is there a difference between measurement and evaluation? ” “ Is there a right way to define an outcome?

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Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

Will you help Ginger find a loving home? But there’s still a lot of work to do to help all animals find a loving home. In support of National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day (observed on April 30), Thinkful leveraged the power of data science to understand and predict animal shelter outcomes. The Ultimate Outcome. M eet Ginger.

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