sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions. I asked each person to fill in cells in a matrix.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 100

Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

The following is a comprehensive guide to help organizations looking to build a conversational AI that is enhanced by the use of RAG, including considerations for planning, design, and technology stack. Techniques such as streaming, back-pressure, and response caching can be used to mitigate latency.

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Conversation Guide Model Application 94

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. What the Organization Does (22 percent). Provide the following information about the organization and staff. Organization’s Donation Website.

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Grant Analysis Application Contact 111

AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Map Out Event Marketing Goals and Event Plan. A platform like Accelevents comes with a ticketing/registration system so you can easily collect and organize lead names and emails. As an event organizer, you should make this as easy for them as possible. This way, your marketing plan is directed at that goal.

Marketing 119

Marketing Strategy Guide Sponsor 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Forum One

APRIL 6, 2023

Service design focuses on mapping each touchpoint an individual has with a service provider in order to improve their experience and create a positive relationship between the two. While there’s a lot of overlap in terms of techniques, tools, and artifacts, service design has some unique ones, too, such as service blueprints.

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Design Service FAQ Interaction 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

Then we found a partner and shared our maps. And, finally then we had to introduce the other person to the whole group by sharing the map. But we had to do our introductions in one minute or less and were timed! By the end of the day, she was able to summarize ideas and takeaways that we discussed.

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Facilitation Technique Map Case Study 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! I love being exposed to new ways of working, taking process notes, observing techniques, and thinking about how to apply to my own work.

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Design Strategy Digital Technique 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The heart and soul of the toolkit are the worksheets and processes for problem solving. The worksheets are categorized by what the team or organization hopes to achieve. People and Connections Map : Helps you map your network. Tell stories and make maps. Develop a clear plan. Clarify priorities.

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Method Ideas Adopt Facilitation 116

AccelEvents

JUNE 21, 2021

To tackle this, we will first map out your event marketing funnel and then highlight how an event marketer can boost sales at every stage of that funnel. But, by mapping the marketing funnel stages, you can more effectively move registrants towards that goal. . Mapping Leads at Every Marketing Funnel Stage.

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Marketing Registration Map Virtual 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? There are two different lens to think about network mapping. You can do a whole network analysis which looks at organizations and people in specific geographic or social change area. .”

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Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines. Nevertheless, there are ways to put your earnings back on the map when the monetary tides turn against you. If your organization already has an online ask, review it, noting how it compares to your average gift.

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Online Giving Haiti Fundraising 144

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises.

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Statistics Data Haiti Stream 263

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

This is especially important if you want to be effective using social media for your organization, but it is bigger than that. Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below.

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Integration Network Work Linkedin 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. The best fundraising plans are not ones that sit within the top drawer of your desk.

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Calendar Template Guide Fundraising 98

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We've covered bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, and maps in Beyond the Pie Chart. Overlay pies on maps. If you choose to use this technique, use pies with only a couple of wedges to keep it easy to understand. Using pie charts on this map shows the distribution of oil rigs on land versus offshore in Europe.

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Chart Data Time Europe 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. These can help you predict whether participants will act on the training after the workshop: More than one person from an organization should participate so the ideas can be transferred to the whole organization.

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Training Train Reflection Design 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. I thought I’d take this opportunity to organize some of those posts into a resource list. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Design Labs.

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Training Train San Jose Instructional Design 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . The workshop was organized by colleague, Tatyana Kanzavelli. When you map your network, it tells you a story.

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Analysis Social Network Social Media Network 96

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

To help with your donor data management planning, we have created a Donor Data Management Dictionary to help you make sense of all the data jargon as it applies to the nonprofit organization’s business needs. Is more data jargon giving you a headache? Send us a note and we’ll add it to the dictionary.

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Data Management Donor Database 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

Analysis 150

Analysis Statistics Chart Language 150

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This has helped to save employee’s time and the valuable investment of the organization. . AI, which uses machine learning techniques for streamlining the operations and enhancing programs at the nonprofits, has acted as a catalyst in transforming many organizations. Resolving food and water crises. Looking forward.

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Nigeria Nonprofit Haiti University 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Over the past three years, I've been presenting on this topic , the thinking and practice has evolved from 'we can't measure social media or it doesn't yet provide a tangible return," to being able to have guidelines, metrics, and techniques for demonstrating the ROI. My presentation use s*x metaphors to explain some of the points.

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ROI Social Media Metrics Conference 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. For example, with board thing, we all have control over organizing and taking notes on the “sticky notes” – and was interesting to see our emergent collaboration. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques. Staff were asked to use a technique called “ Rose, Bud, Thorn ” to identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities for change. Tracking for Impact and Learning. Metrics for Movements.

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Design Marketing Metrics Measure 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

One technique is to weave self-care into your workday . As projects get more complex or your organization is trying to accomplish more with less resources, it gets harder to accomplish without more intentional planning. Organization loses focus. How does your organization avoid crisis mode and fire drills?

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Culture Nonprofit Chart Flickr 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

It is less about the tools and more about the new mindsets you need to be successful. There are two excellent books that talk about this in the context of running an organization and addressing social issues – and I plan to review these in more depth next week. Both by authors with first names of Brian. This book will help.

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Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Techniques.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

” I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called “The Networked NGO in New Zealand,” this workshop was for activist organizations and focused on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media as a network. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board.

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New Zealand Arts Australia Open 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Once you or your organization views the world with a networked mindset, then you need to visualize the network. It doesn’t happen overnight and it takes daily practice. One efficient technique is to spend five minutes of your day at the end reflecting. That’s social capital and it does have value.

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United Arab Emirates Twitter Network Jordan 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data. Brennan noted that when a program that is trying change a system is in this stage – the logic model is not the navigational star.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

3rd Sector Labs

JULY 24, 2015

If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention. The problem lies where we could get gathering the necessary data we need to run our organization but we fail to do so. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams.

Data 100

Data Donor Giving Fundraising 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. He co-authored a paper called " Visual Diagnostics and Mapping for Scaling Change " and we had an opportunity to discuss it. If you missed it, you can read Part 1: Systems Mapping for Nonprofits.

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Analysis Social Network Network South Africa 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. The photo above shows the “Fish Bowl” technique.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113