ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable). This data is how we measure our impact. Scholarships are available.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Focus group participants from private, public, community, and historically Black colleges and universities told researchers that many of them had been recipients as well as providers of help since 2020.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid. These disorganized efforts take valuable staff time away from mission-critical work. Introducing Demographics via Candid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Measurement Challenges.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

Philanthropic responses to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes Candid has been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake and reporting on major giving by public corporations and foundations. Here are a few highlights of what we have learned in the past month: Candid has identified 310 grants worth $143.9

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By adhering to these expectations, nonprofits are supporting false expectations in other donors, potential board members, staff and the public. Instead of focusing on income and expense ratios, donors should ask about the scale of the organization’s goal, how they are measuring their goal progress, and what it would take to reach that goal.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

How Do You Measure Up? In this webinar you''ll learn: How you can use the benchmark report findings to measure your success and identify your areas of improvement. She has a BS in Business Administration in Marketing and Advertising from Marquette University, and lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When considering performance in the nonprofit sector, it is difficult not to jump to conclusions about measurable outcomes and impact. Disassembling competition between nonprofit organizations and seeking opportunities to share resources helps legitimize the organization and build public trust. Scholarships are available.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This year’s Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report, published by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid, tracked roughly $121 billion in aid to date in 2020 across multiple sources—including bilateral and multilateral aid, U.S. federal agencies, donor-advised funds, and giving platforms. Beirut explosion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Alfred Prufrock : “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” Disturb the universe? For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; New Feature: The Timeline. Talking of Michelangelo. In a minute there is time.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Forum One designed and developed the City Health Dashboard with NYU Langone Health’s Department of Population Health to share and compare data on 37 measures of public health across more than 500 U.S. For the second year in a row, Forum One developed a brand-aligned design that was both easy to read and inviting.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Almost all organizations produce some sort of annual financial reporting, but it’s may not always be public information. At a university,?a public service?organizations In many cases, the new compliance measures may require the collection of data over a period of time and the allocation of resources. At churches,?it?may

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Certified public accountants (CPAs) and financial advisors have many wealthy clients. Community foundations sponsor many donor-advised funds (DAFs) which are like mini-foundations but they are not public. Use the Foundation Directory at the library or a university to find foundations out of state.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Even a quick scan of the form fields above will reveal that much of this information is available from any public repository of 990 forms filed annually by US nonprofits. Miscellaneous (3 percent). Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. Video engagement on social media is the measurable action that viewers take after watching. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. Identify your target audiences, whether they be policymakers, community leaders, or the general public, then develop communication strategies for each group. Plan to Change Your Plan When people make plans, the universe laughs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Check out just a few of the sessions our partners are delivering: Demystifying Impact Measurement and Management on Salesforce. Lorenzo has over ten years of experience in public policy, government, talent pipeline development, diversity, and inclusion. There is something for everyone! She has a B.A.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Mackenzie Scott garnered plenty of publicity in the past year, with very generous distribution of large sums to a diverse array of organizations. Challenges remain, however: 87% of respondents agree that it’s important to take measures to ensure gender and racial diversity across all levels of the organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and a research affiliate of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, his writing and data visualization have appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, Vox, and many other publications. Isabella received her B.S.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Forum One worked with stakeholders from I’m Determined and James Madison University (JMU) to reimagine and redesign the program’s brand identity and redesign and develop the website in WordPress to increase I’m Determined’s reach and impact.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If your wondering how your organization measures up in the online world, you might find the Digital IQ Index: Public Sector (PDF) study interesting.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Truman Foundation supports the graduate education of outstanding young men and women committed to public service leadership. The Zero to Three Policy Center, an organization is an independent, non-partisan research-based voice that educates the public and political leaders about the unique developmental needs of babies and toddlers.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social Media Return on Investment Measuring your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) is essential for any marketing or fundraising initiative. Nick's work with GoodUnited resulted in being named The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2017 Distinguished Young Alumnus. Nick received a BA from The Johns Hopkins University.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . National University. Foundations, Public Charities, Grantmaking. Alnoor Ebrahim. Professor of Management.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. Casey Davis is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Mary’s University of Minnesota. The public is hyper-aware of nonprofit financial missteps.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

NSD) aimed to improve the voting experience and increase civic engagement using public art. As Project Director of NSD, I have the privilege of presenting about our project during the Public Service segment at MCON 2016. Define Success and Then Measure, Measure, Measure! Funded by the John S. and James L.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

It all started when we noticed larger universities holding successful giving days back in 2014. Set explicit measurable goals. They should be measurable and align with the strategic or divisional vision of your Advancement Office. We wanted to see if this was a channel that our community responded well to.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy ? In it, we examined?available?2019?data global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding philanthropy,?analyzing?funding

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. She earned a Bachelor’s in both Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Central Florida.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Social Media Marketing & Measurement, Network Building, Tech Tools for Nonprofits, Company Culture, Donor Engagement, and Data Science. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

Trust: Damaging publicity or negative stakeholder experiences that result from noncompliance can undermine relationships you’ve spent years building. Purpose-built social impact software propels your ability to meet changing compliance needs as you focus to raise resources, deliver programs, manage operations, and measure impact.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The 17th Annual Davey Awards received nearly 3,000 entries from ad agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers, design firms, and public relations firms. 2021 State of Babies Yearbook (Zero to Three). Silver – Features, Art Direction for Digital Content. The Frist Art Museum.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Institutions of higher education—notably historically Black colleges and universities—received the bulk of grants above $30 million. The leading issue category is health, followed by “public safety,” which includes funding focused on disasters. Visualized this way, this set of grants suggests a more general pattern.

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