Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods. Jeremiah Owyang has a comprehensive post cataloging different methods to use to facilitate innovation and Design Thinking is one of them. Has your nonprofit used design-thinking methods internally? This post summarizes a few resources.

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

About Kindful Kindful was founded with a simple idea in mind: nonprofits should be able to spend less time focused on their database and more time focused on their mission. Write tests & make sure they pass. Work closely with quality assurance team members to ensure code is tested well.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But with so many other priorities pulling the team in a million directions, it was nearly impossible to spend time on strategic planning when they also needed to focus on critical areas like operations, fundraising, and ongoing support of their volunteers and partners — all while grappling with the short- and long-term impacts of a global pandemic.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Run NCOA and address standardization, test email addresses, remove deceased record — this is a year-round effort, but extra important for a big end-of-year push.” Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. Identify the problem and optimize for maximized results.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Finding people who genuinely care about your cause is like making a new friend; it takes time and effort. It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Offering these methods is important for catering to younger donors.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly. coli levels in the water are at unsafe levels.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

Now let’s take some time to dive into how it gets done. This is where we expand on the stated problem or opportunity and work to better understand the people involved in the service delivery process. You likely choose the right methods from that list based on the context and goals of the research. ⇒

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Using the scientific method for experiments can yield insights about how much time and effort – whether our effort has to reach perfection or not. Along with measuring against impact results, it is important to look at how much time has been invested. Don’t waste too much time on people who will never agree with you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. 2) Tweet or retweet 2-10 times daily from early morning to late evening. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership? That is not design thinking.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Use time-limited offers to create urgency. Test different calls-to-action and reduce friction in online giving.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Perhaps it was a multiple-choice final exam or an essay-style test printed in double-spaced Times New Roman. Assessments are closely tied to learning objectives, or what you want members to have learned by the time they complete the course. This tests knowledge acquisition.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

What We Tested. With all the upsides, why did we even need to bother with a test like this? Our Method. Our test focused on GlobalGiving donors based in countries using the euro. When a user from a euro-using location arrived on the GlobalGiving website during the test, they were randomly placed into one of two groups.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

This is a popular time for charitable giving because supporters are motivated by the holiday spirit and because it’s the last opportunity for donors in the U.S. This is a popular time for charitable giving because supporters are motivated by the holiday spirit and because it’s the last opportunity for donors in the U.S.

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Achieve

AUGUST 26, 2015

scientific method. for problem solving is useful in systematically moving us from thinking-to-acting. Adopting the scientific method is critical in investigating a cancer diagnosis; however, it is equally useful in determining the cause(s) you will give yourself to. observe and identify the problem. gather data.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. The sharks do an excellent job of probing an entrepreneur’s motivations and probing for problems with a venture’s product design and marketing plans. False Starts. False Promises.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Begin by defining your organization’s needs.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Resource constraint is an all too familiar problem within the sector. In the practice of Lean, the most efficient method of completing any product or service is to establish a continuous flow from the beginning of the process until the end, completing the whole, rather than piecing together parts from different specializations.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Now let’s take some time to dive into how it gets done. This is where we expand on the stated problem or opportunity and work to better understand the people involved in the service delivery process. You likely choose the right methods from that list based on the context and goals of the research. ? Phase 1: Align.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

The people who are part of a specific community are the experts in that field, and they should be part of the creative process, not just used to “run ideas by,” or as focus groups when we conduct user-testing. Creative-problem solving on a small budget. But instead of seeing this as a problem, how can we turn it into an advantage? .

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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? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

As they''d say on "How I Met Your Mother", that was a problem for "Future NTEN". Jumping forward three months when it was time to actually analyze the data, it quickly became clear that our poor methodology and lack of planning had doomed us to a quagmire of inconclusive results, not to mention any lost staff time or webinar revenue.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

If a manager is resistant to change, often times the direct report will inherit the same attitude. Understanding that manager's need the same reassurances as direct reports all the way up the line will go a long way in solving this problem. Ideas for test groups: Create a game/raffle out of it.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But the more I heard them explain it, the more I started thinking about how the current design “table” is a big problem in and of itself. . These rules, which were established a long time ago, create a designers’ basis of what “good design” is. What were structures in places at the time? . Who had the power to write these rules?

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Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

That’s because surveys are often not well-constructed; they only provide self-report data; and they often are only capturing data from one point in time. Quantitative methods will likely use a survey as the data collection instrument, whereas qualitative methods might necessitate in-depth interviewing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Example of A/B Testing Results. Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. What is the difference?

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We see it all the time in this modern internet age. That need being, how to motivate your workforce to action upon the training, as well as making said training accessible at any time, in any place. Just like in school, often people cram for their big test and leave all the answers on the examination itself.

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Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

Problems don’t stop there: What if you hire using an unlawful process? PEOs are capable of managing regulatory requirements, like the distribution process and compliance testing, and administrative responsibilities related to retirement savings plans. What if you consistently miss paychecks? Final Thoughts.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Here are some of the reasons nonprofit organizations pass up the opportunity to share about their work with fundraising videos: “We don’t have the time or expertise to create, edit, and share videos.” What problem are you addressing? Plan to spend as much time and energy marketing your video as you did creating it.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Tom Ahern has developed a system for your communications called the “You” Test. Let’s talk about Ahern’s method of what works and what misses the mark with your donor communications. Let’s talk about Ahern’s method of what works and what misses the mark with your donor communications. The “You” Test. It’s impersonal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

The recently published study from Center for Effective Philanthropy, called “ Room for Improvement ” looked at foundation’s support of performance assessment. There is a lot of pressure for nonprofits to “demonstrate impact” and performance assessment is one method. That’s the OMTM. You need a way of defining success.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

There’s a method to the campaign committee madness. These are common problems. Make sure the meetings begin on time and end a few minutes early. End each meeting by reviewing who has agreed to do what and the date/time of the next meeting (assuming there is one). It saves time and energy.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Therefore, they’re hesitant to invest significant time or resources. A strong brand is what generates and sustains engagement in the time between these two points. When a donor or a volunteer decides to give their funds or time, they have a plethora of organizations through which to do so.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

As a nonprofit, you spend at least some of your time as a teacher, educating people about a problem and what your organization does to solve it. If you were looking to find the “best” teaching method, you would have had a hard time finding a definitive answer. Check them out and see what works for you.

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Forj

AUGUST 1, 2017

Part of my presentation pertained to branching scenarios, online simulations in which learners decide how to proceed in problem solving. I recently read a New York Times article describing an episode of Puss in Boots that features branching (you can try this for yourself on Netflix on your TV or iOS device here.)

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

In a nutshell, creating a social media strategy that can stand the test of time. How do you avoid the “echo chamber&# problem of seeing the same people talking about the same things? Creativity and innovation demands unique twists and turns and methods. What is your new book all about? That means find new food.

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