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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

If technical expertise is needed to scope an AI project, reach out to organizations or individuals with that expertise to pressure test whether there is a faster, simpler, cheaper alternative. . For organizations, the guidelines include: . Have a clear idea of the responsibility guidelines to be followed . different demographics). .

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JULY 31, 2005

Web traffic rorsasch test: If it the numbers fall off as steeply as they rose after blogher, it will look like a. This is my stats for the week of blogher. Wow, it looks like a steep, sharp rising cliff. Now I have a big incentive to implement all the stuff on my to do list. Technorati Tags: blogher

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

My friend Nina who writes the Museum2.0 blog has set up an experiment using VoiceThreads, a multimedia presentation software that allows people to add their voices to the presentation.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

It is playbook details the practices for high performance including: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and sharing compelling stories. How to create a culture of testing and get funding for experiments? How to go from Post-It to proof of concept? How do you measure that impact?

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MAY 7, 2013

Test, Test, Test: When the hosts arrived at the conference location for set up, we tested the connection and Google Hangout on location. The site had great wireless and Tharum was able to test on his laptop and give me a tour of the facility, including a walk outside. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

She also used the term “Red Teaming” where you test the technology to try to break it so you feel confident that it will do no harm. When it comes to using generative AI tools such as Copilot for drafts of written materials, a human must always check it for accuracy because it can make mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

I also tested some of the tips suggested by the research. Here’s what I learned: After Hours Posting. PostPlanner seem like really good peeps and a great app; they are in my hopper to take for a test drive. I tested this here (June 1) and here (May 12). What tactics have you tested to increase Facebook engagement?

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APRIL 24, 2014

How would they engage enough of the global development community to test the prototype, and after that how would they get people to actually use it? Test and improve. Make things to explore, test and learn. How could they present easy-to-use worksheets but avoid an overtly ‘design & innovation’ identity? Clarify priorities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Just distill the message you want to test down to a Facebook ad, and then run that ad against various groups: married women over 40, students living in Washington and Oregon, Canadian kayakers and so forth. You can then track which of these groups clicks on your ad most often, and of those clickers, who passes the test or converts most often.

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JUNE 22, 2017

The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Why not have an experiment that puts satisficing to the test. The article suggests that we in our work, we should avoid aiming for brilliant out of the gate, do the basics and then recognize that with almost anything in our work, we can refine, edit, and iterate. Why is it so hard for nonprofits to work this way?

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APRIL 22, 2015

Click to Test Your Web Site Now. You can test your web site here and find out if you passed the test and if you flunked it, there is some advice on what and how to fix it. My blog passed the test! Test the site. Is your web site mobile friendly? My colleague Amy Gahran, a mobile expert, has an analysis here.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community.

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APRIL 1, 2014

This lead into another technique we practiced called “Think Outloud User Testing,” where we conducted a user test of our paper prototype. It is humbling when you actually get feedback from the people you are designing something for.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This is a great way to create and test a prototype for your nonprofit to see how a chat bot works and understand the work flow. The right way is identify a problem and figure out if the chat bot is the right solution through testing a prototype and scaling it from there. Voice Assistants As A Fundraising Channel.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Denying participants a chance to test their knowledge is denying them a chance to truly fully absorb the information. Do your best to minimize these problems by getting to your training room early and testing your equipment. If practice makes perfect, then NO practice makes… people very, very, VERY unhappy. Break time?

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

I had the pleasure having lunch with Avinash over at the Googleplex. The chapter that caught my curiosity was Chapter 7: Failing Faster - Unleashing the Power of Testing and Experimentation and we discussed it in the video above. I've summarized a couple of the tips he offers about methods for testing. (1)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Some say they’ll be testing, testing, and testing – throwing virtual pasta at the wall and see what sticks and how much time and effort it takes to throw that pasta. ” The early adopters have jumped in and pages are set up and waiting for some SMART objectives, content strategy, and tips on engagement.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources. One example Christie gave was describing the origins of Louder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Landing pages provide a fertile ground for testing and data collection much like nonprofits test their email newsletters. His words of wisdom: make sure that people who are not the page administrators also test it. How do you test and measure its effectiveness to get results that support your objectives?

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session lead us through the design thinking process which includes: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. We voted on what thought might be the most productive to prototype and test related to “letting go and allowing for emergence.” That is not design thinking. How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working?

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Charity News has some examples from the UK, including The Children’s Society which recently tested a chat bot application on their Facebook page to support fundraising questions. Hoang suggests that this Human-AI team is the future of nonprofit development shops. Chat bots are another example of how a fundraisers job could be enhance.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

It’s a pilot project supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. One category of apps that is useful to building Emotional Intelligence Skills are Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques.

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JUNE 9, 2017

The many methods of Design Thinking go through a similar path of gathering research, analyzing and identifying the right problem, developing creative ideas, and testing prototypes. The design thinking methodology encourages exploration of unconventional solutions by looking at a problem from the point of view of the people being served.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

And that brings us to the another task, testing and iteration. The testing was fun and it also helped me figure out how to script the close-end conversation that happens when you “Wake Up the Beth Bot.” There are bots that are self-training using AI language.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

Will you be testing the Donate Now button for an upcoming fundraising campaign? Do you think Facebook missed the mark or is the jury still out? Facebook will no doubt iterate. And we’ll get some new insights. What has your experience been with using Facebook Ads for fundraising?

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AUGUST 21, 2012

I was excited to test out this printer because in our small office, we have been using the “sneaker net” to print. The Dell site sales copy describes it as: Finally, everything you need in a printer but in a small package.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

The Grist living case study illustrated how they started off with agile pilots just to test the waters – in this case – how to effectively use Twitter hashtags to drive traffic and discussion on their site. A/B Testing. More detailed suggestions for A/B testing with images here. Experimenting to Expand Capacity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Twitter Doubles Character Count: Twitter officially doubled the character count for all users last November, 2017 after testing it. Here’s a powerful example of personal storytelling using the threads by Charlotte Clymer on depression and suicide. Here are some tips on using Tweetstorms.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

The bottom line is that it is a fun addition to our Invisible Dogs campaign and our first test into the mobile app world.” Michelle mentioned that this was their largest online donation action from a sponsor, but they had tested the idea with several smaller sponsors. ” The Android version is coming soon!

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APRIL 25, 2017

Test out new tools and practices to help strengthen your skills – from leading effective meetings to mastering learning agility. Explore the Emerging Leaders Playbook and learn the practical application it can have on your work.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

The ultimate test of peer learning is to organize a course without the direction of an instructor. What struck me was his authentic co-learning process with his students. It began to dawn on me that the next step was to explore ways of instigating completely self-organized, peer-to-peer online learning.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Global Giving generously hosted a book discussion with their staff and partners at their offices. It was great to see Alison Carlman and Kevin Conroy from Global Giving and Meg Biallis who were participants in the testing group of 60 Packard grantees who tested the book frameworks and contributed to the insights and case studies in the book. (..)

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Reflection: As a trainer and facilitator, I am constantly learning and testing new facilitation and training techniques. In 2021, I will continue to explore the implications that artificial intelligence holds for the social sector, particularly the impact on remote or virtual work.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Be sure that you test, test, test to see if there are certain types of questions that work best for engaging your alumni. John Haydon did this pattern analysis of different types of questions that nonprofits ask on Facebook. Checking in at a place (if your page has a place merged with it).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Today, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause.

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APRIL 13, 2010

4) Test Kitchen : Having low-risk experiments using metrics are very important. I shared a few points about how I use A/B testing with my Facebook Fan Page. I talked about the importance of finding influencers at the first step and shared a few tips and tools.

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