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How Standardize Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Measurement: Use This Grid

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Zoetica Salon Summary: A Few Good Social Media Measurement Insights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"

NTEN

But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes. For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact.

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How Can My Nonprofit Get Started with Measurable Advocacy?

Connection Cafe

How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? And since advocacy often involves coalitions, it can be difficult to measure who owns the success—or quite possibly the failure—of initiatives. In my last post, I answered the age-old questions, “ Can my 501(c)(3) really engage in advocacy? ” 3] Kingdon, J.

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To Scale or Not to Scale: What Should Nonprofits Consider Before Deciding to Expand a Program for Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

“Today, there may be no idea with greater currency in the social sector than ‘scaling what works’” (Bradach, 2010, p. For nonprofits seeking to expand their programs, careful analysis of self and environment are crucial. Ask the following questions: Why should the program scale up? How should the program expand? Bradach, J.

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Can Stories Be Data?

NTEN

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. Only measure impact, not process. She's currently working on a book on measurement with KD Paine. Do only numbers matter?

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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed.