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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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DIY Nonprofit Technology: 4 Steps for Measuring ROI on Your Next Tech Project

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following is from the September 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Whether the initiative is purchasing smart phones for staff or replacing your accounting system, measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) should be a key aspect of your decision.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Alliance Magazine, September 2012. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Learning in Public: To What End?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the 2012 GEO conference, I learned about a Big Experiment for Learning in Public undertaken by the Packard Foundation, together with TCC Group and Beth Kanter. I mean if we’re going to learn in public, it better be a collegial and supportive environment. I have to admit it sounded more than a little daunting for several reasons.

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Leading with Accountability: What Accountability Strategies are Critical to Foster Nonprofit Donor Support?

ASU Lodestar Center

Given that nonprofits must operate in a wide variety of complex environments, they must work diligently to continuously create innovate strategies to meet the needs and expectations of their diverse stakeholder populations (Benjamin, 2012). Ethics,” 2017). Ethical Leadership. References. Collins, J.

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Seven Key Skills of High Impact Nonprofit Leaders

ASU Lodestar Center

Thinking strategically involves partnering with a diverse mix of key stakeholders to determine the direction of the organization based on the current environment and what's possible. Building strong relationships is critical to the success of a nonprofit organization, and it's one of the primary roles of a great leader. Get another!

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. Telework and the Environment. Telework By Any Other Name. Telework and the Polar Vortex. Additional Resources.

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