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. This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Groups spend hours crafting these statements; so, we think of them as foundational. Although 73% of participants agreed that accelerating trends would require fundamental changes in the roles of associations. Yet, the organization was able to grow that narrow cause into the larger role of supporting maternal and infant health.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Create personalized donor experiences Categorize your participant information into like groups, then send them event invitations and content tailored to their interests. Identify advocates Review reports to find your most active participants. Use event data to find someone who might step into that role!

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Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re looking for ways to evaluate your current agendas and optimize them for efficiency, you’ve come to the right place! They can come with insights and comments, rather than having to go over each document as a group and wasting everyone’s time brainstorming on the spot. Whether you’re strategizing about. budget preparation.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Align Strategy and Marketing Align strategic goals with marketing initiatives , and ensure that all teams understand their role and responsibility to deliver results.orgSource Vice President Marketing Communications, Jane Pearson, offers this advice: “The marketing department is not just an external brand ambassador.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 22, 2023

But before you can move ahead in your search, evaluation, purchase, and implementation of new AMS technology, you still need one thing: board approval. Read our blog for four tips to ensure your AMS tech pitch appeals to your individual board member’s roles and concerns. You know it. Others at your association know it.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sadly, many current change efforts that try to incorporate knowledge work for social good end up with disjointed or burdensome lists of isolated activities that really aren’t very engaging or valuable. It is about actively making meaning in interaction with a social context. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this article, we’ll provide some guidance to those who are ready to move beyond the board statement or public equity pledge to actively and intentionally implement Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) practices and strategies into their consultant search process. . As we move forward, we invite you to do the same. .

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. What activities would make your association better prepared to respond to changes in your members’ needs and the business environment? Be the disruption. CEOs: Run your board right.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Pulling Existing Data.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 3, 2023

Listen to the full audio recording VolunteerHub has helped West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM) reduce administrative time, grow active volunteers, increase donations, and better engage corporate partners. What is your role with WHAM? My role as a volunteer manager is to oversee all three programs, in terms of volunteers.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here’s how to make sure your pitch for new tech appeals to individual board member’s roles and concerns. . But before you can move ahead in your search, evaluation, purchase, and implementation of new technology, you still need one thing: board approval. . It’s time for new association management software for your organization.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

Use data-driven software to sketch out your prospect’s basic details, and tap into predictive AI tools to evaluate and qualify donors. Giving is a social activity and donors come together around causes they care about. Prospect researchers play an incredibly powerful role within the larger fundraising landscape.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

There are many moving parts involved in the volunteer management process, and volunteer management software brings these activities under one roof. Before you can evaluate your options, you first need to establish your organization’s needs and top features to look out for in a solution. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Limited representation in leadership roles Despite BIPOC communities making up a significant portion of the US population, they are underrepresented in leadership positions within the wider commercial sector. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. But exactly what does it take to retain volunteers and keep them active? People volunteer for a variety of reasons , it is crucial that your organization considers these motivations when placing a volunteer into a role.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Define your volunteer roles. Evaluate your volunteer program. Additionally, some of these roles may be filled by qualified volunteers rather than paid nonprofit staff members. Make sure team members know what their responsibilities are and when they will be asked to share data or reports relevant to their roles.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Outline engaging activities and events that align with your mission but also provide opportunities for members to actively participate and contribute their skills. Your strategic plan should outline the issues that matter most to your members while also position your group as a credible and influential force. Don’t stop there!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Our role is to understand our clients and their audiences and build the right solution with them—not for them. Through an internal compensation review, as well an external one to benchmark against market rates, we are actively evaluating our current salary structures to ensure that they are equitable across the organization.

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Because of this, ongoing evaluation is crucial. Here are a few examples described by Volunteer Canada in their Bridging the Gap Report : Many people are looking for group activities but few organizations offer them. You can use your job description to also reinforce your mission and the impact associated with each role.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 21, 2014

With the open seat, the board of directors charged a group to come up with ideas for potential replacements. During the discussion, the nominating committee had a good-spirited debate about the role of the board of directors. Active Involvement: The Board Members are Known by a Large Portion of the Organization.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Presenting your volunteer experience like a job emphasizes that you take every role, whether paid or unpaid, seriously. But keep in mind that you shouldn’t list your volunteer experience in your hobbies and interests section, because you’d be grouping related work experience with unrelated activities. Experience section.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Evaluate past fundraising and acquisition campaigns. Evaluate your progress and course correct if some of your strategies aren’t resonating with your audience. Audit your content to evaluate how well your website meets user search intent. Wrapping Up Digital channels play a crucial role in your donor acquisition strategy.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. When people feel their day is spent on mission-related activities, they’re going to be more satisfied in those roles.” Last year, we grew our headcount by 11%,” Dill said.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Fragile environments can be unpredictable and dynamic, and while all possible harms cannot be foreseen, good Salesforce implementations should actively minimize the possibility of harm. This ensures an active session isn’t easily misused to access data. Learn more. Learn more. Note: This uses “Event Monitoring”. Learn more. Learn more.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran. These are groups in which individuals pool their resources to support organizations or projects of mutual interest. Women give collectively. Giving circles are a prime example of this phenomenon.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Develop a strategic plan , which should include staffing, activities, budget, and a fundraising plan. . Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Establish a logic model and identify inputs, outputs, activities, and intended outcomes. . Create a website and establish other social media pages. . Understand revenue. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Create a list of donors who have not donated in 18 months and point them toward an upcoming event, or other activity. Solicitation (Passive and Active).

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. They should be role models who inspire colleagues to see from a different perspective. These roles need not be filled by the management team.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

A nonprofit board is a group of people committed to the organization’s mission who oversee the long-term direction of the organization. But when it comes to a board of directors, there is actually quite a bit of in flexibility in terms of their roles and responsibilities. Let’s get started! What is a Nonprofit Board?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. What are the key functions of a sales operations group? Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Sales Activities.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. Be transparent with everything: in goals, activities, membership, successes, challenges, issues within the community, and so on. Lastly, be active in sharing your toolbox. Transparency.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These grant forms enabled TAG to not only determine the level of overlap between questions (39 percent) but also to identify groups of shared questions. Thanks to the generosity of these funders, we were able to identify 13 groups where duplicative questions are present using several human-guided machine learning techniques.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

If you want to make a significant impact, volunteer engagement and management strategy should be at the top of your list, especially if volunteers play a vital role in helping your organization achieve its mission. Engaging individual and corporate volunteer groups. Recruiting and training volunteers. Communicating with volunteers.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

There are many areas where the two roles overlap. Although most small to mid-sized groups probably do not have the resources to hire a dedicated customer experience professional to evaluate those activities. These are strategies that can help leaders use the power of the group to create memorable member experiences.

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