EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Here are five activities you can put into action between now and the end of the year to ensure your list is ready to go as soon as the 2024 sessions convene. One of the biggest mistakes that organizations make is ending their volunteer engagement soon after the state legislature declares sine die or adjourns indefinitely.

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Volunteer Campaign Advocacy Nonprofit 195

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Every interaction your volunteer has with your organization matters. From the moment they land on your website to sign up for an opportunity to when they check out of their shift, your volunteer’s experience can directly impact your organization’s ability to meet its goals.

Volunteer 96

Volunteer Strategy Organization Metrics 96

Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

​ You just noticed that your organization's bank account is missing a huge sum of money. We cheerfully provide social good organizations with bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, tax preparation, CFO level support and financial consulting. Your palms start to sweat. Panic sets in. What do you do?!

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Experiment Data Organization Advice 109

AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While keeping attendance numbers down can help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, event organizers will still need to follow a series of COVID-19 safety measures to ensure attendees and participants are protected. . Every physical event needs to have basic security measures in place to ensure the safety of the participants.

Measure 98

Measure Virtual Software Hosting 98

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. It can be near impossible to measure the success of a story if you haven’t first thought about what your desired outcomes are and drivers of success. This could be a quarter, month or week.

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ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Despite the imperative for corporations to be making social change a priority, many businesses continue the practice of “CSR lite,” an approach that prioritizes communications and optics over meaningful and measurable change. Why ESG can be hard to measure, especially the S. Which organizations are getting it right.

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Podcast Activities Active Activism 83

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Proving to your nonprofit’s stakeholders that your organization is “worthy” of their financial support is an ongoing responsibility for nonprofit management. . Those who commit to the organization’s mission – clients, donors, board members, and staff – all have opinions about the optimal spending levels to execute the mission.

ROI 326

ROI Demonstration Metrics Analysis 326

Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Are you taking advantage of this important information, or are you still creating events, products, and activities based on what’s always been done? Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Finally, you’ll want to consider the time decay of your offered activities.

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Analytics Associations Model Metrics 169

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Member scoring is a crucial topic for organizations because providing superior member experience drives all associations. Any guidelines for determining member values will differ from organization to organization because membership needs are unique in each association. What activities matter the most to your members? .

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Hosting Metrics Associations Measure 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. The next step in using this framework has been to established quantifiable measures – which allows organizations to see progress.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

Given this, your social good organization may be taking a fresh look at your cyber security practices to make sure you are well protected. Below, you can find a series of high-level tips and reminders that your organization can leverage to ensure you are keeping cyber security in the forefront of your organization’s practices.

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Practice Organization Ukraine Phone 88

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Nonprofit human service organizations consist of a wide range of organizations focusing on delivering solutions to communities through health care, housing assistance, family-oriented services, youth development, and more. In order to tie outcomes to mission, leaders must embrace and invest in outcome measurement.

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Measure Culture Arizona Evaluation 52

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

From prospect research to meeting notetaking, AI can help with routine activities, allowing you to focus on the more strategic aspects of your nonprofit work. Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. We are focused on [your project purpose].” #2

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Grant Practice Proposal Homeless 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But this year in my current role leading the Active Voice Lab for Story & Strategy I did more listening than screening. During the first 10 years at Active Voice we commissioned outside firms and social scientists to give us qualitative feedback about our process and our partners’ satisfaction. Measurement'

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Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Membership organizations are an interesting segment of the nonprofit world — “Join our club, and you’ll get XYZ benefits.” These organizations often see support from three areas: members, donors, and member-donors. They don’t necessarily visit your organization and aren’t interested in benefits. Member-Donors are both.

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Podcast Donor Organization Museum 52

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. SMART is an acronym people use to remember the five aspects of a well-articulated goal: SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound.

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Goal Data Articulate Analysis 192

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 6, 2010

Measuring outcomes is difficult, measuring activities is easy. But, if we only measure activities, we could find ourselves being "successful" while the species we're trying to protect goes extinct or the biome we're trying to protect loses viability and diversity. This is a very action-oriented community.

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Conservancy Measure Effective Washington 124

Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Before starting a nonprofit organization, you should understand that the 501(c)(3) designation is just that: a tax designation. Name your organization. . Apply to be recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization. . The agency fees are $275 for organizations filing Form 1023-EZ and $600 for organizations filing Form 1023.

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Organization Files Nonprofit Grant 131

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. It provides critical data for nonprofit leaders, board members and funders to understand the effectiveness of organizations in serving their missions. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

Measure 52

Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How will you measure volunteer impact in 2024? As we close out 2023, you probably have some view into the impact your volunteers made, including how much time they worked and other basic information to share with others in your organization. Did your volunteer program save money for your organization? Is it the type of activity?

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Volunteer Report Demonstration Activities 87

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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Measure Technology Audio eBook 181

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2023

According to Pew Research Center , 85% of people have a smartphone and even more than that are active on a number of social media platforms. Social media is one of the most accessible ways to promote your organization’s purpose because it’s easy to set up a profile and it’s free to get started.

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Social Media Media Social Sponsor 325

Candid

MAY 16, 2024

How does leadership diversity vary by organization size, revenue, subsector, and state? They’re also more likely to lead the smallest organizations—as measured by annual expenses—than large ones. This suggests that the racial leadership gap is especially large for larger organizations.”

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Demographics Nonprofit Leadership Data 119

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Advocacy Generation Strategy Awareness 199

AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While keeping attendance numbers down can help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, event organizers will still need to follow a series of COVID-19 safety measures to ensure attendees and participants are protected. . Every physical event needs to have basic security measures in place to ensure the safety of the participants.

Measure 52

Measure Virtual Software Hosting 52

Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

Advertising can be an effective way to help grow your nonprofit’ s digital footprint, complement your current organic marketing efforts, and be an essential, part of your integrated marketing strategy. How will you measure the success of your paid advertising campaign? Learn more about our advertising services.

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Tips Organization Channel Benchmark 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Note from Beth: As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m running several peer learning groups based on the ideas in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Maturity of Practice model. Because what gets measured gets better.

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Measure Track Model Seattle 99

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Not surprisingly, a 2020 report from Wild Apricot showed that 68% of organizations have difficulty growing membership. Step 1: Build the top of your funnel SImply put, building the top of the funnel means participating in activities designed to create awareness about your association. What’s slowing these association’s down?

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Create Strategy Associations Registration 169

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. Social change is hard.

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Measure Metrics Nonprofit Ratio 50

Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Organizations that solely offer courses will want to deploy the Learning Management package. It measures activity for courses such as popularity, revenue trends, and geography of participants. It can also measure the success of related product sales such as e-book, video recordings, and exams.

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Learning Management Associations Data Learning 130

sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Building this trust with your community and stakeholders is only possible through radical transparency—sharing information into the world that showcases who you are as an organization, your strengths, and your areas of opportunity. On the flip side, poor-performing organizations are more hesitant to share for fear of increased scrutiny.

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Metrics Ratio Government Nonprofit 104

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Every social sector organization can and should be doing impact management ! There are three main components to integrating impact management practices in your organization: continuous evidence building, participant-centered program management, and integrated financial management.

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Integration Impact Practice Management 69

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

The future of grantmaking doesn’t lie in simply collecting data, but in harnessing its transformative power to drive a more impactful and measurable social good. Data Quality: What measures are in place to ensure data is accurate, complete, and consistent? Security: How is data protected from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse?

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Data Impact Government Proposal 73

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Stepping into 2023, organizations and their donors are likely going to navigate a recession together­–impacting giving and the philanthropic landscape. The good news?

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 81

NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Though each tool is a little different, they all create opportunities for your organization to start conversations and to show the personal side of, and the personalities behind, your work. Measuring your activities is as important as what you’re posting, or how many times a day you post. Think about fundraising for a second.

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Social Media Measure Media Social 88

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Data fuels most activities in a nonprofit. Basic data sets allow organizations to take action—such as communicating with members or soliciting donors. Your organization’s aggregated or synthesized data is more like a complex carbohydrate that provides fuel for sustained activity. How do I care for my data? That’s okay!

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Chart Map Data Attention 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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Measure Social Media Media Map 105