Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. I asked them: If you were on-boarding a new intern and you wanted them to be as successful as possible, what advice would you offer?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

“ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2014! Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. Or you could measure their passion by using the rich interactions that CRM systems have been tracking for years but that most organizations are rarely using. Don’t treat your donors like gumballs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As I’ve been working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” with co-author KD Paine, we’ve come to the chapter on measurement tools. I sent out a query nonprofit tech colleagues who are social media mavens and ask that age old question, “ What’s in your social media measurement tool box ?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2021

Takeaways from the book include Courtney's advice: The true measure of a person's character is how one handles one's failures, not successes. Finally, my two favorites pieces of advice from coach Courtney are these: Fame is fleeting, accolades are forgotten, money comes and goes--but the proper foundation will remain forever.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

In just about any place you look today for advice on fundraising, overhead is being discussed. Some say it’s the wrong measure of a nonprofit organization’s success; others say it is the gold standard for measuring worthiness for support. Would local grassroots organizations experience less impact than national charities?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Q: What advice do you have for nonprofits that are considering developing their own video content? Q: How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video? Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded? There are two kinds of measures that we look at: performance and outcome.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Elizabeth) I like this advice from Kat Boogard on The Everygirl. Q: What advice would you give for those of us that are members of a leadership team, but have an executive director who doesn’t make time for conversations like this? We just did an attitude assessment test and discussed it at our all staff meeting.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the general proposition or principle in fundraising, which I learned decades ago, but does bear repeating, is that if you ask for money, you get advice, and if you’re asked for advice, you get money. . ” And the volunteer said, “Oh, I’m not asking for money, I just want to get your advice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2014

Takeaways from the book include Courtney''s advice: The true measure of a person''s character is how one handles one''s failures, not successes. Finally, my two favorites pieces of advice from coach Courtney are these: Fame is fleeting, accolades are forgotten, money comes and goes--but the proper foundation will remain forever.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

By measuring how many new donors a fundraiser acquired and how many existing donors participated, you are gathering valuable information that will help you combat that churn. which stands for “Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Ambitious, Relevant, Timely.” Many of those attendees are potential future supporters. Keep track of them!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Beth Kanter provides simple, yet super helpful advice on how your organization can keep track of aha moments, lessons, ideas, mistakes and experiences during events. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Asking for money can be sweat inducing, but it’s a lot less painful if you’re prepared.

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