Analysis and Action with Survey Data
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NOVEMBER 3, 2021
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Perhaps more importantly, Cloud for Good was placed on this list as a direct result of survey responses from current employees. The Best Small & Medium Workplaces award is based on an analysis of survey responses from more than 280,000 current employees.
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Change management can be a long and uncomfortable process, but the introspection and analysis help you find ways to improve and more closely align with your mission. Time allows for thorough planning, thoughtful communication, and gradual cultural shifts within the organization. Getting the right people in the room is key.
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A 2019 survey by the American Hospital Association found that 90% of healthcare boards conduct board self-assessments, but only 60% do so annually. leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. An annual survey is a good start.
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Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale
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Like many funders, the Surdna Foundation once had its own demographics survey designed to meet its singular needs and for internal use only. Soon after this effort began in 2021, the foundation started hearing from grantees that they were facing survey fatigue from similar surveys from multiple funders.
Three benefits of developing thought leadership content at your association
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Recap: Nonprofits & AI – A Conversation with Devi Thomas
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Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. Below is my fully human-generated reflection. I think we need to use a beginner’s mind and be open to learning.
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How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 17, 2011
It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. What is the difference?
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From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials
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Consider using surveys, direct interviews, or informal conversations to initiate this process. ” Analysis : This testimonial emphasizes the donor’s personal connection and satisfaction with the results of their contributions, highlighting the organization’s effectiveness and transparency.
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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations
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If you’re asking members to fill out a survey, provide an incentive for them. In this scenario, the data is there, it’s more likely a matter of internal culture and possibly budget. Be consistent in how often you collect and update the data , whether that’s monthly, quarterly, annually, etc. Be creative in how you collect your data.
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How to Right-Size Impact Management for Your Organization
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How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? This framing captured the impact not only of the technology tools of their partners, required by certain funders, but also of the access to information for migrants, which would be measurable on an ongoing basis through surveys. How closely should they track those changes?
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A good fundraising plan should start with an analysis of development activities, either a formal audit or an informal survey of the current state of your program. Rather than waiting for things to ‘return to normal,’ smart fundraisers are getting better at planning for uncertainty.
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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong
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As one leader we interviewed advises , “There’s a culture piece that needs to be considered at the same time as the rest of the plan. By engaging people, who experience your organization from different vantage points—such as staff, board, clients, funders, community members, partner organizations, and others—you can learn a lot.
Research Friday: What Affects Hispanic Volunteering - Comparing Three Surveys in the United States
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The dominant status theory attributes low minority volunteering to their less prevalent social positions and roles within the socio-cultural system (Mesch, Rooney, Steinberg, & Denton, 2006). Using data from three surveys conducted in the U.S. — Giving and volunteering in the United States: Findings from a national survey.
Turning Nonprofit Data into Decisions
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The research firm’s analysis across thousands of nonprofit organizations revealed that an average upgrade capacity of $52 was possible for annual donors and a potential lift of $1,197 existed for major donors, simply due to under-asking. The idea of data analysis is to work smarter, not harder. newsletters, surveys, event attendance).
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3 Ways to Integrate Impact Management Practices in Your Organization
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Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. Participant-Centered Program Management.
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The 2021 List of Established Fundraising Consultants
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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes
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Once your call to action is defined, allow it to strategically take root within your organizations strategy and culture by engaging your staff throughout the entire process, increasing the capacity for buy-in. Administer a Survey Pilot. After completing the analysis, present your findings to your board committee.
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52 Discoveries Leaders Can Implement Quickly
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million people surveyed over 30 years through U.S. both of Gallup, presents 52 powerful discoveries leaders can read and implement quickly , including: Adapt organizations and cultures to rapid change and new workplace demands. Fascinating, timely, critically useful and immensely relevant is how I describe the book, It’s the Manager.
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How to Convert Peer-to-Peer Event Participants into Monthly Donors
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BikeMS organizers arrange kickoff events, meet-ups, cycling safety clinics, social hours, and other non-scripted events that have no agenda other than building the BikeMS culture and helping supporters make personal connections. Explore identity and feelings : Use proposition testing; A/B test Facebook ads; conduct sentiment analysis.
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Social Media Benchmarking: Gauging Success for Project and Organizations in Global Health and Development
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How Does Your Nonprofit Use Data To Improve Results?
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I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. One of the chapters is on organizational culture – what’s in the DNA of a “data-driven&# nonprofit and what are the incremental steps for change? Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends.
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Smart Fundraisers are Prepared for Uncertainty
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A good fundraising plan should start with an analysis of development activities, either a formal audit or an informal survey of the current state of your program. Just when we thought we were out of the woods, new strains and variants of the COVID virus have sent many fundraisers scrambling, again.
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How To Survive And Then Reset To Ultimately Thrive
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Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset. Rebecca Homkes Today, Homkes shares these insights with us: Question: You describe SRT as a loop, not a line.
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Measurement Takes Center Stage in Bill Gates' 2013 Letter
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A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results from the government’s own estimates. They commissioned a detailed independent survey that pinpointed geographic pockets of very high coverage—and very low coverage.
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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health
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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health
Kindful
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For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. The Meadows Foundation. Hogg Foundation For Mental Health.
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How To Write A Nonprofit Mission Statement in 7 Steps (Plus 10 Great Examples)
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There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. If you don’t already have this information, consider conducting a donor survey. This 2022 report features industry data, trends, analysis to help you better reach your donors.
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Introducing a New NTEN Workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making
NTEN
JANUARY 28, 2013
In 2012, NTEN was able to survey a sample of US nonprofits to find out how they were doing when it comes to being data-driven: were they collecting data and tracking metrics? But what about the steps an organization has to take before collecting or analyzing the data? Were they finding that data useful for making organizational decisions?
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52 Powerful Discoveries For Workplace Leaders
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 7, 2019
million people surveyed over 30 years through U.S. The well-intended “programs” that don’t work are nothing more than a relabeled annual job satisfaction survey that combines “agree and strongly agree” responses into a “% favorable metric” that looks good on the surface but hides problems. It’s called, It’s the Manager.
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Volunteer Retention - Recognize Volunteer Contributions
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volunteers both through an organizational culture that values them and. easily provide this analysis without any extra burden on the people. More than one-third of those who volunteer one year do not donate their time the next year at any nonprofit (CNCS Analysis of Volunteer Supplement. to the Current Population Survey, 2007).
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Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How
Neon CRM
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Understand Your Target Audience One of the most important steps in refining your membership model is to gain an understanding of your target audience by conducting an audience analysis. Surveys: If you could meet with all of your current supporters or members, what would you ask them? Why should they want to be a part?
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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples
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What’s more, 39% of surveyed companies indicated plans to expand their workplace giving programs in the next two years. In fact, according to a survey conducted by The Conference Board ESG Center , 94% of major U.S. When [provided] multiple ways to get involved, employees have the freedom to choose how they want to give.”
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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies
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The platform has been rolled out to 54 African countries and will support the gathering, access, management and analysis of quality data from African countries.
Member Round Up: Numbers and Nominations!
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NTEN member and geographic web and mobile software developer Azavea, in collaboration with Temple University's Center for Security and Crime Science, just released ACS Alchemist , an open source tool that makes it easier to access US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data.
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57 Higher Ed Trends and Learnings from the Experts at bbcon 2019
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: . Focusing on institutional culture as part of retention .
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23 How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 13, 2011
Packard recently surveyed 274 of these grantees from 2007-2009 (grant amounts ranged between $7,000 and $160,000) and analyzed the responses from 169 (a 62% response rate) to ascertain the outcomes. ( The best work is embraced by a reflective board and staff leaders alike, and is embedded in the organization’s culture and business model.
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Study Provides A Baseline for Nonprofit Use of Social Networks
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2009
During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey provides us with a baseline of social network use by nonprofits. There was also a webinar presentation of the results. On Facebook, about 39.9%
How Can Nonprofits Switch From Scarcity to Abundance Mindsets When It Comes To Self-Care?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
This makes it difficult for staff to strike a meaningful, sustainable balance between work and self-care because it does not permeate a organization’s culture or fundamentally change staff behavior. It would have a measurement component that would link self-care to results and provide a springboard for culture change in the organization.
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