Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. ” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Formative Evaluation.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

They are role models who inspire teams to see from a different perspective. Predictive Analytics : Evaluate historical data to build stronger future strategies, construct SWOT analysis, engage in scenario planning , and develop objective rationales for future initiatives. Innovators are rule-breakers and disruptors.

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. Impact management is an ongoing, disciplined approach to using data and evidence across an organization’s programming and operations.

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. She is a futurist and avid consumer of the latest research, data, and provocative insights from industry thought leaders. Stay tuned for Sharon’s analysis of the dialogue. Nancy emphasized one important idea that we don’t consider often enough.

Associations 221

Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

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. Most of your program data might live here — but not all.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Empathy, or the quality that baffled Star Trek’s Mr. Data, will continue to be lacking in his real-world counterparts. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all. How do I know I’m doing it right?

Integration 69

Integration Impact Practice Management 69

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Data can only become knowledge when we engage with it in a socially connected way.

Knowledge 72

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 72

Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2017

Data is changing how our world operates. As the collection of data becomes ubiquitous and seamless and the analysis of data more powerful, it is changing every aspect of our lives. The show you just watched on Netflix was evaluated by an algorithm before it was given the greenlight.

Analytics 49

Analytics Data Technology Work 49

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Experiment with Journey Mapping A colorful visualization of the constituent experience, journey mapping is a model that helps you track how and when you engage with supporters and when and why they make the giving choices they do. And that means analyzing data. It’s a common practice for commercial enterprises.

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Donor Registration Map United Kingdom 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

These solutions include tools that enable your team to quickly and easily visualize data points and answer questions such as: To what degree are we able to accurately predict the flow of funding? SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN INVESTMENT DECISIONS. Is the use of the funding restricted by conditions set by the funder?

Digital 76

Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I’m always on the look out for useful and thought provoking resources on how nonprofits can use data to make better decisions that lead to greater impact. Senior leaders model the skill that Edgar H. Schein calls “ Humble Inquiry ” – the art of asking questions based on curiosity and building trust.

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Data Analytics. Data Analytics Software. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

And now, you’re using a hybrid fundraising model to address both in-person and online engagement— and you likely have new software to address that change as well. Before you partner with a nonprofit tech consultant, complete the following steps to ensure your team is well-prepared for the evaluation.

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Tech Consultant Nonprofit Software 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Based on IRS data and done using a complex model – one that is freely available for others to review and evaluate – the report tells us how much has been donated across the country in the previous tax year. Nonprofit Fundraising big data giving Giving USA The Giving Institute' What’s in the report?

Data 42

Data Giving Indiana Philanthropy 42

Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2015

“Big data” has been a “big topic” for quite some time now. What does big data mean? Let’s identify the type of data analytics we discussed & how they can help your organization: How to use your CRM data to analyze trends in gift history, affiliations, connections, etc.

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San Diego Data Benefit Analytics 20

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. How much more will they be able to raise, based on your current team’s data? 79% of major gift data is never entered into the CRM.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The Vera Institute (2015) offers this definition of social impact bonds: “In a social impact bond, private investors fund an intervention through an intermediary organization—and the government repays the funder only if the program achieves certain goals, which are specified at the outset of the initiative and assessed by an independent evaluator.”.

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Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead.

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Measure Roles Support Literacy 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. The chat, moderated by Kami Huyse, and included RWJF staff Debra Joy Perez (@djoyperez), assistant vice president, Research and Evaluation, and Tina Kauh (@tinakauh), program officer, Research and Evaluation, covered some stimulating questions. NodeXL and Marc Smith.

Measure 105

Measure Social Media Media Map 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Best practices for collecting actionable data. Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. It sounds like they have adapted the Khan Academy model.

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Analytics Google Digital Free 106

Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. This form is emblematic of the profound challenges in gathering accurate, reliable, consistent data at the field level.

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Global Data Seattle Finland 52

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Think about the newspaper model. Content Strategy is basically bringing elements of the newspaper model to websites. Content Audit & Gap Analysis: Before you dream up what new content you need , you should know what you already have. Now, your ready to do the Gap Analysis. Only then can you see what work lies ahead.

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Content Strategy Question Calendar 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

It allows us to get on the same page – literally – with the same set of data from which to base our assumptions, and to fill in our gaps in knowledge to make more informed decisions. This learning model has served us well, and above all it has been safe and comfortable.

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Public Learning Sound Environment 94

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Philanthropy Institute, including budgeting and financial analysis, strategic planning, and talent management .

Award 57

Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The data is there, and the demand is there; it’s just a matter of doing the work. We think it’s likely that we’ll see a successful pilot integration of EHR data with an external LMS in the next three years. We like that idea, and we agree that you need to provide many different pricing models. Peak of Inflated Expectations.

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Hype eLearning Model Badge 60

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With diverse data sources, complex corporate giving programs , and stakeholder expectations on the rise, it’s no wonder that CSR directors are seeking advanced solutions. They use CSR software to streamline data collection, track progress, and ensure compliance with CSR goals and standards.

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

As someone who works with nonprofits to build capacity in technology, one always hopes for transformational versus transactional results. Paul’s post unpacks some of the findings from the evaluation, but also raises some important questions about doing transformational capacity building. What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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Teach Help Los Angeles Wiki 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. Hard Data Points: Look at the Feed Subscribers trends from Feedburner and Unique Visitors Trends from Google Analytics.

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Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes.

Public 36

Public Research Participatory Report 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, speak at the Packard Foundation. He described the challenges of adapting evaluation methods to non-Western systems in developing countries because evaluation has traditionally been deeply rooted in the Western ways of thinking.

Social Media 99

Social Media Culture Create Media 99

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Making apples-to-apples comparisons of these systems was one of the most difficult analytical tasks I’ve taken on in a while (and, actually much of the heavy lifting of designing the analysis was done by Laura Quinn), and until you attempt such a thing, please be somewhat tempered in your complaints about it. Now the security issue.

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