Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Learn more Clearly demonstrate impact to funders and donors Impact reporting Reporting tools help you visualize and analyze data, develop comprehensive reports, and generate compliance reports. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

Tools 52

Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

Learning 84

Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Explore the steps below to learn how to build a MarTech stack and how your team can use those tools. Where do we go to learn about our website’s performance? While this list is great for starting the discussion, for a more detailed audit and analysis, enlist the support of Media Cause MarTech experts.

Build 59

Build Map Platform Integration 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.

Measure 101

Measure Social Media Foundation Reflection 101

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. “Gender” combines two survey questions and reflects organizations that have answered either question.

Demographics 98

Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. Mobile learning. Mobile Learning enables you to present smaller sized, interactive online learning to your employees without restricting them to a particular time or a place.

Online Learning 56

Online Learning Trend Learning Online 56

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. 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. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent).

Grant 111

Grant Analysis Application Contact 111

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. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different.

Knowledge 68

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 68

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2018 analysis by Ben Gose , a reported 57% of nonprofits doubted their ability to continue meeting demand, motiving many nonprofit leaders to consider collaboration with other nonprofits and across sector lines in order to increase organizational capacity. Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

So here’s why reflecting on the acronym “RESULTS” is so worthwhile in our efforts to achieve nonprofit success! Evaluate your initiatives regularly, set up feedback boxes on your website, and create regular nonprofit focus groups. Learn as much about your staff and volunteers as possible.

Results 109

Results Nonprofit PowerPoint Map 109

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. Want to learn more about AI?

Generation 96

Generation Education Blackbaud Model 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. The secret sauce to success for nonprofits and social media is reflecting in action. A= Action M0= Monitor RE= Reflection on results - rinse and repeat. Why was it a success?

Analysis 50

Analysis Reflection Experiment Time 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

The participants are the content – and the design of getting participants into small group discussions where we can discuss topics related to our work that we are passionate about and want to explore and learn. These discussions are not lectures or traditional panels and are participant driven. You can do a whole network analysis.

Technique 116

Technique Network Tools Map 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

What have you learned, Dorothy? She had to learn it for herself.” ” Tin Man: ”What have you learned, Dorothy?” I often think of the above exchange when foundations talk about learning. What have you learned? It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation.

Conference 92

Conference Learning Effective Organization 92

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Better yet, the graduate student who led this project, Anna Greco, documented the whole project and did in-depth analysis of the visitor contributions. THE RESEARCH The challenge, of course, was to figure out how to evaluate the experience in a way that would help us identify the power of the project. What was it?

Participatory 52

Participatory Evaluation Project Museum 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. I would describe less of a handbook on how to use data, and more of a recipe to become a learning organization. Here’s some thoughts about each section: What Data to Collect. Meaning Making.

Resource 105

Resource Practice Data Work 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

That means you have approximately 3 hours and the whole time should not be spent lecturing with a PowerPoint deck! I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation.

Activities 105

Activities Active Activism Integration 105

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

From this group of respondents, we learned a few things. QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? Does your definition of “record completeness” reflect the level of donor segmentation that you need in order to carry out targeted messaging?

Data 138

Data Donor Poll Aggregator 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Here’s what I learned.

Participatory 76

Participatory Facilitation Technique Asia 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

5: A culture that values learning. 7: External evaluation for mission effectiveness. Nonprofits that can lead and develop programs based on an analysis of the problem or need, grounded in useful data that shows impact, and a commitment to getting better over time will move faster together towards solving today’s complex problems.

Social 50

Social Analysis Leadership Culture 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. It outlines the practices and skills needed to create a learning culture. Here’s what I learned: Definition: A culture of continuous improvement. The term means learning culture. Senior leaders model the skill that Edgar H.

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? Here how collecting data and displaying aggregate might enhance learning: (Add in the comments if you think I missed anything). In other words, to what end?

Poll 50

Poll Technique Group Tools 50

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. If your nonprofit has made any large-scale changes, your team should sit down and assess whether your mission statement still accurately reflects your work. Remember: Every word counts!

Examples 95

Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

NTEN is also doing this flash poll to learn how nonprofits make sense of their own data. It is a look at measurement and learning practices when social media is in the mix. Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Presents a report with quantitative analysis that demonstrates value.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Patricia Patrizi, Elizabeth Heidi Thompson, Julia Coffman, and Tanya Beer, “ Eyes Wide Open: Learning as Strategy Under Conditions of Complexity and Uncertainty.” The professional tools for monitoring and analyzing social media data can be expensive and pose a steep learning curve. Crisis communication strategy. Disaster work.

Social Media 100

Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We set unrealistic outcomes, don't have a methodology for learning or sloppy strategy implementation. We don't value the learning and use that insight to improve the social media strategy the second or third or fourth time around. They had a general sense, but had some learning before getting it right. We get poor results.

Social Media 99

Social Media Culture Create Media 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. Learn to use the tools that help you measure success. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Make Time for Reflection. Learn from nonprofits and other organizations that have shared their social media case studies.

Awareness 100

Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Note from Beth: I was thrilled that Paul Connolly agreed to write a guest post sharing some of the public learning taking place through the OE Goldmine Project on the Packard Foundation OE Wiki. Flickr Photo by Minarae. What you think? How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

Teach 108

Teach Help Los Angeles Wiki 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Provides training and professional development for staff to learn how to use measurement tools.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't? Some excellent ideas here.

Reflection 50

Reflection Slides Metrics PowerPoint 50

The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Lessons Learned from Giving Tuesday – Making the Most Out of the Busiest Giving Season For nonprofit organizations, Giving Tuesday is more than just a day of fundraising. It’s an opportunity to engage with supporters, promote your mission, and lay foundations for future giving.

Lesson 105

Lesson Giving Learning Storytelling 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Jay Dedman pointed to an analysis Feedburner by Chris Baskind. But the exchange prompted some reflection on how I use Feedburner. I think engagement metrics are far more useful for evaluating reader interest. It is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking.

Metrics 81

Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Are you ready to evaluate the success of your major gifts program? But, to be honest, carefully tracking and evaluating each and every point would be more stress than it’s worth! This category could be customized to reflect the type of meetings your organization uses to cultivate major gift prospects. Meaningful Connections.

Metrics 52

Metrics Gift Track Tech 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Understanding: Landscape and Opportunity Analysis. To generate group or collective understanding, I facilitated a cluster or affinity analysis of the different themes. Why Use One? Of course, there were some prizes involved!).

Design 50

Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Learn to use the tools that help you measure success. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Make Time for Reflection. Build in daily or at least weekly time for reflection on your social media strategy and use to make improvements. It can help you evaluate whether a tool is really valuable.

Social Media 98

Social Media Media Tips Social 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

And the goal of those relationships can be learning, collaboration, policy, service delivery, advocacy, mobilizing or action. We also discussed the whole issue of network evaluation and the difficulty of measuring those relationships versus a specific impact. Peter and Madeleine describe networks as "platforms for relationships."

Network 95

Network Authoring Social Media Ipod 95