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?

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning. The four key questions are: What data to collect? The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

The easiest way to develop this understanding is to simply ask your supporters questions. What is a market analysis for nonprofit organizations? Market analysis, also known as market research, is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about target markets and customers. Let’s get started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig. I like to use a combined method. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data?

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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.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Best of all, you really only need to adopt a few proven and productive cultivation and engagement methods to start converting your peer-to-peer event participants into monthly donors. We ask a lot of questions. Explore identity and feelings : Use proposition testing; A/B test Facebook ads; conduct sentiment analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

One of the most valuable is to incorporate a process evaluation, capturing what actually happened as the event or program unfolded. This can avoid repeating mistakes of the past. There is also an opportunity to weave in analysis of your data from surveys and incorporate storytelling with your data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants?

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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. And while you can use this method to do an ROI analysis, the real gold is the deeper understanding of what works and what doesn't. Blogs can be a great source of 360 evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). There are key questions to consider before investing in a social media monitoring solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. I like to use a combined method. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data?

Story 74

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

There are a wealth of theories, ideas, and methods covered, for example the “ SAVI ” model for designing exercises that help learners embrace learning in different styles. You will find answers to questions like, “Why are some learning tasks easier in the morning or afternoon?” by Jane Bozarth, Editor.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Usage of videos, podcasts, micro-blogs, diagrams, images, questions, and quizzes not only helps in increasing the participation and completion rate of training courses but also engages the learners in a better way. Analytics tools help an organization to know about their learners and how they are digesting the information.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Accountability, like transparency, is nothing new to the nonprofit sector, nor are the hard-hitting questions and demands put forth by donors. Below are the top five strategies that nonprofits need to create and sustain a robust and loyal donor base: Performance Evaluations. Evaluation Process.” Social Auditing. Rooney, Patrick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Designing and delivering a training to a nonprofit audience is not about extreme content delivery or putting together a PowerPoint and answering questions. If you want to get results, you need to think about instructional design and learning theory. And, there is no shortage of learning theories and research. This is evaluation.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. Be sure to methodically ask yourself this set of questions before choosing an LMS: What are your development objectives? What skill-sets are required?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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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.

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Gyrus

JUNE 23, 2016

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. Be sure to methodically ask yourself this set of questions before choosing an LMS: What are your development objectives? What skill sets are required?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The clear majority of giving is made through one of three methods: direct mail, online and special events. Asking questions like “How large is a major gift at your organization?” and “What methods work best to raise these gifts?” It was a record-breaking year that some attribute to an uncertain global political climate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Understanding: Landscape and Opportunity Analysis. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One?

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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! There are two key questions you should answer when defining your metrics: How do you define success for that metric?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. For the past month-and-a-half, I’ve been working organizing our data collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination efforts.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

while providing them with the essentials they need,” said Andrea Scallon, Director of Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning, Miriam’s Kitchen. This method wasn’t an effective use of our time,” said Mary Cooper, Office Service Coordinator, St. Prior to implementing VolunteerHub , we used multiple spreadsheets to manage volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Take my information overload quiz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Each type dictates a different process and therefore requires different measurement and analysis methods. Input” usually means getting others to provide information of some kind such as feedback on an initiative or ideas for new campaigns or even to get answers to questions. How do you know which platform will work for you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

If you use web site metrics to evaluate the success of your blog, they don't work for a lot of reasons. New set of research methods for this. Some questions: What have you seen in terms of partnerships for people seeking funds for games? This is a time pressure question! That the old metrics aren't working. Two years ago.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

in Applied Social Psychology and has evaluated and researched informal learning experiences in museums and other visitor institutions for over 20 years. You can download the research report and find out about the research model, methods, analysis and implications for the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I tried to make the point by raising the question, " Can you quantify the intangible ?" Maybe the Case Foundation will evaluate this project and provide some methods for doing this type of analysis. " In my keynote, I spoke about the importance of intangibles for a couple of reasons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. Learning is using experiments with metrics and the right questions at the right point to understand what works, what doesn’t. Investment.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

First, as with Bitcoin, the distributed ledger method is an ideal way of tying credits to individual learners’ accounts, reducing the potential for counterfeiting credits. One case study a week paired with a multiple-choice question makes a ton of sense, perhaps even as a replacement for high stakes certification.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But most importantly, I want to recommend and encourage all of you to chat in your questions and comments throughout the next hour or so. But keep the questions coming. And the capital campaign is a sequence of events that’s methodically planned. . I think that’s a loaded question. So don’t be shy.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Nonprofit organizations were able to complete all of the above tasks via analog methods prior to the development of much of the nonprofit technology that organizations utilize today. The goal is to understand which solutions you’re currently using and how well they perform with the following questions in mind: What works well?

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