sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Undoubtedly, the tools we use to shape the world end up shaping us.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 100

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions. Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. Information is all around us.

Knowledge 71

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Simultaneously, there has been an increase in the number of lower paying and harder-to-organize jobs in the service sector. We then reviewed the largest 1,000 organizations by revenue size and verified them for accuracy for this analysis. ii This state-level analysis is based on organizations’ addresses according to Candid’s database.

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District of Columbia New York New York City California 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

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. Homkes: The entire loop!

Latvia 91

Latvia Companies North America San Francisco 91

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

An analysis of data from over 45,000 organizations that have shared demographic information about their CEOs’ race and gender in their Candid nonprofit profiles confirms the funding scarcity these leaders face. Boards have to do a better job of saying “Yes!” This, in turn, exacerbates the absence of trust in their leadership.

Leadership 98

Leadership Washington Local Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

You can do a whole network analysis. Using the analysis steps below, it can help you be more intentional with online networking, learning, and building thought leadership. He did an analysis of his Facebook friends to explore the connections that consist among them. Some questions to ask: What patterns do you see?

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Technique Network Tools Map 116

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

In case you’re still on the fence, or you’re not really clear about what Content Strategy is and what’s involved, here are answers to the top 10 most important Content Strategy questions. Content Audit & Gap Analysis: Before you dream up what new content you need , you should know what you already have. Fancy term?

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Content Strategy Question Calendar 83

Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2022

Analysts need to be curious; we pride ourselves on asking questions and continuously learning. Job-seekers with experience working in-house with nonprofits or in the public sector can bring additional perspectives and relevant knowledge. At the same time, at Forum One it’s important to understand the organizations we work with.

Analytics 66

Analytics Team Data Skills 66

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

One section of the study pulls together multiple data points for a gap analysis around member benefits. The analysis shows organizations are doing well in several areas that are important to members. Include questions about how you can improve the benefits that are most important to them.

Life 60

Life Retention Studies Benefit 60

Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Write a follow-up email based on my meeting Prompt: Based on this transcript write a friendly-follow meeting noting the next-steps as written by {job title/org}. Wait, when is this AI going to start saving me time?

Adopt 52

Adopt PDF Model API 52

The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

The question now is — what do we do with all this? Do you need a product manager job description? Similar to visualizations, AI can help uncover key connections in your organizational data and isolate them for further analysis by knowledgeable humans. AI is now a core part of Microsoft’s suite. The answer: Use it.

Language 59

Language API Generation Structure 59

Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Because no one wants board members approving budgets that they don’t fully understand or making decisions to expand staff when they aren’t clear if the budget can withstand additional salaries and benefits or voting on fundraising approaches when they don’t understand cost/benefit analysis. Here’s how you can build that board.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

When discussing career development with an employee ask at least these eight questions : What are your recent successes? Clifton and Harter answered these questions for me : Question: What was your most surprising research finding? Question: Why don’t employee engagement programs work?

Conversation 52

Conversation Interview Review Culture 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all.

Integration 69

Integration Impact Practice Management 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Alternately, you may feel so good about it and say my job is done. If you ask open-ended questions, you typically only get criticism. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

That said, it’s not only a question of keeping up with the times. Technology challenges to digital transformation As a nonprofit, the goal of a fit-gap analysis isn’t only to understand how your current technology works. The human processes behind the technology are just as vital in creating the outcomes you want.

Digital 52

Digital Nonprofit Process Goal 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. Instead, make sure you are offering personalized outlets to stimulate both feedback and questions. Analyze your Results - Complete a qualitative analysis across and within levels of your stakeholders.

Knowledge 100

Knowledge Process Share Organization 100

Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia: There are two pieces to this question. The second piece of the question is, “How do you actually get people to take an action?” It’s very hard to make people understand that managing social media is, very often, a full-time job. Do you have any tips around getting people to engage with you? The first area is research.

Social Media 138

Social Media Media Tips Social 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

For example, artificial intelligence can do a facial recognition analysis of hundreds and thousands of photos in minutes. But, there are also concerns that need to be considered now, including ethical issues and loss of jobs to robots. In fact, some of the new technologies can do tasks that surpass human capacity.

International 85

International Law Industry Nonprofit 85

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Many in philanthropy now have titles or job descriptions that include creative words like knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis. Knowledge processes always start with some explicit or underlying questions. or “What is the geographic location served?”

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Forum One

JUNE 2, 2022

To consider a customer-first experience at your organization, start with three questions: 1) Where do we start? Embark on a gap analysis to discover where you are today, where your plans are headed, and what changes you may need to make. The Executive Order may fine-tune these approaches or may demand new methodologies. First Name.

Government 46

Government Experiment Lesson Hurricane 46

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

I have no problem against the latter as long as you are positively affecting the company’s bottom line and meeting your goals but I do have a few things to say to social media strategists who have been hired to do their job but end up spending more time just wrestling within their office corridors to go “social.”"

Web 126

Web Map Bookmarking Culture 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. There may be someone in another department who is a data nerd with expert excel or data analysis skills. Ask around. Or ask around for consultants that your colleagues have used.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This person should be fully briefed on planned giving processes and terms to answer any questions donors may have.To make their job easier, Blackbaud’s donor management software optimizes planned giving processes and automates many of the tasks required of your fundraising team.

Giving 52

Giving Blackbaud Gift Policy 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Here is the first critical question to ask before you do anything else: WHY will your nonprofit exist? Sit down and write out the answers to these questions. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. This will help you gain clarity of mission.

Nonprofit 111

Nonprofit gMail Money Foundation 111

3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

” If you find any answers resembling your question, please let us know. We move, changes jobs, get married, have families, develop new interests, add and drop contact info like phone numbers and email addresses, and a whole lot more. Google phrases like “how much fundraising software do I need?”

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Software Data Fundraising Database 161

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 7, 2019

When discussing career development with an employee ask at least these eight questions : What are your recent successes? Clifton and Harter recently answered these questions for me : Question: What was your most surprising research finding? Question: Why don’t employee engagement programs work?

Conversation 40

Conversation Interview Review Global 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

What initially caught my eye was the demographic (age analysis) of LinkedIn VS Facebook users. While the demographics of Facebook are younger compared to LinkedIn, the Compete analysis shows that Facebook users are maturing. There are two terrific refleciton questions which caught my eye: 1. How do you use social networks?

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Social Network Network Professional Fun 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2010

His analysis takes us through Apple’s excuses for their policy of prohibiting donations and points out why they are just excuses, not real reasons. Jake suggests that the question be posed directly to Steve Jobs: “Where’s your genius when it comes to supporting nonprofits?&#.

Policy 102

Policy Analysis Stream Nonprofit 102

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

The answers to those questions are simple: we can’t. We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. So, how do we know that nonprofits don’t know their donor data?

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Attention Data Donor Retention 157

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? At one of my former nonprofit jobs, we used 32 separate technology solutions, but none of them “spoke” to each other.

Digital 75

Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 75

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 20, 2007

Our Human Rights Data Analysis Group is one of the leading teams that helps countries around the world answer the question "Who Did What to Whom?" If you are the defense attorney for someone being tried for war crimes, your job is to poke holes in the prosecution's case.

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Darfur New York Analysis Press 100

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2017

I found particularly helpful in the book the definitions of the following five different types of conflict and then how best to deal with each: Problems to solve Disagreement Contest Fight Intractable situation Also helpful are the "consider this" questions asked of the reader in at the end of each chapter, along with the list of "homework" to do's.

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Chapter Contest Analysis Teach 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. How are answering the question: capacity building for what? New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez.

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Foundation Build Seattle Conference 95

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

And, you need a department in charge of ensuring those employees are satisfied and prepared to do their jobs well. Nonprofit HR vs. For-Profit HR Before stepping into the nonprofit sector, you most likely held at least one job in the for-profit world. In this article, we’ll cover: Nonprofit HR vs. For-Profit HR. Let’s dive in!

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Retention Profit Professional 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Recent TCC Group research, based on an analysis of reliable and valid organizational assessments for over 2000 nonprofit organizations nationwide, found that one of the best ways is by not meddling too much with nonprofits’ program design. Funders need to learn how to do a better job determining how and when to intervene in programs less.

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Seattle Measure Conference National 94

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. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. He thinks the business world is moving in the direction of more data analysis.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115