.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. I took the analysis that.orgSource did and a year later, I was able to show the board their progress in every focus area. I’ll get on my Association 4.0 Those extremely specific goals kept us on target.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Once we’ve hooked them, we engage with our community until they own the idea and run with it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

Measure 104

Measure Aggregator Platform Consultant 104

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data silos are a common problem across all industries and can cause serious pain points, especially as data volume increases. Restricted research: Inconsistent data restricts healthcare teams’ ability to perform meaningful research and problem-solve. This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results.

Integration 78

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 78

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy.

Adopt 98

Adopt Strategy Skills Job 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I found this concept difficult -- does the problem lie with me?" We found that what really matter divides into two broad areas: Numbers : Understanding how managerial decisions create value; how we measure value using financial analysis; and how we use the language of finance to communicate inside and outside the organization.

Skills 93

Skills Learning Knowledge Leadership 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2016

Here are four common mistakes my team and I see made by social, government, and nonprofit organizations trying to measure their impact, and tips on how to avoid them: 1. Measuring Too Much. By far the most common problem we see is that most organizations try to measure too much. Little or nothing happened as a result.

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Measure Government Track Australia 36

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. Measure and share impact. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Recommendations.

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Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. But you’ve got to be patient, and you’ve got to have goals against which you can measure your results.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community. I couldn’t actually use it because I have too many followers and it took too long to synch, but they’re coming out a version to handle this problem. I used for anytime I teach a workshop or give a presentation.

Twitter 110

Twitter Tools Learning Measure 110

fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s also going to lower the entry bar to data analysis, giving everyone in your organization the ability to make better decisions on the fly. Those familiar with ChatGPT and its limitations will know the Natural Language Processing tool, while impressive, is vulnerable to problems such as hallucinations (i.e.

Language 59

Language Generation Analysis Data 59

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By fostering relationships, promoting knowledge exchange, and encouraging collective problem-solving, foundations help create a vibrant ecosystem where nonprofits can learn from one another, share resources, and amplify their impact.

Roles 73

Roles Foundation Leadership Community 73

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. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Research and policy analysis. Community organizing.

Metrics 114

Metrics Fund Build Social 114

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Many organizations’ risk management plans focus on the steps they’ll take to mitigate problems once they’ve occurred. Conduct an operational analysis in which you identify all potential risks and prioritize them based on which ones are most likely to occur. Which of these risks affects your organization most significantly will vary.

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Management Strategy International Nonprofit 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Carie Lewis mentioned the Humane Society’s KPIs – which is why they do and how they measure this sustained engagement. I asked her how do you measure relationships? The problem is that most people are already doing something before they decide to measure. Do you measure along the ladder of engagement?

Measure 100

Measure Social Media Survey Relationship 100

Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Even if you’re a tiny little community theatre in Nebraska, you’re standing up for something, there’s a problem you’re solving, there’s a reason you exist. And the fourth task is measurement and analysis so you can constantly go back and see if the activities you’re focused on are helping move the needle toward your goals.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

I’m really curious about how networked nonprofits can use measurement and make decisions using data to get more impact from networked approaches. I want to hear about your successes and challenges in making your networked nonprofit more effective using measurement and data to make decisions about effective use of emerging media.

Social Media 102

Social Media Results Data Learning 102

Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

Measure affinity in real-time. AI tools are able to take an omnichannel approach to donor analysis. While advances are being made to prevent this problem, AI chatbots have been known to invent statistics, court cases , research studies, and other information that can be fact-checked.

Technology 52

Technology Marketing Change Nonprofit 52

Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

In the larger IT world, the tool for doing this is an ROI analysis or return on investment case. An ROI analysis is a decision-making document for any IT purchase. The Narrative Part of an ROI Analysis. A narrative should accompany the spreadsheet explaining the problem with the existing IT situation.

Technology 60

Technology Adobe ROI Analysis 60

Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

We need better tools for reporting, analysis, and business intelligence. These are not easy questions and the analysis may be complex/complicated. Measuring and forecasting. But a big part of the analysis has to be “who’s the project sponsor?” But a big part of the analysis has to be “who’s the project sponsor?”

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Database ROI Donor Listserv 181

Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2013

Defining the Problem. This will keep your survey short and focused, which in turn prevents respondent fatigue and allows for a smooth data analysis process. This begins with defining a business problem and research problem. Say I owned a restaurant and noticed a decrease in my revenue. Customer Service.

Survey 61

Survey Question Create Online 61

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. First, it solves the end-of-year giving problem by getting people to give on a monthly basis. Your Turn … How does your nonprofit measure up? This tactic is genius because it helps do two things.

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 268

Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? And since advocacy often involves coalitions, it can be difficult to measure who owns the success—or quite possibly the failure—of initiatives. In my last post, I answered the age-old questions, “ Can my 501(c)(3) really engage in advocacy? ”

Advocacy 20

Advocacy Measure Policy United States 20

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns.

Lesson 59

Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

There is more analysis of the problems over simplification like this cogent analysis from Ethan Zuckerman. Here’s the problem – these simple narratives can cause damage. What have we learned from the KONY campaign that we can apply to our own efforts to build networks to solve complex social problems responsibly?

Network 119

Network Children Offline Storytelling 119

Forj

MAY 18, 2021

Mike uses a process called conjoined analysis, in which you experiment with slight variations in the price and see what people gravitate towards, as well as having conversations about why they picked what they picked. It’s crucial to make sure pricing and value align, otherwise you’ll run into problems. “I

eLearning 36

eLearning Summary Podcast Management 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Despite a few glitches, you use this tool to see if your audience is local or global. What did you discover by putting your Twitter followers on the map?

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Map Twitter Washington Chart 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2013

They can help people with different knowledge, skills, and points of view to tackle a shared problem, see old things in new ways, or challenge the status quo. In 2012, leaders at the Rockefeller Foundation posed that question to our team at Monitor Institute, kicking off a year and a half of research and analysis. Guest Post'

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Arts Design Collaboration Analysis 95

Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness. Data Measurement. He explains, however, why despite the increased amount of data that's available, problems with measuring social progress persist.

Map 57

Map Trend Data Open Source 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

According to the CDC, insufficient sleep is a public health problem. While these subjective measures, I discovered that my magic number of sleep hours about 7 hours and 45 minutes. I also found walking was a great time to reflect on what the data means – a brief walk does wonders for improving your pattern analysis.

Data 125

Data Personal Support Exercise 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Robert Scoble pointed out some major problems with having only one account associated with the brand pages. I didn’t hear a lot of chatter about what objectives and measurement – particularly how to measure to learn. Most of what I heard was, “I’ve got my google + brand page, now what?”

Google 104

Google Gartner Hype Nonprofit 104

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2017

While most nonprofit directors report being satisfied with their board, in a survey done by researchers Larcker, Donatiello, Meehan & Tayan, (2015), nearly all nonprofit participants also reported some sort of serious governance-related problem within the previous calendar year that has negatively affected their organization.

Los Angeles 45

Los Angeles Alexa Analysis Government 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Do you need sentiment analysis? ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Long Live Strategy.”

Social Media 100

Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem. I discovered him through Kat Friedrich’s blog post ” How nonprofits can earn news coverage using data visualization.”

Data 101

Data Literacy Boston Charlotte 101

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Isabella Gonzalez Potter is a Policy Associate with the California chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) where she leads policy analysis in support of TNC’s conservation priorities, manages the state legislative portfolio, and serves as a registered lobbyist. Climate justice is an overlooked problem within the climate sector.

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Impact California Conservancy Bolivia 116