Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The site is organization into three different process areas: Process Analysis : Let’s you analyze a process or problem to find ways to simplify or understand a problem. Project Planning: Includes two methods, one for agile planning and the other for complex projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But we have SO MUCH information in our CRM or database that it’s easy to become stuck in analysis paralysis when it comes to using data for donor acquisition. Make a gift yourself and watch for problems or places where a new donor might experience confusion. Ask friends and family to make a small donation and collect feedback.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Our Member Lapse Prediction solution can help reduce staff time by using the power of artificial intelligence to identify and highlight high risk members and avoid costly, time-intensive analysis.? Because staff will spend less time researching member retention problems, they’ll be able to focus on actions to increase retention.?.

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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.”"

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

As they''d say on "How I Met Your Mother", that was a problem for "Future NTEN". There was also the issue that our renewal numbers are based on a full year of data, while this experiment only ran for 3 months, adding a further layer of difficulty to any analysis.

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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. Are there methods and tools in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector for using it effectively?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I've using the social media game as a teaching method for nonprofits experience a strategy brainstorm that links to a communications objective or theory of change. My version of the game includes "life happens" cards where groups gain points if they solve certain problems like staff resistance or define metrics. What to do?

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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.

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Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

The type of problems you are trying to solve and/or the types of questions you are attempting to answer will determine not only the kind of data needed to address those inquiries but also the methodologies that are required to collect that data. And mixed-methods will, in most cases, require both kinds of data collection tools.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

This extensive report offers analysis of generational wealth data, in-depth case studies of multiple nonprofits’ planned giving efforts, and detailed instructions on how to approach planned giving conversations with your donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Analytics: Learn more about your nonprofit’s operations with web analytics, data analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and reporting and visualizations. Troubleshoot technical problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Our increasing connectedness should be celebrated as an effective method of achieving change, not as the change itself. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 11, 2018

Nonprofit organizations are as susceptible, perhaps more susceptible, to financial problems and insolvency than their for-profit counterparts,” according to Melickian, M. in " A guide for nonprofit organizations: Bankruptcy issues. ".

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Organizations can also introduce real life examples or real life scenarios for problem solving, encouraging employees’ to think and reflect their learning right away. One can evaluate training effectiveness, learner’s preferences, and usage patterns through analysis and visualizing software, Tin Can and other analytics tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. He thinks the business world is moving in the direction of more data analysis.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

You’re finally done with your year-end giving analysis and follow up. To take advantage of this tried and true method for your spring fundraising campaign, start by reading our peer to peer fundraising primer , which covers everything you need to know to run a winning campaign. Plan a Volunteer Week or Day to Fundraise this Spring.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. 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. Apply those lessons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

This is using bogus social media metrics to translate into some value. Geoff Livingston has a good post about the problems with this – using influence as the metric. 7: Transparency and Replicability are Paramount to Sound Measurement: Measurement methods need to be shared as well as how specific metrics are calculated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

There are many techniques to analyze or visualize our professional networks and I’ve identified a methods in this post that include analyzing your contacts via social media. List them and do an analysis based on: Age. Once you’ve done this analysis, you can determine which connections to back away from. Organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. According to Smith and Lipsky (1993), contracting with nonprofits became government’s preferred method of service delivery as early as the 1960s.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

When faced with a severe technical crisis -- think mail server down, fried DB server, website hacked -- it's important to approach the situation methodically and in an organized manner. Get your team working to understand the problem right away. The House is on Fire! Survey the situation. What is impacted and what is the current risk?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

They are in the process of building and growing a 'problem solving' network by convening thoughtful people inside and outside of EDF to review their thinking and then comment, critique, and contribute new information so they can improve their impact. Witzel notes, we don't have the barrier of "paralysis by analysis.".

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Gyrus

APRIL 19, 2016

The second way sounds simple but unless you have just started your business or have a very small workforce, it is not going to be an effective method in the long run. will be a problem if you just let your employees learn on their own. Let a small team of end-users and administrators try it out and give you feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. Different Ways Nonprofits Are Using Design Thinking to Solve Problems and Achieve Impact. Mike Radke agreed to share this post about the work.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

This ensures that donors can give right away using their preferred payment method. Save your most-used reports as templates to reuse in future data analysis. When they do, they’ll design and update the software in a way that helps solve those real-world problems. Customized donor reports.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Research has found for instance that analyzing Twitter messages can give “digital smoke signals of distress”, an early warning of a problems to come such as spikes in unemployment, price rises and disease. These include free tools that allow exploration of your data without a data scientist.

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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. Sometimes the enemy of innovation is not solving the right problem. Why Use One?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2013

The most important are the ability to identify the right problem, ask the right questions, and understand where data will help inform a decision. There are a number of conferences that offer sessions on statistical analysis, business intelligence, marketing insights, and other pseudonyms. The best method I found is to get hands on.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

In eLearning, we are at the very start of the hype curve with distributed ledgers: we can imagine the technology solving one of our recurring problems. There are big problems with tracking and verifying a learners’ CE balance. To wit, we in online learning are often in the business of managing transactions.

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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. In some cases, money also exchanges hands such as in innovation challenges where you might be seeking a solution to a complex R&D problem and provide an award to the solver. Does it help you solve a problem?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2013

analysis, fundraising program discussions and a lot of complaining about why we can’t get anything done. What do you see as the most pressing problems in our community? One the most effective board retreats is the Drucker Method by noted business guru, Peter Drucker. More often than not, board retreats focus on S.W.O.T.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

At our last analysis, our Facebook recruits had donated a total of $3,793 in the last 12 months, with an average gift of $79. It's critical for us to leverage alternative methods in order to maintain our level of influence. When one Superhero developed health problems, the rest rallied around her, offering their support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). Recently, I was on a call with colleagues to plan our NTC session on training , and co-presenter Cindy Leonard said to me, “You are using ADDIE !”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. 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.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Not only do organizations need data collection systems, but also systems for observation, learning, reflection, and action or as the report describes “ systems that help us identify and solve problems proactively instead of always reacting.”

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