Amy Sample Ward

JULY 10, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). One proven method quickly growing in popularity is the microsite. Featuring one campaign too prominently could distract from other things.

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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.

Case Study 87

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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?

India 92

India Romania Australia NGO 92

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. Data Analytics. Analytics tools help an organization to know about their learners and how they are digesting the information.

Online Learning 56

Online Learning Trend Learning Online 56

CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

You’re finally done with your year-end giving analysis and follow up. For a list of best practices for walkathons, bikeathons, and other competitive spring fundraising campaigns, check out our recent blog post ! It’s possible you’re even gearing up to close out your fiscal year before June 30th rolls around.

Relationship 79

Relationship Ideas Donor Fundraising 79

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.

Network 119

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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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.

Culture 115

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Environmental Defense Fund tackles the most serious environmental problems with four pronged approach: sound science , economic incentives , corporate partnerships , and getting the law right. They hope to improve both the environmental impact of business (improve operations) and the business impact of the environment (improve products).

International 87

International Business Remix Slideshare 87

Gyrus

APRIL 19, 2016

Editor's Note: This blog was originally published in KM World in April 2016, and has been reproduced here with permission. In the digital world, one can turn to a blog, Wikipedia, social media platforms, online knowledge forums, videos, etc. will be a problem if you just let your employees learn on their own.

Learning Management 45

Learning Management System Learning Management 45

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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Network Professional Build Work 50

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 an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't live on Twitter, your blog, Facebook, or your email.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. 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.

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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. Free resources , including downloadable guides and a frequently updated blog that explores the latest fundraising best practices. Customized donor reports.

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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. Nicole Lampe, Resource Media, blogged two summaries based on the ideas and discussion: The Future of Conservation: A Return to Our Roots. 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. I recommend finding some strong blogs (including this one!) I use a combination of non-profit and for-profit specific blogs. The best method I found is to get hands on.

Analytics 31

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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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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Analysis shows that giving is shifting online. The problem? Another tried and true fundraising method is the shoe drive fundraiser. Boost Church Giving by Using the Givi App – Qgiv Blog. 10 Church Fundraising Ideas (Very Profitable and Easy!) – Qgiv Blog. Accept tithes online. Shoe drive fundraiser.

Giving 98

Giving Fundraising Pledge Classes 98

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.” Does your nonprofit have a culture of continuous improvement based on data?

Culture 50

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2013

In my co-worker and friend’s recent blog , she spoke eloquently about the importance of putting together a nonprofit budget that meets your mission. 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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students. Joitske Hulsebosch who writes the Lasgna and Chips blog and writes about peer learning in ICD context and use of social media and technology. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights.I

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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). In topics that I am also a subject matter expert, I draw from content in my books ,blog, content curation , or presentations.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

This is the same conversation that is happening around web metrics versus blog metrics. 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. That the old metrics aren't working. Each funder gave an overview gave an overview of their program.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

For more of Steve's thoughts on the book, check out his blog : he's writing about each chapter over 11 weeks. Let's say someone from our organization comes to us with a problem or need. So, tell us in the comments: what are your methods to improve the relationship between IT and your organization and between mission and technology?

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San Diego NTEN Relationship Culture 64

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Whatever methods you choose, it is important to be transparent and responsive to community feedback. Here are some tips on how to build a data analysis strategy. Define the problem: Identify the specific problem or issue you want to address through data analysis.

Change 72

Change Organization Evaluation Analysis 72

Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Analysis shows that giving is shifting online. The problem? Another tried and true fundraising method is the shoe drive fundraiser. Boost Church Giving by Using the Givi App – Qgiv Blog. 10 Church Fundraising Ideas (Very Profitable and Easy!) – Qgiv Blog. Accept tithes online. Shoe drive fundraiser.

Giving 52

Giving Fundraising Pledge Classes 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Creative solutions to complex problems. The players conduct a site visit to understand the problem from the point of view of people who use the street everyday. Complex problem dealing with state street. We ask them to solve a problem with the lens of an urban planner. The answers after gave them more analysis.

Education 50

Education Mobile Game Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

There are over 200,000 professional artists in the US — and a bunch of them have problems the techies could help solve. What artistic problems need a dose of geek teamwork? Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something. What are the geeks doing that needs better artistic focus?

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 10, 2007

All we needed to do was perfect our techniques at requirements analysis, estimation, coding, testing, deployment, training, documentation, and coffee-brewing. So agile methods stress responding rather than controlling. The fact is there will almost certainly be change requests and problem reports during my training sessions.

Software 40

Software Develop Profit Training 40

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. A third party can quickly identify problem areas that might be in your team’s blind spots. Conducting advocacy efforts. Managing data about supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics is the objective tracking, collection, measurement, reporting and analysis of quantitative Internet data to optimize websites and web marketing initiatives. Defining Web Analytics by Neil Mason How To Use Web Analytics , Part 1 by James Maguire Top-Ten Web analytics blogs from Avinash Kaushik. What is the visual metaphor?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Outlined in the brief article below is a new way of using the Web and web services to gather peoples’ stories – anecdotes, video clips, podcasts, blog posts and all sorts of other snippets – and help not-for-profit organizations move into action planning based on the “raw material” of what people are saying and talking about.

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Story Action Model Adopt 79

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

Teach 90

Teach Ratio Student Classes 90

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

The problem is that the same challenges apply in any medium -- you need to cut through the noise, develop a list of supporters, get those supporters to pay attention, and encourage those supporters to do something. by Katya at Katyas blog on August 8, 2007 Response: Is Social Network Fundraising Worth It? Crowd-sourcing.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

The problem is that the same challenges apply in any medium -- you need to cut through the noise, develop a list of supporters, get those supporters to pay attention, and encourage those supporters to do something. by Katya at Katyas blog on August 8, 2007 Response: Is Social Network Fundraising Worth It? Crowd-sourcing.

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48