Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

For nonprofits and other social good organizations faced with difficult decisions, fundraising investments are often the first budget line items to be questioned. By revisiting these lessons, we can assemble a valuable toolkit to aid social good organizations as they navigate this period of uncertainty.

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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. Teach them about fundraising.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The latest edition, npEXPERTS—Game-Changers: How to Galvanize Supporters as Charitable Events Evolve , answers your most burning questions on the evolving landscape of fundraising events. What GivingTuesday Teaches Us About Year-Round Giving. Bringing in New Givers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Julia: There are two pieces to this question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. by Eric Jensen.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 14, 2021

On a recent webinar, Cloud for Good teamed up with Tableau to talk about impact measurement best practices and to conduct a live demo showcasing Nonprofit Dashboards in Tableau (which are available to Tableau users completely free of charge) to help you get a head start on data analysis based on your organization’s unique needs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2016

The best thing you can do is ask the right questions of the right people. Here are the questions you need to ask to avoid buyer's remorse. But you still need to ask questions to make sure you have a clear understanding of things like pricing, features, and implementation. What to Ask Software Vendors. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

AI for Social Good: The McKinsey company recently released its “ AI and Social Good Report ,” which includes a landscape analysis of how AI is currently being used to solve big hairy problems. They discussed more pragmatic than philosophical questions , particularly the ethical implications of AI.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The questions we field most often pertain to the story the grants data tells us about where funding is going, where it’s not going, and who does and does not benefit. Sadly, often the 990-PF falls way short of providing many details that would answer those questions. Who’s Funding What and Where, and Who Benefits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data analysis is a process, not a one-time thing. You can follow this syllabus to boost your skills at all stages of the data analysis process. Maybe the program participants skipped a survey question because they didn’t understand the wording, or maybe the program staff forgot to enter the information into your nonprofit’s database.

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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. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. She explained that “learning or teaching the old” is about training, knowledge transfer, and structured, directed learning. Teaching the new is not structured because it is social learning.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The questions we need to ask go beyond the immediate revenue numbers. Finding your audience part 1: file analysis. The chart below is an excerpt of an analysis that we conducted for one M+R client, looking at a range of digital platforms, and the “match rate” of our donors to those platforms. What is the speed of upgrade?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement. The real question for you to answer which images drive better engagement. Images work for engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Here’s a curated transcript of the chat that I pulled together. But for this post, I’d like to dig into one of the questions, ”How do you measure your network so you know if it is growing stronger?” That was one of many questions raised at during a Twitter Chat last week around the #sm_re hashtag.

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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? What are you most proud of?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. A frequent question Peter is asked about how an organization can become more innovative. “What are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. We wrote the book to point the way to what actually works , at work.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Because we know you’d be disappointed in us if we didn’t include them, we’ll have a live question and answer and a back channel discussion. The back channel will be moderated by even more experts, who will add additional insights and answer participants questions. Opening Plenary: 45 minutes. REGISTER HERE!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Some reflections questions I used to understand the data: What content/links are of interest to the people who are engaging with me? I used for anytime I teach a workshop or give a presentation. It makes really easy to do a quick content analysis, figure out what content resonated, and build community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 28, 2015

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. Wood : That''s a tough question. Having a frank conversation with those in your organization about the danger of analysis without action, and of action without analysis, is a good start.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Her clients have included the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Conflict Management Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Handling Conflict Leadership Susan H.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We received copies of his Luma’s book and cards, “Innovation for People,” which is a synthesis of landscape analysis of design-thinking and human centered design methods. He told a story that someone in one of his workshops to teach these methods asked him, “So what are the skills that we need to practice for 10,000 hours?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. Role Playing Simulation For Making ROI Argument: Many nonprofits are often faced with the question, “What the value of social media&# from senior management.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Her clients have included the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Leadership Books Leadership Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management General Management Skills Susan H.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Partner with a nonprofit consultant with expertise in data analysis. With that, let’s get started. Web Analytics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Her clients have included the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Leadership Books Leadership Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Conflict Management Susan H.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? The questions were keyed to when the content was explained. And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students.

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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? What are you most proud of?

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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.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his latest book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall , and released today. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word. Question : The revelations in the book are grounded in a wealth of data. If the answer is generic or fuzzy, move on.

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