Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt.

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Blue Fox

APRIL 11, 2022

I've been working really hard to teach myself the finance side but realized I need to close the gap with your expertise. Then we provide access, information, and analysis to give clients the power to make strategic, data-driven decisions. This is what surprised me: "What are you looking to gain from our partnership?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. Below is my fully human-generated reflection. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Scientist / Data Analysis Engineer / General Techie Want to help save the world with your code? We're Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group, and we're hiring right now ! This technology and analysis is used by truth commissions, international criminal tribunals, and non-governmental human rights organizations around the world.

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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. You’ll also be able to use the Copilot Studio to teach your Copilot new skills, so that it can support your users and different parts of your organization in new ways.

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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

What GivingTuesday Teaches Us About Year-Round Giving. Findings about giving from the annual global day of generosity reveal key lessons about how to engage givers all year.” Read on to learn more from Rosenbaum about how your organization can engage supporters not only through this “giving season” but also beyond. Bringing in New Givers.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

These are the organizations who really need to expert the hell out of data analysis, database customizations, web integrations, etc. You've Got to "Expert the Hell" out of Your Data. I would say that human services organizations are my passion. They present diluted versions of the total picture.

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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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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

New Web Site Teaches Charities About Finances - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : New Web Site Teaches Charities About Finances By Nicole Wallace A new Web site seeks to help social-service charities bolster their financial know-how.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. It was founded based on the idea that donor research is crucial to successful development and fundraising operations. Brian Lacy & Associates. Website: [link].

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before.

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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. How To Teach Artificial Intelligence More Common Sense: Deep learning is the king of AI.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Developed to teach Australian and U.K. Reading the Teacher's section and Ben's analysis: It???s s tough to teach interdependencies using linear media like books,??? students about environmental issues, Adventure Ecology is one example of a growing field of ???serious???

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2021

This in-depth analysis can reveal helpful information about your individual donors and your fundraising teams so that you can help them fundraise more successfully in the future. You can start out simple and perform more complex analysis later when you have ample time to dig in. The first type of analysis is the simplest.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

More detailed change tracking can be supported via Change Data Capture, allowing you to construct a history of crucial data points for more longitudinal analysis. Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Success Story: Creating Engaging Student Journeys with St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

There may be someone in another department who is a data nerd with expert excel or data analysis skills. Ask around. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

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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. Where should that person spend the majority of their energy ?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Route 66 Route 66, our online platform for teaching reading, has officially launched thanks to support from the Peery Foundation. with the tools to teach reading to adolescent and adult beginning readers, such as those with developmental disabilities. Route 66 is software that provides teachers (and non-teachers!)

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. It was founded based on the idea that donor research is crucial to successful development and fundraising operations. Brian Lacy & Associates. Website: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments).

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Forum One was a sponsor, and several of my colleagues from our user experience and design team lead sessions on topics ranging from tips on quick and simple audience analysis to learning from design mistakes and making client engagement fun in a group setting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

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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. The ultimate purpose of data analysis and evaluation is to share findings with other leaders at your organization and use that information to make adjustments and improvements.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Building on this analysis, later that same year, Candid and Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington (GOSW) issued a report on grantmaking to communities of color in Oregon documenting “that philanthropy was part of the problem.” Program support for the Thursdays@Three show, including equipment improvements and promotional materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

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. She points out that you can’t teach people to be social, only to show what it is and help facilitate it. Organization.

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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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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. For example, when I did this workshop in Australia, I met Dr. Linda Kelley who had just finished an analysis of the technographics of Australian museum goers. What to do?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Drawing on her experience managing the Center’s Annual Campaign, Emily will teach you how to establish your brand, find your target audience, create unique communications, and execute your touch points to create a campaign that stands out and brings dollars in.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Of the 25 M+R clients who provided data for our Giving Tuesday analysis, 74% saw an increase in overall revenue, 60% reported an increase in gifts, and 44% reported an increase in average gift. What Bill Murray can teach you about email marketing. The lively kickoff to the end-of-year giving season. Related Links.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2017

Teach conflict resolution strategies. Undertake SWOT Analysis and Strategic Planning Sessions. Completing a SWOT analysis is a good way to begin the planning process. A SWOT analysis assesses the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Increasing the Interpersonal Dimension.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

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. It will search hashtags or keywords and dump the data in a google spreadsheet. Susan Tenby from TechSoup Global told me about socialbro.

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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. I think that seeing decision making and action as a cyclical process that begins (and ultimately ends) with preparation and analysis forces leaders to find a good rhythm that has them constantly moving through the loop.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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 Bill Murray can teach you about email marketing. Related Links.

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