Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Surprises are few and opportunities are easily evaluated and leveraged. You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts. When a leader is a planner, the organization is more stable and the team feels a sense of security knowing what’s coming down the pike.

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Skills Leadership Director Nonprofit 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. Quantity matters.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. Look at the following: (1) Does it have an intuitive navigation structure? (2) Or a new donor responded with bigheartedness to an emergency appeal. .

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Trend Strategy Giving Fundraising 136

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation. Evaluative thinking needs to be built into the foundation of both strategy and everyday operation, and means much more than deploying an annual survey. Impact: Be Rather Than Do.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

With a deep focus on results and sophisticated technology built to match, we see foundations growing their outcomes measurement maturity and shifting how they evaluate grants, from applications through reporting.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Articulating content priorities for your homepage and other key pages/sections of your web presence. Once we have a complete content inventory, we then proceed with a content audit where we evaluate each page/section of content for how useful it is for the end user. What’s Next. Stay tuned! Other Posts in this Series.

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Design Process Content Web 36

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Organizational Structure. There are other types of nonprofit organizations such as fraternal beneficiary organizations, or horticulture, labor, and agricultural organizations that are structured as nonprofits as well…so be clear here.). Evaluation Plan. Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country.

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Business Nonprofit Summary Homeless 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

identifying the new ways of working you want to see or articulating a new set of beliefs and values associated with them. Changing a nonprofit culture isn’t as simple as. Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting. Think big, but take baby steps.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2023

Everyone has some ideas about what a capital campaign is—how it’s structured, what it accomplishes, how long it should take, who it should involve, and more. Has your organization conducted one before? Have you witnessed or even been a part of other organizations’ campaigns in your community?

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Model Campaign Build Phase 73

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this article, we’ll cover things to consider when evaluating the safety of your event, share some resources, and provide best practices on how to develop your plan. Keep in mind that some venues may not allow you to stake anything into the ground or even tie things to existing structures. Not sold yet?

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Personal Sponsor Virtual Volunteer 52

Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. Rewriting strengthens logic, structure, and transitions. Rewriting strengthens logic, structure, and transitions. Evaluate if the style and tone fit the intended audience and goals. You are the editor.

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Guide Model Summary Structure 52

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

They want articulated goals and expectations. When we did the final evaluation for the project, one comment from the teens really surprised us: they complained that it felt like we were "hiding" the goals of the project from them in the first of three weeks. Find a way to control the structure, even if it's artificial.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2021

Lack of a structured process for quality assurance (QA) testing and remediation. Here are ten tips on preparation, evaluating proposals , and red flags to watch out for in working with digital vendors: Seek productive conversations as a starting point. Are they able to articulate this in straightforward language?

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Project Digital Work Tips 58

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Below we’ll explore four things to consider in nonprofit storytelling: The narrative structure The content The medium The donor experience Managing all of the moving pieces of your nonprofit can be tough; sharing your authentic story as a change-maker doesn’t have to be. We are constantly seeking purpose and significance in the world.

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Storytelling Impact Arts Nonprofit 81

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

We might think of structural racism or the classism inherent in our funding structures. I hope to hear you articulate your thoughts in comments or on social. As a field, we spend a whole lot of time evaluating patron’s experiences (hopefully). But as a field, we don’t always articulate our work norms to each other.

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Museum Accessibility Articulate Teen 29

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

We react positively when we find a website with strong, well-structured design, but it can be difficult to articulate what made the design strong. Keep in mind that many visitors will evaluate your website in seconds. But what constitutes a well-designed and successful website? Letting supporters control their engagement.

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Websites Nonprofit Interaction Instruction 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I have a basic structure. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. Evaluation. I was lucky enough to discover @ gauravonomics work in translating these profiles to an audience in India.

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India NGO Social Media Reflection 96

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. So how do we evaluate and make decisions about self-censorship? Museum professionals don’t have the tools to make wise decisions about when and why to self-censor. If you do offend, ask yourself—who do you offend and why?

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Museum Professional Teen Map 20

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

And yet, of course, our executive director had to be able to evaluate the final plan and make sure that what the young professionals wanted to do was in line with our mission and policies, and there was no, you know, legal concerns or anything with. They wanted more accountability and more structure. Steven: Just a thank you.

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Professional Video St. Louis Group 56

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? One of the most promising models for doing so (and a potential way to structure the NAS report) is scenario-based planning. How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? The six topics are: How do you plan for the future?

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