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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? Key Takeaway #5: Measure Participation Ogilvy had a client who was launching expensive prestige advertising campaigns that received lots of industry acclaim and creative awards. The ads were hailed as beautiful, artistic, and innovative.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One? Of course, there were some prizes involved!).

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” ” I know I speak fast.

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Socially Responsible Schwag As Metaphor for SoCap09

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ann Wizer is an artist who uses design and education to protect the environment and reduce poverty. Ann is an activist and an artist. Measurement is the major theme as the sector grows up. However, there was also a plea not to make evaluation painful, collecting huges amount of data and not using it to improve a program.

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How Can Nonprofits Switch From Scarcity to Abundance Mindsets When It Comes To Self-Care?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate two design labs with nonprofit professionals. This concept was acted out by artists that brought the game to life in a very funny way and it prompted some fun (non-scarcity mindset) thinking. And, that’s an great way for change, from the bottom up.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve had the pleasure working with Diana Scearce , from Monitor Institute, who has been facilitating and weaving this network. Social media tools for engaging and capturing the work of crowds include: wikis, custom platforms or web sites that facilitate voting, rating, giving feedback, adding content, or funding.

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Arts Assessment: Let's Stop "Proving" and Start Improving

Museum 2.0

As Ben Cameron recently said, "I don''t know any artist who started a theater company saying, ''let''s go out and improve some test scores!''" It prevents us from focusing on research that could transform our own work. How do their outcomes differ from school groups who visit but do not have a facilitated experience?

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