Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). But they don’t necessarily think of this as evaluation.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. How does your solution measure impact? to track and measure the impact of your programs.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

billion have been awarded to advance racial equity since 2020. This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We’ve been chatting about how to measure the impact of the crowd and she offered to write this guest post on the topic. Measuring Your Crowdsourcing Efforts by Aliza Sherman. In order to know how to measure crowdsourcing results, you first need to understand what kind of crowdsourcing you’re implementing. Measuring Work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Measurable – How much? Only add criteria which are clearly measurable, with the measurement determined in advance (e.g., “no

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Include data about your organization’s effectiveness and impact (for example, if you run an animal shelter, provide statistics on how many animals have been adopted as well as any other data points, such as increased volunteering) Explain how success and impact are measured. Check out our upcoming course on program evaluation.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. 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.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” First, do a self-audit to evaluate which nonprofit digital strategy is working for you and which are holding you back. How are you measuring commitment and ROI? . Personalization? .

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Forj

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The 2020 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology Web Courseworks Wins Silver. Web Courseworks, a leader in innovative learning management systems and virtual event technology, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group silver award for excellence in the Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom or Conferencing Technology category.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

First responders and essential workers who gave us a measure of normalcy during the pandemic come immediately to mind. Donors must conduct research, commit time to evaluate the impact of nonprofits, and ask timely questions about the return on their philanthropic investment. And so do the unsung heroes who power the nonprofit sector.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management. I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. Why you Should Measure the Efficacy of your Education Programs. How EvaluPac Helps.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Example #1) Flowery wording in grants that doesn’t get awarded. Example #2) Grant appropriate language in the need’s section that gets grants awarded. Measurable: It is measurable because it will serve 50 farmers and will increase irrigation by 25 percent each year for three years. will also reinforce more achievability).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

” I’ll be going to the S XSW Nonprofit and Social Good Meet Up and the Digital DoGooders Award where my colleague, Mark Horvath , will be honored. Colleague Michael Hoffman will also be doing a workshop on video and will be hanging out at the Beaconfire Lounge. I’ll share the results and insights during our panel.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 8, 2014

posted by Terry McManus Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, TGen Foundation We all know the old adage “what gets measured gets done,” but knowing what to measure is easier said than done. These must be tracked and evaluated. Vacation days, awards, and lunches are other inexpensive ways to reward performance.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Evaluation Plan. Objectives should be SMART ( specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound) results that address your project. Evaluation Plan. Many funders require evaluation reports. Outcomes 3.

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AccelEvents

JULY 7, 2021

It can be challenging to know how successful your event indeed was if you don’t measure or track ROI. Think of networking events, speaker opportunities, and award ceremonies as valuable tools for the top of funnel or awareness stage. Track event ROI. Top of Funnel Events . Bottom of Funnel Event.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Ready to adopt a more human donor loyalty philosophy and wrap it into a written strategic plan that holds people accountable for seeing it through and measuring success? Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) around customer service lets employees know you’re evaluating performance objectively. . Establish clear success metrics.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). MacArthur Foundation and an award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Below are the 13 question groups and the percent of grant form fields that fall within each: Organizational Biographical and General Information (18 percent). Research funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

We knew we needed a cross-sector perspective on the problem , so we awarded a grant to Hattaway Communications to convene stakeholders (including Beth!) Could funders prioritize storytelling as a reporting and evaluation mechanism? from entertainment media and news, brand strategy, technology, government, nonprofits, and business.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Without an objective in mind or ways to measure progress, employees can feel less driven. Or, you could award an Employee of the Month or hand out awards once a year for high performers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I facilitated two programs for grantees of the Packard Foundation based on my book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit and designed and currently facilitating a peer learning exchange for the Knight Foundation for its community foundation partners that are hosting Giving Days.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition. What are the different types of online assessment?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Data is such a buzzword these days that it has become almost meaningless, although according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary , data is "factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation." Funder types and award sizes vary widely by mission focus. Adds up, right?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

has hovered around 2% of GDP ever since it began being measured post W.W.II. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. Her award-winning blog showcases her practical approach, which earned her the AFP “Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year” award. Giving in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

With the digital communications landscape evolving at light speed we wanted to track challenges, leadership attitudes, measurement strategies and 2014 investment plans. This is the question we’re asking arts groups across the country this month, refreshing our national landmark survey of 2011. Mary Trudel.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Only measure impact, not process. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. Do only numbers matter? And so it goes …….

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

You might think of one of the world’s most beautiful monuments, or a Grammy Award-winning musician, or possibly even a casino in Atlantic City, NJ. To a search engine the words [taj mahal] have been just that—two words. But we all know that [taj mahal] has a much richer meaning. What does social media success look like, anyway?"

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

While that may help to win grants from some funders, other funders will want to take a more in-depth look into the organization and the program before awarding funds. Poorly developed evaluation plans. All of these should be measurable and should demonstrate a clear link to the activities of the program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

It is therefore imperative for an organization’s survival that all costs be measured and considered in accepting grants or funding contracts. Heron Foundation, put it, ‘In the long run, you can’t have strong programs in weak organizations.’”

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

To begin we should evaluate what a younger version of myself experienced in the learning process. Teachers used my IQ to recommend me for advanced courses, and such avenues awarded me the ability to attempt learning more difficult topics. As a child, picking up certain ideas and applying them just sort of came naturally to me.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

It is best to evaluate the role you will be responsible for, and identify what components are needed for you, in particular, to go forward. With my clear process for becoming better, I’ll develop milestones to measure my effectiveness over time. In the business world, you don’t know what you don’t know.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Last year, Opportunity Knocks commissioned a report 1 to evaluate this question of engagement across the nonprofit workforce. Provide recognition awards. Why is it that some employees DO feel this commitment to their work, and others suffer from a sense of disengagement that cripples their effectiveness as employees? Reward talent.

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Gyrus

JUNE 21, 2018

The Aragon Research Globe is a market evaluation tool that graphically depicts Aragon Research's evaluation of a specific market and its component vendors. Reach , which is a measure of vendors’ ability to compete on a global scale. Reach can have one of three values: national , international , or global.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. A trial will help you measure many factors like flexibility, customization, growth, and usability! Choosing a Learning Management System is no easy task.

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