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. First, it is important to ritualize the celebration of successes. Fundraising outcomes (i.e.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

million followers on Twitter, more followers than the celebrity Kathy Griffin. This series will highlight social media best practices to keep patrons and library staff engaged, develop measurable goals, and cultivate new readers and learners in your community. Nearly all brands have a social presence, and libraries are no different.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). What did you do to celebrate Memorial Day today? Did you #gosilent?

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

It’s a good practice to celebrate reaching milestones so everyone involved in the process feels valued and motivated to continue. Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Perhaps you’re even ahead of the game? If so, excellent job! How have things been coming along?

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Benefit concerts are often celebrations of major achievements or a part of a larger fundraising campaign. Held annually at Carnegie Hall, this event not only invites attendees to revel in captivating musical performances but also serves as a vital platform for celebrating and safeguarding Tibetan culture.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. Where should we focus our attention?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Share enthusiastic endorsements from recognizable opinion leaders, celebrities, or experts. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Gary and Icema share how their respective companies celebrate #GivingTuesday and how the day connects to the rest of their CSR programs and overall business strategy. How to evaluate #GivingTuesday success. How to evaluate #GivingTuesday success. What Berkshire Bank employees do to celebrate #GivingTuesday.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 23, 2014

Increasingly, nonprofit organizations are looking for new ways to measure (and thereby validate) the importance of their work. Our organizations have been measuring outputs in one way or another for as long as there has been philanthropy. This is not without good reason. Now the discussion is shifting to moving beyond outputs (e.g.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

Semphonic Web Analytics Consulting: The X Change Non-Profit Analytics Challenge – "The Non-Profit Analytics Challenge is a rare opportunity for the brightest analysts in the digital measurement field to collaborate & assist non-profit organizations to optimize their websites.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2019

Measure, Communicate & Celebrate Your Project Impact – Set time aside to thank your volunteer and celebrate their accomplishments. Check out the Evaluate section of Capacity Commons. Make sure you have all of the information you need to maintain the solution provided and solve future challenges.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

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.” Are you going to use this to evaluate your internal operations so that you can become more efficient, more effective.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2009

Take her ROI and Measurement list. I've definitely added that link to my social media metrics personal learning space ) She recently pointed to a blog post called " Ten Ways To Measure Social Media Success " by Chris Lake. What I found most valuable was the tip about getting a baseline measurement before you begin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The first day focused on networks and strategic use of social media along with some practical skills in content creation and measurement. I started with an introduction to the Networked Nonprofit and an assessment that allows them evaluate where their use of networks and social media is along a continuum.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

How do we measure that success? Four Main Focuses When Designing a Transformative Culture: How we direct ourselves and measure value. Stopping to evaluate how we might improve our culture from time to time can have great impact. Enjoy and celebrate the journey. Measure against your goals.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Although it might seem strange, because they participate freely and out of their own time, organizations should recruit, delegate, evaluate and show appreciation like they would with any employee. Volunteer Evaluation. It seems strange to evaluate volunteers because they participate freely. Volunteer Recruiting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

The framework is a social media maturity of practice model called “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly” Maturity of Social Media and is featured in my next book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. We used to help us design the program, determine process outcomes, and help us evaluate participant’s progress.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once you’ve mastered this part of the process, you can expand your search outwards and evaluate donors who tend to support specific programs. This is an opportunity to celebrate their support, but it shouldn’t give them an outsized influence over your work. Why Implement It? Why Implement It? How can you work together in the future?

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

Trust involves creating a set of agreed-upon values that the team lives by, can depend upon, and can measure their performance against. In an atmosphere of trust and safety, evaluating the team’s performance can also be an opportunity for individuals to identify challenges and to seek support from their colleagues.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Set several tangible, measurable goals to give you something to strive for. Again, because this is a new venture, keep your expectations realistic, but don’t be afraid to evaluate honestly. But also, don’t forget to celebrate your victories. What will make this a success? Be specific.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Here's one way you might celebrate. Learn to use the tools that help you measure success. If you've set specific goals and metrics to measure those goals over time, if after 3-6 months you have no tangible or intangible results, don't be afraid to move on or change something. Take my information overload quiz. Take Breaks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

It takes transparency and accountability to a new level where there’s no hiding the facts, and if framed and accepted well, will not be limited to evaluative determinations of success or failure, but will be celebrated for the learning and opportunity for course-correction that it provides.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2011

Remember: what gets measured, gets managed. It should clearly define board roles, responsibilities, expectations, and accountability measures expected of your members. Develop a board scorecard that tracks and evaluates the progress of the board against your strategic plan. Draft a recruitment plan. Plan for it. Ten easy steps.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

In market segmentation, you evaluate your overall donor and constituent base and separate them into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. If a donor is celebrating a milestone birthday, a month before their big day, send them an e-mail suggesting gifts to your organization in lieu of presents. Are they bringing friends?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

I celebrated a big anniversary recently (25 years as a professional serving at the same company). Measure your outcomes and be transparent in how you report them , being honest along the way about what you have – and have not – achieved. Like the speed of change technology has brought. (My What are the near and long term goals?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But, for the most part, nonprofit dashboard reports, if they are measuring the right metrics, are useful tools. In October, the Indianapolis Art Museum Dashboard celebrated its' second year. Tags: Arts & Technology evaluation scholar transparency. Two years later, we might have some answers.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Some trends we are seeing include: Celebrating acts of kindness – Employees are finding creative and inspiring ways of giving back in their communities. One challenge I foresee for companies is that tracking, measuring, and evaluating will get more complex but not insurmountable. We’re here to help!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Staff is still exploring ways to evaluate our microvolunteering initiative. Do we celebrate messages being retweeted even if they don't lead to people answering a question on the forum? Do we count how many people end up contributing to the forum via this program?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

In a week, I will celebrate my 52nd birthday. Perhaps you're looking to make your strategy more effective, less time consuming, or see measurable results. Learn to use the tools that help you measure success. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Why the number 52? Good for you!

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Effective Knowledge Transfer and Exchange for Nonprofit Organizations: A Framework, from Imagine Canada (formerly the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy), provides a framework to help nonprofits plan, conduct, and evaluate their efforts at knowledge transfer and exchange. Evaluation. logs and evaluation forms â??

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2009

These performances are then evaluated by judges and the audience. I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their social media measurement lessons learned. It is a competition at which poets read or recite original work under a five minute limit.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In 2015, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act, yet voter participation rates in the U.S. Instead of being an exuberant celebration of civil rights, the experience of voting is often frustrating , bureaucratic and dreary. Define Success and Then Measure, Measure, Measure! The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

celebrating animals, confronting cruelty.??? s choice award Number of youtube video views of winning submission MEASUREMENT TOOLS - tangible Sourced links for new list names from marketing ??? to quantify engagement PROCESS / STRATEGY Measuring buzz -link love ??? I love animals and I love the internet, and I???m

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

But, evaluating the performance of your email campaigns can be much simpler. In this article, I’ll define each of these measurements, review what impacts them, and share some easy math tips that are guaranteed to make you smarter than most of the people around you who might be sticking their noses into your email performance data.

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