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Introducing a New NTEN Workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making

NTEN

That workshop focused on the data and “story” side of the equation: how to translate the data you have into a snapshot of the work you are doing today (and yesterday). In 2012, NTEN was able to survey a sample of US nonprofits to find out how they were doing when it comes to being data-driven: were they collecting data and tracking metrics?

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Using a Matrix Map to View Impact and Profitability

NonProfit Hub

Authors Steve Zimmerman and Jeanne Bell have introduced a proven method for change management called matrix mapping. Check out a sample of the matrix map. This level of economic uncertainty requires the kind of adaptive leadership and system-wide reckoning that feels like a daunting task until now.

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We Are Media: Webinar Series from NTEN

Amy Sample Ward

Explore the organizational change management issues that social media raises and how to talk about them. Identify objectives, audience, and strategy execution to effectively integrate social media into your organization’s overall web communications plan so it supports your organization’s mission.

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Good Sample Business Principles

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails When To Coach And When To Counsel Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders ▼ September (14) Definitions Of Key Business Terms Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company How Sports (Or Band) Can Make You A Better Leader How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions?

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

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NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. People and policy are often first influenced by compelling stories. James Shelton, US Department of Education: Education is probably the area where we have failed to innovate the most. But before we got there, we talked a bit about the problem.

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Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story. Tell the story chronologically.

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Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Communicate Often And Tell A Story "Most leaders visions fail, not due to a leaders inadequacies, but due to the leaders lack of communication," said Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting, LLC in Lees Summit, MO. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?