Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. These types of changes can help you nail down an excellent fundraising strategy moving forward. Additionally, it can be helpful to run a report that allows you to compare two or more prior years to evaluate your growth from one year to the next.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

However, I can share what we are doing at Candid to address today’s ever-changing Twitter landscape and the decision-making process behind our current thinking—with the hope this information can help you evaluate your nonprofit’s approach to a future presence on Twitter. Make no immediate changes, just reduce input. .

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

When we began that project in 2017, we knew business was changing quickly. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, made this comment. Predictive Analytics : Evaluate historical data to build stronger future strategies, construct SWOT analysis, engage in scenario planning , and develop objective rationales for future initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Before you commit to a complete overhaul of your nonprofit’s branding , make sure you understand what a rebrand entails: Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change. Focus your efforts on changing aspects of your brand that your supporters find less appealing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 2 admin 04.03.09

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

Most importantly, remember that each writer is generally basing his or her comments on personal experience. Rather than ignore all advice or grow frustrated by the differing opinions, keep reading — it expands your mind—but create your own lens for evaluating advice. Evaluate it. Where have they honed their fundraising skills?

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Kindful

JULY 8, 2021

Whether it’s a gala, golf tournament, marathon, trivia night, or online wine tasting, the number one thing that gets overlooked in evaluating event costs is the human capital required to produce the event. To get better at understanding the trust cost of an event, you need to evaluate the event’s return on investment (ROI). .

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Grant Money Strategy Evaluation 104

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

One comment was particularly memorable : A long-time board member shared that, of all the board retreats he had attended, this was the best one. We guide the group to productively deepen our connections to one another, the organization’s mission, and the changes that the organization is working toward. .

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Product Effective Tips Evaluation 101

The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You have to take care of your organization in order to change the lives of the community for the better. The best performing organizations and their partners smartly evaluate short- and long-term opportunities to integrate, reapply, and scale.”. – Mohan Sivaloganathan , Chief Development Officer of ESS of NYC. Tell us in the comments!

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

Assess your goals for the platform, re-evaluate why you’re there, and decide if it still makes sense to actively use your Twitter account. Look at your data Evaluate your Twitter metrics to see how much the recent changes at Twitter have impacted the number of followers you have, how often people see your content, and how engaged users are.

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NTEN

JUNE 30, 2010

At the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we gave our session evaluation system a major tech overhaul by highlighting a mobile text messaging option in addition to our normal paper evaluations -- as well as an online option that was added at the last minute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

Engage Media's Theory of Change. By aligning social media to organizational objectives and using measurement, you can answer the question: of all the ways we could be investing our resources, is social media the best choice to see the social change results that we want to see? Why Use A Theory of Change. How It Works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

HP is giving away laptop and printer bundles as part of its HP’s Create Change program which is an example of " embedded giving." That's a buzz word coined by Lucy Bernholz to describe the common practice of building a philanthropic gift into another, unrelated, financial transaction. Leave a comment sharing your "Theory of Change".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Social media trends and best practices change so often that it’s helpful to ground your approach in data and regularly reevaluate your social media presence as your supporter base grows and changes. Many social media platforms will also provide additional analytics to help you evaluate your posts’ performance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But a recent change by Facebook has me reevaluating my frequency in posting. 2) If your Status Updates get very little “Thumbs Up&# or “Comments&# , then perhaps your content also needs to be re-evaluated. It’s also worth noting that more Thumbs Up and Comments = More News Feed exposure.

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Evaluate and analyze outcomes from data. We live and work in fluid working environment that is constantly changing. And as your needs at work change, the way you use your nonprofit CRM will change, too. If not, what can we change to make it relevant again?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 8, 2023

Gathering Data for Informed Decision-Making Measuring Fundraising Success Evaluate the total amount of money raised and breakdowns of different revenue streams such as ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations. Allow for comments explaining their rating, which can uncover areas of improvement and highlight successful aspects of the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Go over there and comment right now!

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

Decide what will change based on user segmentation and where this will occur on the website. For example, images and content displayed on the homepage will change based on past clicking and scrolling behavior. The purpose is not only to affect and control change but also to help staff and stakeholders adapt to these changes.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Through comments, shares, direct messages, and fun hashtag challenges, you can foster relationships that would be harder to form through more traditional channels of communication. You can use this platform to share inspiring videos of your work while including tips for people watching your videos on how they can help you change the world!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How this can show up is in statements like, “foundation staff are out-of-touch, power-hungry people who care more about their salaries than really making change” or “nonprofit staff are those who couldn’t hack it in ‘real jobs’, and they are randomly piecing together programs without any real expertise.”

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

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Social Media Strategy Media Social 190

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The best time to work on becoming a technology change leader is when your organization is not in the middle of a new technology initiative. Laying the groundwork for successful technology change can take a while. Start preparing now by following these four easy steps to become a change leader. Step 1: Become an expert.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Until a 2020 overhaul of its algorithms, Meta’s content policies for Facebook and Instagram made no distinction between hate content targeting marginalized groups and comments criticizing racist White people. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2013

I had the change to work with his organizations and many other Packard grantees during my four years as Visiting Scholar. You can also tweet questions, comments, and good wishes to @DLPFexplore, using #theBetheffect – before, during, or after the Hangout. Google Hangout, 10/29 @3pm PST. Sign up: bit.ly/18CDKRR. Housekeeping'

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Evaluate your volunteer program. Keep your teams informed throughout the day as things change. Communicate through your mobile app to individuals or teams to ensure that they can respond quickly to changes in circumstances. Evaluate your volunteer program. Develop your volunteer schedule. Train volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2013

” It was part of a presentation I gave to the board about how networks were changing the way nonprofits were doing their social change and an advanced preview of book, “The Networked Nonprofit,” the writing, of which, was supported through my role as Visiting Scholar. Google Hangout, 10/29 @3pm PST. Sign up: bit.ly/18CDKRR.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 18, 2010

If we are after impact, we have to reevaluate the way we approach evaluation! Look at this way: ROI asks how many Facebook fans you have; ROE asks how many people are “liking,&# commenting and sharing your Facebook content. We can’t make change without community, whether locally or globally. Then or now.

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Community ROI Facebook Evaluation 179

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

Changes in the market, new technologies, partnerships with other organizations, grant opportunities, and more efficient digital systems ; these are all examples of potential opportunities for growth, and therefore, increased impact. It’s important to regularly review the effectiveness of your chosen options and make changes as needed.

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Analysis Nonprofit Law Issue 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

Meanwhile, digital technology has changed the game. We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and ubiquity of the digital world makes it harder to surface and share personal stories of change and impact. Could funders prioritize storytelling as a reporting and evaluation mechanism?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. No personal attacks ad hominem comments. We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

We have to look at what the result overall is – it is not just views for the sake of views or comments and likes for the sake of comments and likes. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

That means we want to ensure that community members have opportunities to provide feedback, suggestions, and advice in planning, execution, and evaluation of our programs and services. We also have an active Editorial Committee directly focused on the content and success of the quarterly NTEN: Change journal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While you also want to always do an evaluation survey so you can quantify the participant’s assessment of their learning and feedback, I find verbal feedback is like doing a mini-focus group – getting feedback from participants right afterwards is always extremely valuable. Share your story in the comments.

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Forj

JUNE 15, 2021

Matt kicks off the episode with a definition of digital transformation: the process of using digital technologies to create new or modified existing business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet the changing businesses and market requirements.

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