Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

You can use the different types of business analytics to examine your association’s data from various angles, from spotting sudden changes to predicting future trends. Good decisions rarely happen in a vacuum—association leaders drive lasting organizational change. If you notice a decrease, you should change your outreach methods. .

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The 5 key points from “Ogilvy on Advertising” Do your homework – Study the product, its competitors, and research consumers’ views before developing advertising. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Don’t change just for novelty’s sake. Apply those lessons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

They have to do all this while regularly drafting and submitting grant requests from funders who have different and changing priorities. How closely should they track those changes? Mobile Pathways designed a survey to assess their beneficiaries’ feedback about the mode of information dissemination that was most helpful to them.

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

As donor behavior continues to change, nonprofits of all sizes must increasingly rely on the generosity of many instead of the consistent support from a few. The fundraising landscape changes quickly, so staying informed and being open to new methods and approaches will help secure success. Report results.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

Grantmakers are looking to one another to share effective practices and case studies. It is imperative that this commitment is demonstrated through active support of equity-focused grantmaking and programming as well as internal operational changes. These insights are something we can all learn from.

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Application Grant Evaluation Practice 101

Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Online fundraising has changed markedly in recent years. R ecent years have ushered in a new era of fundraising — and nonprofit fundraising in particular has changed significantly. As noted in the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study , nonprofits enjoyed a 32% bump in revenue from online sources from 2019 to 2020. Post by Annabel Maw.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. The guide is organized by four key questions and includes a mix of practical tips and case studies featuring Jewish organizations and others. How to collect data? Making meaning.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Consider the community you serve, the social issue you’re tackling, or the change you want to make in the world. Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Get feedback with volunteer surveys. Studies show that in 2019 alone, corporations gave over $21 billion to nonprofits. Volunteer profiles are an important volunteer management tool , giving each of your volunteers their own dedicated space where their information can be stored and studied. Get feedback with volunteer surveys.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The world has changed. But there are five simple things you can do right now to be more productive and find more balance in today’s changing world. . A recent study conducted by Harvard Business School shows that meetings have increased, and we’re working longer and harder than ever before. .

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Life Tech Create Work 82

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Over the last few years, many companies have made bold claims on plans to address global issues like climate change; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); and community impact. Moreover, a recent Deloitte study identified leaders overestimate customer trust by 38% and employee trust by 45%. higher and a total shareholder return 19.6%

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Impact Service Companies Measure 59

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. Other times, programs can achieve rigor in collecting evidence with simpler methods, such as discussing learning questions that will lead to insights on one part of an intervention.

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Integration Impact Practice Management 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The study aimed to get the nonprofit perspective on these two important questions: How important do nonprofits believe performance assessment is to demonstrating impact? Only 32 percent of respondents to our survey say their funders have been helpful to their ability to assess their progress in achieving their goals.

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Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

A three-wave study, this second wave reveals new trends related to millennial engagement with causes during the 2016 Presidential election cycle and investigates how organizations can motivate this generation to donate their time, money or skills to their causes during election years.

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Issue Education Report Attitude 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Companies are starting to use gamification to help train employees, generate surveys, and introduce a friendlier work environment just by simply creating some competition, or using badges, scorecards, and leaderboards. All in all, when gamification enters the workforce it can become an addictive behavior, when put to work in the right way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2019

In the survey, they found most nonprofits plan to focus on social media & advertising, fundraising and email marketing to build out their marketing strategy over the next three to five years. In comparison, a recent Gartner study that found that 59% of business enterprises have some form of AI deployment in operation today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Stay agile and flexible : The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly. One size does not fit all.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The session will share the results and insights from research studies that combining social media analytics with survey data. I worked with Alexandra and her company to design a study that gather insights about social media usage and charitable giving. Association of Fundraising Professionals: March 25th.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Payment methods accepted include credit cards (78%), PayPal (50%), direct debit (42%), and digital wallets (6%). 88% agree that social media is effective for creating social change. Of those, 78% are mobile-compatible. 66% use the.ORG domain for web and email communications. 3% use.NGO. 12% use.COM. 38% regularly publish a blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

The ‘Daring to Lead’ study found that 82 percent of executive directors were white, that recently hired executives were just as likely to be white as their longer-serving colleagues and that executive directors under 40 were only slightly less likely to be white.”. These changes are already seen in some cities in the United States.

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San Jose United States Fundraising Arizona 52

Care2

OCTOBER 11, 2011

We’re facing climate change. Are they adopting new methods fast enough to respond to their constituents in the digital age? The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight.

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Digital Africa Method Mail 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

A recent study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) finds that 99 percent of nonprofit organizations collect feedback from the people they seek to help. They use a variety of methods including focus groups, surveys, and one-on-one conversations. Fund for Shared Insight is trying to change that.

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Lesson Philanthropy Learning Cambodia 50

Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. For example, a change in legislation or a natural disaster could motivate concerned supporters to take action. Do donors like to give via cash, check, online donation, stock transfer, or some other method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. This is troubling given the changing media landscape.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study conducted by Amnesty International showed that Black women are 84 percent more likely than White women to be mentioned in abusive tweets. It also requires humility—we are all learning at the speed of change—and the courage to look beyond capitalism’s tendency to prioritize content virality and reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful. The technique I use for getting verbal on a workshop is to ask what would participants keep, change, or delete? You can also handout index cards and ask people to write “positives” on one side and “please change” on the other.

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Activities Active Activism Integration 105

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

It changes kids'' lives. Don''t (always) call it a survey. My favorite example of this was the One Minute Art Project group, which rebranded a fairly standard sticker survey into a "fast, fun, free and easy" activity. They had several participants who said "I wouldn''t do a survey, but I like doing this." Taking photos.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

However, answering this question is always tricky as survey data is inconsistent. One study finds millennials care about environment, education and health. Social issue interests change. Therefore, brands should not focus on the changing interests; rather, focus on helping the public participate in a movement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Diversity and inclusion remain one of the top nine challenges facing the charitable sector as reported by a survey of more than 1,000 diverse individuals, but disabled people are often left out of the inclusion conversation altogether. Climate change is expected to affect disabled populations in disproportionate ways. In 2019, 11.4%

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. Program evaluation in nonprofits survey. As part of a.

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Research Culture Evaluation Arizona 82

Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

As companies consider effective, modernized methods to connect with their employees, proactive giving plans and programs are becoming more popular – and more critical. The definition of “giving” is changing, and anyone can be a philanthropist if they have access to the right tools and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates. Four methods to address the challenges of slim administrative budgets are: 1. Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization. However, the studies in measuring intrinsic impact were intended for “internal assessment and critical reflection purposes” (Brown & Novak, 2013).

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Evaluation Arts Story Impact 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

In this blog post, I will describe the process Wyman used to study how our organization historically captured, stored, used, and shared data, information, and knowledge and how developing a systemic Knowledge Management enterprise will increase our efficiency and performance. Administer a Survey Pilot. Conduct the Audit.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

According to a survey by eMarketer, 59.3 In a research study by PEW Research, 53% of respondents stated – by 2020 gamification will be widely adopted by most industries, the communications scene, and most of all education. Smaller sized content also enables them to absorb and retain the training courses in a better way.

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