NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups. More and more often, I get asked at conferences or on the blog for more information about how to create a community map or content plan. Community Map. Why : Why map your community? Content Map.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. We can’t forget that to be data-informed as an organization and as decision-makers, we have to actually be informed by that data (see what I did there?). —– I love data as much as the next person. data nten'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

] By Laura Quinn, Idealware Since most organizations don’t track just one type of constituent, the idea of a single database for all of them—donors, volunteers, clients, email subscribers, advocates and everyone else—is something of a holy grail. For many organizations, multiple systems can be a better fit. Include them all.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

25+ Fundraising Apps for Your Nonprofit to Consider Fundraising apps can be powerful tools for raising more for your mission, but each one is different and will provide different benefits to your organization. It helps your organization work smarter rather than harder. Let’s explore both kinds of apps in the next section.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Before the reading begins, you’ll recruit fundraising participants who will raise money on behalf of your organization. While read-a-thons are a great fundraising idea for nonprofits of all kinds, they’re the perfect fundraiser for schools, libraries, and education nonprofit organizations. Why should you host a read-a-thon?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important. Tracking for Impact and Learning. They created a concept map of the different themes that emerged. Metrics for Movements. Data Measurement'

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Too many sources of donor data to keep track of. The second blog, Why Mid-sized Businesses Need CSR , gives us a map of the problem. Data is the only way that the organization knows the donor. Without it, your organization is lost … like a ship at sea with neither a map or stars to guide it. The result?

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Second, social media isn’t enough on its own to expose your organization to a new audience. On average, visits from social media represent 6.92% ( 65.33% of which is driven by Facebook ) of all traffic to nonprofit websites compared to 47.09% from organic search. of all impressions were organic. Step 1: Define your goals.

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Digital Marketing Guide Chapter 111

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Track donation source data to optimize outreach channels.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 7, 2024

Whether you’re analyzing patient outcomes, tracking academic trends, or gathering insights from donor demographics, data visualization can be a valuable tool for any organization. Map the data journey: Determine how each audience segment interacts with your data by mapping their workflows and identifying key touchpoints.

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Data Organization Chart Benchmark 52

Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. This method makes complex concepts easier for your stakeholders to understand and makes it easier to have more informed discussions on the next steps your organization should take. “Map out the story you need to tell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Photo by Trav Williams. Here’s what we did: 1.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. SlideRocket : Use SlideRocket to organize photos into captivating slideshows. You can also use Visio 2013 to make dynamic diagrams and charts for your story.

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Digital Story Adobe Tools 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Is the evaluation of your program something management needs to assess the performance of your organization as a whole? Are you measuring to test a hypothesis?

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Evaluation Measure Seattle Lesson 95

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Note from Beth: One of the most common questions I get at workshops or webinars is, “Should our organization be on XYZ social or mobile platform?” It’s an important but often-overlooked practice for any organization. What other organizations do they support? How did they discover your organization?

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Analysis Audience Test China 105

Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

Each branch, tarsus, or arm has its own, smaller offshoots, also crucial for the whole organism to work. The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Why use mind maps in your nonprofit practice?

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Map Mind Free Tools 121

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Policy-oriented organizations have long produced dizzying amounts of statistical content. Smart organizations create and publish their data widely to other sites, widgets, social networks, and aggregation applications. So how can your organization tap into these tools and trends? Kurt Voelker, Forum One Communications.

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Policy Data Content Share 36

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The rest of Wednesday’s sessions are breakouts—this day will go smoother for you if you’ve had time prior to the event to chart out which presentations are most useful. Getting Organized with bbcon Breakout Sessions. Map out a session grid. This is main stage action you’ll want to hear from the front row! ?.

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Experiment South Carolina Tips Nashville 29

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Along with Ed Walz, myself, and Liane, we spent a lot of time at the beginning mapping out program level outs and used a modified theory of change process. This prevents getting to tactical too quickly and places results in a larger context. Organizations’ communications strategies have more impact individually and collectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. They were able to share some insights about how they track the success of this effort. The wiki becomes an electronic flip chart and resource collector. Compasspoint Workshop Slides - Beta.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

The latest version of Excel helps you explore your organization's data in a more intuitive and visual way. Excel recommends charts and graphs for you based on the data you’re trying to display, and it allows you to display selected workbooks collaboratively via Lync. Office Is Optimized for Windows 8.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. And the way that Brian and I know each other we’re strategic partners when we work with organizations.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2011

The map overlay, the second item on the list of reports , is both a fun visualization and can give you important insights about your visitors. Visitor location is determined by the IP address they are visiting from, but Google also tracks language, which is determined by the settings on a visitors’ computer. pages per visitor.

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Forum One

MAY 31, 2023

A digital strategy is a clear vision for the future of your organization’s digital ecosystem and a plan to get there. In a rapidly changing world, it’s crucial for organizations to focus on a digital strategy that is rooted in organizational goals, audience needs, and the impact you are hoping to achieve. You’re not alone.

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Digital Strategy Chapter Map 73

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. What are the programs your organization is uniquely capable of providing? They need food and your organization provides it. Yuck, right?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Are you looking at a map or the rearview mirror? Take time to appreciate your team members who contributed to your organization’s fundraising success. . How can I measure and track our overall fundraising program? . “Rearview mirror” metrics don’t point your organization to where you would like to head.

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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. Stops you in your tracks, all starts with data. . We have all thought this.

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Technology Video Nonprofit System 102

NTEN

MARCH 12, 2015

Idealware has been hard at work researching nonprofit initiatives to collect and report results data and apply the findings to particular areas of interest, with the goal of better understanding how organizations think about results data and what’s being done in the space. Launching a new project at your organization?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Because the topic of strategic planning is the topic of how to run your organization well. I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? I guess I’m on the right track.” Steven’s welcome to interrupt me as well.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

This post is designed to guide your organization through the nonprofit annual report creation process. A nonprofit annual report is an externally-facing resource that recaps an organization’s accomplishments and challenges within a year. Consider the core messages your organization has pushed throughout the year.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well. So clearly, there is a lot of money out there for all the organizations there. Well, because not only is there money out there, not only are they a great source of revenue for your organization, but thirdly, third reason, they will pay for just about anything.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We lead off with Amy Sample Ward who is the executive director of NTEN , the big membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. She is one of our great online community organizers. He is known in NPTechland as one of the great ones who has helped many organizations. Amy Sample Ward. " Beth Kanter.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, tech companies use algorithmic management to precisely surveil and manage the details of workers’ daily working conditions—tracking every delivery time, cataloging every customer review, mapping workers’ daily locations, even noting the length of bathroom breaks.

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