Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. But when it comes to a troubling relationship with your data, can you turn to those same people?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Time and time again, I’ve heard from funders: We want to track outcomes but we don’t even know where to start or what to measure… What are others in the space tracking? How can we measure impact without it becoming a burden on our grantee partners who have to report to all their funders?

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Collaboration Impact Taxonomy Community 20

Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

With a sector-sourced (and always growing) taxonomy of outcomes and output measurements, this common language will enable those who are already successful in achieving impact to share best practices and for those who are struggling, or just starting their outcomes journey, the ability to jump in. I had to become a part of this!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Maybe it takes the form of collaboratively interupting the results of the evaluation. Maybe it leads to other collaborative creation. Emergence in networked learning comes signaling to your networks – hey learning is taking place over here – come engage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The first SoCap conference in 2008 coincided with the launch of this paper, Investing for Social & Environmental Impact: A Design for Catalyzing an Emerging Industry A Monitor Institute Report [link] EnvImpact_ExecSum_000.pdf People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy.

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Taxonomy Metrics San Francisco Ghana 61

Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are involved in determining if your organization is on track to meet your goals. Are data and visualizations used in All-Hands and department meetings to report on progress against goals? Are the goals measurable or are they “feeling” focused? Culture change starts at the top.

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Associations Data Strategy Build 317

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Part 2 in a 2-part Davos report for the Social Good Community ( See Part 1 here ). Are you building these paradigm shifts into the way you plan, monitor, report and operate? (See The collaboration and innovative thinking around building a better world I saw at Davos this year encouraged me.

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