.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, made this comment. It’s about building relationships and trust between different players in the ecosystem, and it’s about creating a shared vision for the future.”

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Reporting and Visualizing.

Evaluation 62

Evaluation Software Program Strategy 62

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

From sharing your mission to advertising fundraising campaigns, social media offers plenty of opportunities to help you boost your fundraising efforts. And it’s a direct line where you can share the work you do with your supporters to provide transparency and motivate your community for action. Engagement. Transparency.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Guide Social 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. One of the ideas we explored is it possible through social media to share some of the findings in a conversational way to help prod more insights from the field.

Social Media 96

Social Media Research Share Media 96

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders? Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? Consider anonymizing the comments before you share them to minimize any unintended bias. How are you using each piece of data you collect from your grantees?

Application 88

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 88

sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

Google can choose a winner for you after enough data is gathered, but you can also run reports or look at Analytics data for each option to evaluate the success on your own. From there, you can evaluate opens, clicks and conversions to learn the answer to your question. Please share some topics or ideas in the comments!

Method 75

Method Research Test Analytics 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge. A conversational case study is a write up our interviews identifying a few questions we still have. So, go join the conversation in the comments over at the Case Foundation blog.

Case Study 89

Case Study Social Media Conversation Studies 89

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Knowledge is a lofty word. Some are huge.

Knowledge 86

Knowledge Share Network Community 86

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.

Government 50

Government Twitter Social Media New York 50

Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. Anecdotally, you can ask people who know the donor to share information about them. They may be more receptive to conversations about furthering their charitable legacy.

Gift 60

Gift Practice United States New York City 60

NetWits

MARCH 20, 2012

In 3 seconds, you evaluate their overall look: Clothes, Hair, Smile, Approachability, Confidence and even hygiene. Do you say hi and open up the conversation? Share your mission visually: Try the 5-second test on your site – Choose 10 people who aren’t engaged with your organization. Then in an instant…. ….you

Websites 168

Websites Tips Evaluation Nonprofit 168

Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

They’re really good at a lot of other things, but how do we get this person to understand the in-person conversation is key? . It may be helpful to evaluate together how many prospects you have and how many face-to-face hours may be required. Even if they’re using a fake background, it gives you something to comment on.

Develop 119

Develop Gift Charity Teach 119

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

You can visit his blog to read the post and join the conversation there. Just as the content distributed and conversations participated in are integrated into many different aspects of your organization’s work, so should the knowledge, access and responsibility to participate be integrated across your staff.

Social Media 190

Social Media Strategy Media Social 190

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely. Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. Twitterstorm, anyone?

Comment 95

Comment Social Media Jordan Cancer 95

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of September 23rd).

Web 120

Web Bookmarking Evaluation Lesson 120

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 23rd).

Web 114

Web Map Bookmarking Conversation 114

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

The purpose of this post is to share the results of both the polling and the Q&A. A few comments about the poll results. QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? Unfortunately, we could not answer all questions before the event closed. 1-2 = 61%.

Data 138

Data Donor Poll Aggregator 138

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

On top of that, your supporters can easily share your Facebook event page to their social circles, even outside of Facebook! Ask supporters to share your event. Your supporters want to help you out, so when you post about your event on your social media profiles be sure to ask them to share the event information.

Practice 52

Practice Marketing Fundraising Social Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Keep A Running List of High Engagement Conversation Starters and Use Them Regularly. If you want engagement on social media channels, identify good conversation starters that are relevant to your audience, will ignite their passion or nostalgia about the subject matter. To share on Twitter? 4. Make it Buzzworthy.

Social Media 101

Social Media Headline Media Social 101

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. They are hoping to start conversations and hear feedback about the competitions, the fundraising techniques and more.

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Contest Case Study 114

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I don't necessarily agree with all the tactics, but I SO appreciate him sharing their work!

Hunger 120

Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog here , or read the copied post below. The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity.

Influence 114

Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 18, 2010

I can only be in one place, though – but I can start a conversation that goes many places. 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.

Community 179

Community ROI Facebook Evaluation 179

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 9th).

Web 117

Web Drupal Open Source Bookmarking 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. Our Shared Google Documents. We used a shared Google Drive document to co-create and share tweets, Facebook posts, hashtags, bit.ly Stay tuned!”. Our Response.

Social Media 118

Social Media Media Minnesota Social 118

Forj

JUNE 15, 2021

Deb shares how she worked to understand the essentials of what to implement and how to prioritize her organization’s digitalization. Essential conversations were held to be transparent about what the organization needed.

eLearning 36

eLearning Summary Podcast Management 36

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 23rd). Check it out!

Web 108

Web ROI Bookmarking Phase 108

Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Track and incentivize successful conversations. Non-pledge close: For those calls that don’t end in success, it’s important to help close the conversation gracefully to maintain the relationship with the donor. At this time on a Sunday, most donors will be finished with their weekend errands and are likely available for a conversation.

Guide 98

Guide Script Tips Gift 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. Content curation is not about sharing links as you find them. Content curation is not about sharing links as you find them.

Content 123

Content San Francisco Technique Skills 123

Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

For each of these recommendations, remember that while it’s essential to be decisive in your physical and digital marketing strategies , it’s just as important to consider your options, evaluate your existing plans, and be thoughtful about any changes in your approach. Let’s jump in! Prepare ahead of time. Social media. Word-of-mouth.

ROI 81

ROI Marketing Strategy Sponsor 81

Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

When evaluating how much effort you can realistically put into social media, you may discover that you need to scale back on how many channels you utilize. Once you’ve taken stock of all of your organizations social channels, evaluating your messaging strategy is a great next step. Share impact stories. for inspiration.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Hints Social 52

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. It’s something I can only wrap my mind around by talking to others and hope that this is a chance to further a very important conversation. and so… The Conversation. “In recent days, Causes has left MySpace and IdeaBlob has shutdown.

Myspace 108

Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2008

When people ask about blogging, the question of comments comes up more frequently than any other. There are many good ways to measure a blog's value , but somewhere inside ourselves, we feel that comments are the thing that validate a blog's existence. They prove that the conversation is two-way. It's a bit strange. Museum 2.0's

Comment 20

Comment Museum Blogger Reflection 20

Classy

JULY 14, 2021

As part of our debrief of the event, we wanted to share some insights from the Classy staff who organized it. She was more than happy to share what her and her team learned about the planning and execution of a large virtual conference, and how you can apply these lessons to your nonprofit’s next event. How to Measure Success.

Virtual 105

Virtual Professional Marketing Fundraising 105

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. I’m going to stop sharing those. – [Steven] Yeah. All right.

People 76

People Community Video Podcast 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

(You can get a discount of $20 off the registration by entering the code “Beth” when you sign up ). This year, since content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching , I’ll be doing a conversational presentation on the topic. Friction is a demonstration of care.

Social Media 107

Social Media Content Practice New York City 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community. As Rohit Bhargava points out in this post via Robin Good , a content curator continually seeks, makes sense of, and shares the best and most relevant content on a particular topic online.

Content 139

Content Skills Feeds Tutorial 139