Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

It’s a practitioner’s guide for planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies that engage constituents across many channels, wherever they may be, and how we as organizations need to structure our work to deliver that experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. One of the simplest ways to practice continuous improvement is to incorporate a process evaluation. And, of course, your evaluation will also include looking at the data from surveys and interviews with participants after the event.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As the pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology for nonprofits, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 gave new urgency to organizational prioritization around diversity and mental health in their workplace structures. Additionally, nine in 10 respondents evaluated their organization’s use of technology as excellent/good across all areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. Your design is not just about content. That’s where a lot of trainers fall short.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig. I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. In this session, we’ll discuss what inclusive research looks like and give you concrete tips for how you can ethically structure your research to ensure you’re designing impactful solutions for your audiences.

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Colorado Digital Audience Denver 46

Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

Website personalization is the process by which individualized, relevant and targeted content is created to suit a user’s online experience. Here are some questions to answer when looking at forming a personalization plan: Why are you personalizing? What elements will you be personalizing and where will they occur?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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NetWits

JANUARY 18, 2011

When was the last time you stood back and tried to evaluate the performance of your organisations website? If you find yourself answering no or ‘could be better’ to the above questions, then you should consider undertaking a website health check. Your website’s content. Write as they would write.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Here is the first critical question to ask before you do anything else: WHY will your nonprofit exist? Sit down and write out the answers to these questions. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. This will help you gain clarity of mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

Note from Beth : In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

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Strategy Public Evaluation Foundation 98

Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Similar questions can be asked of pandemic ”crisis donors” and monthly donors. Identifying your organization’s unique value proposition is key to structuring your year-end campaign narrative. Consider the following questions: What do you do that no one else does? Set up a Monitoring and Evaluation System.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? The Museum 2.0 The Museum 2.0

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Website personalization is the process by which individualized, relevant, and targeted content is created to suit a user’s online experience. Here are some questions to answer when looking at forming a personalization plan: Why are you personalizing? What elements will you be personalizing and where will they occur?

Websites 58

Websites Strategy Change Management Digital 58

NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean.

Story 74

Story Data Analysis Structure 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

There were questions about social media policies as well as content and engagement strategies and handling mistakes. He also added that it is important to have structured information. The last evaluation of this work was a decade ago. It all comes down to intention, capacity, and audience as Jacob Harold observed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Heather agreed to write up this report to share some of the content. What resulted was a rich discussion, and the emergence of more questions that current practitioners are grappling with; including, but not limited to: What conditions need to exist for a network approach to succeed? How do we evaluate collective impact/ networks?

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

We’re going to cover the following topics: How to Create a Nonprofit Website: Frequently Asked Questions. How to Create a Nonprofit Website: Frequently Asked Questions. Web Design Project Step 4: Plan and draft initial content. Add content to your outline for each page. How to Build a Website: 5 Steps Your Team Can Take.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

Then, ask yourself questions for each of the remaining solutions in your list, including: Does it meet your current needs? Asking these types of questions for each of the solutions you evaluate will ensure your final choice will meet your specific needs. Cross off the solutions that don’t have your must-have features.

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Software Management Donor Guide 100

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation. Evaluative thinking needs to be built into the foundation of both strategy and everyday operation, and means much more than deploying an annual survey. Impact: Be Rather Than Do.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

These top five lessons serve as a good starting point for evaluating the effectiveness of your organization’s website. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Evaluating Your Website’s Effectiveness. To see how good a job you’re doing at providing this critical information, ask yourself a few questions. Who are we?

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Websites Effective Lesson Nonprofit 53

Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

One of the most intriguing value offerings of Social Media in direct relation to social learning is that there is an endless stream of content being updated live, clicks away from the learner.

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Learning Social Learning Environment Classroom 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

He points to a question that many nonprofits are struggling with: Another key lesson was the big question of ???how He also make a few other points worth noting: I had the feeling everybody shared an enthusiasm for the potential that development can have, but I also only saw a few clear structured projects. is all about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I blogged about the content last week. And, in looking over the evaluations and reviews , I think the participants did too. I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I learned a lot in terms of the content but also as a facilitator. With social media, listening needs to incorporated into the research phase at the beginning but must also be used as the social media strategy unfolds (real time monitoring) and as ongoing evaluation. The important question is to ask, "to what end?

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

Keep the limitations of that structure in mind. But, unless you are familiar with the topic and can evaluate whether the information is correct, fact-check any significant data, especially citations. You can brainstorm, organize, and draft relevant content—all in a matter of minutes. ChatGPT can provide a running start.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity. Is our content compelling? We know you've got questions. Research / @SSIReview. The IMPACT Conference. The IMPACT Conference. Feb 21 - 24.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

1) Content is King. Clear, well-written content that answers questions and engages the reader is key for SEO. Google is very good at parsing content, but variations including number, parts of speech, and alternate spellings help, too. 2) Technical Details Matter, Too. Your webmaster can help with this.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

We realized that we needed a systematic way to evaluate these kinds of requests--a tool that would help us evaluate when to say yes and why to say no. We wanted enough of a process to provide clarity and structure without too many hoops. Because no matter the content, I heartily advocate for such policies to exist.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So if you have to leave or leave early, or maybe get interrupted or just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff to you later today. . But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. Just look for an email from me towards the end of the day.

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People Community Video Podcast 77

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This isn't just a rhetorical question. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes. What does the word "participatory" mean to you?

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Public Research Participatory Report 36

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted, or you just want to review the content later on, maybe share it with a friend or a colleague you’ll be able to do that because I’m going to send you the recording also going to send out the slides. But keep the questions coming. So don’t be shy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

It is used to improve content, messaging, and engagement on specific channels. Making sure each department can access its data to answer their questions.&#. Testing and Coordinating: At this stage, the organization is regularly collecting data but in a bunch of different spreadsheets and collected by different people or departments.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Rewriting strengthens logic, structure, and transitions. Overall, this methodology structures regular critical analysis of output to curate higher quality through ongoing refinement. Evaluate if the style and tone fit the intended audience and goals. Rewrite the response cutting extraneous content and sharpening the focus.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

help to evaluate resumes of kids). Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Access to exclusive digital content. Subscription to your magazine or paper/print newsletter with exclusive interviews, content, features, and updates. Touch the work.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2008

The VSA has replaced their keynotes with structured group dialogue. But the VSA has taken an intentional approach to these structured conversations with the goal of putting the (arguably) best part of conferences—the side conversations and hallway discussions—front and center. My first reaction was skepticism.

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