Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. Mine are based on what I learned during the dialogue series, and also on untold numbers of public and private conversations on the topic. __. My Recommendations.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

While there are many considerations for beginning (or expanding on) a grantmaker’s DEI journey, all organizations must prioritize the commitment from their leadership, their internal processes, and their grantmaking practices. 2. Internal Processes: Grantmakers Must Look Inward. 1. Leadership: DEI Starts at the Top.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. My colleague Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. That’s why there is no substitute for the impact of personal conversations. Except for officers, most don’t receive financial compensation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Examples in Practice Let’s say your nonprofit wants to use an LLM to help field questions on your website’s chatbot. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else. Invest in de-biasing.

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Examples of questions include: How did you come to be involved with our organization? 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The vendor will craft the system and recommendations according to your internal constraints and capabilities. Do they have budget or timeline questions that could help them better prepare a bid for you? Do you have a web team with staff in multiple roles and with different skill sets? Is your website a one-person operation?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Information is all around us. Data is a decision.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Use this information internally and share it freely during your search. . Evaluation matrix . Interview questions.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

The findings uncovered 6 internal factors that will affect fundraising in 2023. This is not new, but it does highlight the importance of self-care , as well as having conversations on what is realistic given budget and capacity constraints. Here’s our take on these factors with key data insights from the report: 1.

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Studies Fundraising Philanthropy Culture 93

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization. Will you make the shift from internal reviewers for your application to tapping people from outside your organization?

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Forum One

MAY 20, 2009

The Society for International Development has done it again! Earlier this month, I attended their tremendous annual conference with notable and unforgettable speakers that make you leave the glimmering chandeliers in DC's Omni Shoreham ballroom thinking to yourself, what more needs to be done in international development?

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International Develop Empowerment Ghana 52

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. Address key questions What are our communications and social media goals? Does Twitter help us achieve those? Are there better ways to connect with our audiences?

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

” One answer to this critical question is: Evaluate the strength of your appeal copy. Of these three questions, “Why Give Now?” A professional copywriter can bring clarity if you need help answering these three questions. Why give now? What’s the consequence of not giving?

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email Effective Fundraising Language 52

Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. If appropriate for the grant size, is an experienced independent evaluator involved to administer the outcomes measurement plan?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Skip to the video to watch a short conversation between Chantal Forster, Candid's C.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. Or it can be your research and conversations to confirm the dedication to a shared mission. How long does it take?

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Philanthropy Impact Trend Grant 72

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

We asked several interesting poll questions to open the event, and the wrapped with a Q&A session. Unfortunately, we could not answer all questions before the event closed. As always, if you have questions about a donor data migration project, or any of your nonprofit data needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Data Donor Poll Aggregator 138

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Quick pre-RFP conversations are very helpful for getting better quality proposals. Internal evaluation Create clear guidelines for your project and try to rank the proposals across different attributes. Project Goals: It’s good to remember to have external and internal goals. Use our simple RFP generator, SNORKL.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. As you reflect on these questions, feel free to update the answers accordingly in your fundraising plan. Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets.

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

In case you’re still on the fence, or you’re not really clear about what Content Strategy is and what’s involved, here are answers to the top 10 most important Content Strategy questions. Using all of the information you captured during the content audit, you can evaluate your content’s quality. Fancy term? Invented by consultants?

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Content Strategy Question Calendar 83

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are. Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . In this post, I’ll explore the fifth strategy. .

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 124

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

While consulting services may seem expensive in a void, keep in mind that they are comparably cheaper than hiring a new team member to handle your project internally. Plan to give consultants a few weeks to respond to your RFP before making your final evaluation. When first reaching out, do not submit your RFP upfront.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Whether involved in humanitarian response in conflict or disaster situations, development work, human rights, or peace-building, our international nonprofit customers have some of the most complex nonprofit missions on earth. This may be done through a formal Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) or other mechanism.

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Practice Data Afghanistan Environment 120

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This Impact Lab cohort sets out to address the question: How might we enable female, small-scale farmers in maximizing food production and planning proactively? As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. However, there’s a lot more work to be done. Emma Visman.

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Hunger Global Impact Rwanda 52

Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. Audiences in turn get the chance to voice their opinions or ask questions directly. As one might guess, Clubhouse was one that floated to the top.

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Application Social Media Media Social 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible. For the Packard Foundation OE Program, the first step to share their internal thinking and resources with their NGO, capacity building, and funding partners.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 103

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

No matter where you are in your growth stage, taking action, in concert with your internal stakeholders, will always bring you closer to the goal of raising more revenue. The report groups nonprofit fundraising dilemmas into external and internal factors. Do you have a case for support tailored to younger donors?

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 76

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. In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Tracking: This is keeping track of the conversation themes and threads. A simple hmm… often works.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you’re likely due for a rewrite. Conversely, what would happen to your community without your nonprofit’s presence? Do you offer any new programs?

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

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. In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Other areas include: communications, executive transition, evaluation/learning, networking/convening, and professional development. The key is for the funder to understand readiness – so the capacity building can be tailored to the organization’s internal circumstances. Make creative choices about what to evaluate.

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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!

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Web ROI Bookmarking Phase 108

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Money Question Raise Video 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. They are also using chatbots internally to make communications processes more efficient. AI Is Getting Better At Conversation. Here’s this month’s roundup. Philanthropy and Fundraising. AI Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Yesterday, I participated on a session called “ Learning in Public ” with Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, TCC Group. What have we learned?

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