Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. Unhealthy leadership cultures are often evidenced by one of two polarized governance styles: micromanagement or rubberstamping. An organization transitions into a “governing board” model when an ED is hired. Hire a Qualified Executive Director.

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Director Management Government Model 90

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

or, “What are the actual actions we can take to realize our vision of a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

A Culture of Learning – Guest post by Teri Behrens. The foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program evaluation was conducted very publicly, using social media, focus groups, a wiki – lots of mechanisms for getting stakeholders to help interpret the data and give input on the program.

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Culture Public Learning Reflection 91

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. The nominees varied depending on the publication.

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Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. The challenge is developing the right evidence at the right time to evaluate the right areas. The planning, building, and use of data and evidence must be a part of the culture of an organization.

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers. Model selection. Measure and share impact.

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Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations. 1 Even those who are eager to conduct evaluations often lack the funding and knowledge to evaluate their programs appropriately. As part of a.

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Research Culture Evaluation Arizona 82

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics. Clarify how you expect your officers to spend their time and ensure that reporting is up to date and easily accessible for officers and managers to review at any time. Schedule accountability meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Changing a nonprofit culture isn’t as simple as. Most people won’t change their behaviors until they observe the role models in their organization acting.

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Resources: What is the network’s funding model? Operating Principles: What rules will guide the network’s culture?

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

In an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review Monisha Kapila says “The nonprofit sector is known for underinvesting in talent. The HPT emits a culture of passion, innovation, drive and collaboration. Approach Human Resources Strategically. Create a Development Plan. Measure Performance.

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Team Build Colorado Mentoring 61

Gyrus

APRIL 7, 2016

Let’s look at ways through which organizations can develop a compliance culture and be prepared for compliance audits. Senior executives should be the role models for employees to build a strong compliance culture at every level of an organization.

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Training Train Measure Evaluation 59

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. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

3 Data from our 2021 Industry Review shows that over $2.8 Ignoring polarizing social justice issues can even increase unconscious biases that could wreak havoc on your culture.” Q: One of the tips from Harvard Business Review 2 on how to set up programs for success is to set goals, collect data and examine change overtime.

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Government Social Blackbaud Companies 96

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Create a culture of adaptability with a strategic plan that encourages flexibility and equips your staff members with the mindset and tools they need to navigate unexpected challenges.

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Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many of the tools organizations work closely with were built by different teams with different business models. During the ETL process, it’s important to establish a logical data model that will make it easy for you to pull the data you need. These insights should help your team evaluate and prioritize the next question to tackle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Since networked learning happens in the context of an ecosystem, perhaps Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model. . 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.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 103

BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

If my nonprofit has annual revenue between $250,000 and $500,000, I have an annual review performed by a CPA firm. If I have an annual audit, my audit committee retains the audit firm and reviews with the auditor the audit results, auditor communication letter, and management letter. model conflict of interest policy.

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New York Nonprofit Policy Review 75

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Even then, there are organizational models and structural templates you can build from. Corporate culture, scale, target markets, and sales maturity are just some of the factors that shape the ideal sales operations structure for each organization. . Performance Metrics Analyses.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3. How might we create a funding model that nourishes flexibility and innovation?

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design . Stanford Social Innovation Review. Senior Advisor and Director, Measurement, Evaluation and Organizational Performance.

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Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Foster a data culture, and a testing culture . Taking the time to identify the most important information, and understanding privacy laws as we reviewed in “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy”, will result in an unprecedented understanding of your stakeholders and a strong relationship between each party. .

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a wine-tasting experience, participants sample a variety of wines while evaluating them using criteria such as appearance, smell, and taste. Museum passes Offer a local museum bundle for those looking to explore more of the cultural and historical opportunities your city has to offer.

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Artist Classes Arts Local 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I started with an introduction to the Networked Nonprofit and an assessment that allows them evaluate where their use of networks and social media is along a continuum. Participants reviewed the social media policy from TNT , which has been translated into Spanish, to see how it could be adapted for their regional network.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Based on IRS data and done using a complex model – one that is freely available for others to review and evaluate – the report tells us how much has been donated across the country in the previous tax year. What’s in the report?

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Data Giving Indiana Philanthropy 42

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2018

When I was growing up in northern Minnesota, I didn’t see examples of organizational efficiency models, and I had never heard of lean concepts. Once you’ve identified the client, you can then evaluate each step in the process to determine whether it adds value. Part of building an innovative culture is letting people experiment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

In reading through this amazing outpouring of posts, people have been very transparent if they are nominating their own project as well as their criteria and evaluation thought process. Holden not only shared his recommendations, but gave us a detailed description of his evaluation process. Here's Steve Wright modeling his ).

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

I tried to give them a framework in which to think about this kind of change and we discussed different models to explore and teach this subject. Walking in the footsteps of my friend Yossi Abramowitz , these folks are putting out cultural products and shaking the traditional tree with new ideas. I don’t know.

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Proposal Philanthropy Kiva Video 40

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Here are 10 important factors to consider when evaluating different event management solutions: Event Type and Size: Begin by assessing the types and sizes of events your nonprofit typically hosts. Cost Structure: Understand the pricing model of the software you’re evaluating. Be aware of any hidden fees.

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Software Management Guide Registration 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Daring to Lead report finds that a full 55% of your peer executives name technology as a “depleting” aspect of their job (it would have been the most depleting of all options surveyed, if not for the joys of HR – like evaluating and hiring/firing staff). How could you tell who initiated what?

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We have a short evaluation at the end and formal breaks for Q&A throughout the session, so we invite you to stay engaged. And as I said, there’ll be formal breaks in the content where we review some of those questions. So that’s what today is about. I want to let you know that this is a 75-minute webinar, so please note that.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

And even museums that don't have online social presences are sites for discussion, whether on TripAdvisor, Yelp, or other forums for opinion about cultural attractions. He was a great and honest evaluator, and he loved his role as an influencer. around gameplay. Read the comments. How do these game companies steer the discussion?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 25, 2024

Understand that culture trumps strategy Drucker famously argued, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” underscoring the overpowering influence of culture over any strategic plan. Drucker emphasized the role of leadership in shaping this culture, advocating for a spirit of greatness that starts at the top.

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Build New Jersey Knowledge Worker Culture 90

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if you have to leave early, you just want to review the content later on, share with a friend or a colleague, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff in your hands later on today. She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. ” What are the things donors want to see?

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Report Measure Impact Process 78

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

But a lot of folks aren’t getting that signal because of the culture of our industry. . Now, I have a whole nother talk I can give you on the nonprofit business model, but let me just tell you, nonprofits as businesses are more complex than for-profits. That is a warning signal. They’re going to make the decisions. .

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