sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Ensuring compliance and accuracy in your financial reporting involves several key actions: Regularly review the latest guidelines and summaries provided by authoritative bodies on revenue recognition of grants and contracts. As the leader of a nonprofit, you must stay on top of updated standards or hire an accountant who does.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This week, KD Paine and I, did a whirlwind tour of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” book talks in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Many thanks to our generous hosts including the Foundation Center/SF, Zero Divide, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, TechSoup Global, and Stanford University. … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

One of the things that I love at the Packard Foundation is the learning culture. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view. Sustainability: Assumptions about the future. How will they measure success?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In high-performing, flexible organizations, this openness to productive change–inclusion–becomes the status quo,” write Scott Nielsen and Helena Huang in the National Civic Review. The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. Develop an organizational diversity and inclusion statement for staff and board. Invest in training.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Initially, we conducted listening sessions and interviews with nonprofits and philanthropic institutions to learn about some of the best and worst practices in grantmaking to grassroots organizations, ensuring that we gathered a range of perspectives. With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. Impact management helps nonprofit teams collect and use impact data to make informed decisions about their programs. How closely should they track those changes? Continuous improvement.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Unhealthy leadership cultures are often evidenced by one of two polarized governance styles: micromanagement or rubberstamping. Understanding where the board ends and staff begins is the first step to ensuring a positive and productive internal work culture. . How often will our board conduct performance reviews? Unemployment?).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Development officers should be very clear and unapologetic about that role, especially when establishing relationships with donors. When hiring fundraisers , look for people who are confident and excited about raising money and who understand the position. Measure the most important goals that lead to results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy AND have a fabulous walk and talk with her about the ideas. It is playbook details the practices for high performance including: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and sharing compelling stories. How do you measure that impact?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Be clear about your intentions to alleviate concerns and foster a better understanding of how you’ll use the technology at your organization. You should also host regular training sessions with your team members to review: Ethical considerations: AI tools have shortcomings. Let’s dive in! Clearly explain the purpose of AI tools.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

Taking steps to create a staff survey and respond to the feedback can improve your association’s productivity and redefine the work culture. . Before you design your survey, you’ll need to take a step back to think about the focus. Learn more about employee engagement. Here’s how to get started: 1.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

But once the risk is identified, it can be measured and planned for. The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet. Planning efforts are largely forward-looking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The Gabriela Schneider, Chief Communications Officer at Issue One.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2023

Eight cybersecurity strategies Following are eight cybersecurity measures nonprofit web managers can adopt to help protect their websites and stay ahead of new threats. Non-technical Promote a strong password culture. Educate staff about risks and vulnerabilities. Passwords should be complex and difficult to figure out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

They want us to invest in digital analytics tools to measure our efforts, but I’m not really sure what this will tell us. Dear In the Digital Wilderness, No doubt about it, embracing digital marketing and fundraising strategies is certainly a new frontier for most nonprofits. How are you measuring if you’re meeting or exceeding them?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I Love Social Media Measurement. I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

If you’re ready to make progress on the goals you’ve dreamed about, it’s time to engage in nonprofit strategic planning. For instance, you might consider how to further empower your major gifts team to conduct more in-depth prospect research or ask yourself how you could improve your internal culture to reduce turnover.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Diversity Metrics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. Funders are increasingly conditioning grants upon the delivery of specific measures. A Guide to Developing an Outcome Logic Model and Measurement Plan.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

But a fruitful season isn’t about luck; it heavily hinges on the early groundwork laid in the weeks ahead. The Importance of Early Planning Wondering if September seems too premature to start thinking about year-end festivities and funding? Review previous year-end campaigns to understand what drove results and what fell flat.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. Clairification . Don’t let it be you! THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. BETH’S BLOG.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What feedback have you received from your grantees about your application process? Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past. Does it ask for information that is relevant, respectful, and inclusive of your grantees’ identities, cultures, and contexts?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Seeing the direct impact of our work in the community and being part of a team that genuinely cares about making a difference is incredibly rewarding.” Educate them about the importance of testimonials and how to ask for them. Regularly review the progress of your campaign.

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

It is your board’s job to set goals for all of these initiatives and then measure progress against them. They should implement a review process (usually an annual review) that objectively assesses the executive’s performance in their role and sets new goals and incentives for future performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The opening keynote by Hallie Preskill, Managing Director, FSG talked about the trends setting the stage for new evaluation methods, but also cautioned that these methods would not replace traditional methods. These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data. Here are my notes.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

Brad: Nancy, what a pleasure to talk with you today about this groundbreaking partnership between the Packard Foundation and Candid. At the same time, there is an increased call for organizations to be transparent about the demographic makeup of our grantees.

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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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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

What organizations have spoken out about the uptick in violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders? In June, we took a pledge to focus on not only diversity but transparency in how we’re approaching our objectives and key results (OKR) with any and all DEI measures. This program is more than just a DEI effort.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes. Taking proactive measures. One of the hardest things about strategy, and the jobs it gives leaders, is that it’s never done,” a checkmark you can complete. Plans ask us to review regularly and ask the question: Are we on track?

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

According to new research in Harvard Business Review , 89% of workers have reported a decline in their workplace wellbeing since the start of the pandemic. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. As employers reflect on what has been done and what needs to be improved on, it’s crucial to put employee well-being at the forefront.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2021

Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. In that sense, what we’re writing about are very much lies—they’re the fake news of work, and we’re suffering, today, because of them. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. They published “ Ten Rules Simple Rules for Meaningful Meetings.” It may become your new norm.

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