Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Join me at Markets for Good on December 6 at 1 pm EST for a FREE roundtable discussion about the new Data Playbook. . One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

As improving community health becomes a definitive strategic priority for most hospitals, development must learn a new “beat” – and cultivate a relationship with a new champion. At minimum, every hospital’s triennial CHNA includes discussions with community leaders representing different identities, experiences, and issue sets.

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Fundraising Benefit Relationship Knowledge 93

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? Below I will discuss a few more examples for you to consider. Definitions: What defines a “complete” record? Your new CRM may require a change in processes. GARY: Yes we do. Please do not hesitate to call us.

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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.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

2020 brought with it a call across CSR divisions to rethink the very definition of disaster prevention and relief, with COVID-19 and social justice receiving 83% of the more than $9 million in donations – a significant increase in total giving in this area — documented in this report. Where does giving go?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Lynda Frost of the Hogg Foundation talked about funding integrated mental health services and how that Foundation was able to be the neutral convener of stakeholders to discuss policy. They were also able to leverage an evaluation and learning community to develop common definitions for policy. – Guest post by David C.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness? Donor retention can definitely be affected--positively and negatively--by Advancement Services. He suggests several, including donor retention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 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. I went to the Learning in Public session expecting to hear that the process the Packard Foundation used to evaluate their capacity building work was wildly successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Avoid any discussion of ideas or questions, as these stop the flow of ideas. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones. Once everyone generates their own ideas, they come together as a group to share their ideas and discuss them. Free-wheeling.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

We should dust off those by-laws, pull out the board score card to self-evaluate our performance and bring in outside help to get our houses or in this case, our boards in order. . This statement should be included in the orientation packet to new board members and discussed when onboarding them. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. The last evaluation of this work was a decade ago.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

In episode 7 of the Managing eLearning Podcast , Jon & Matt sit down with Celisa Steele Co-Founder & Managing Director for Tagoras to discuss the Learning Business Maturity Model , which articulates the characteristics of a mature market-facing learning business or line of business, as well as the stages that typically precede full maturity.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

To illustrate a creative out-of-the-box “athon”, we sat down with Krista Mortensen, the development manager at Invest in Kids to discuss top fundraising tips and how they used CauseVox to set a fundraising record ($300K+) in their 2022 Jane-A-Thon event. Best Practice #1: Have A Peer-To-Peer Platform.

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Forj

JUNE 15, 2021

Jon Aleckson and Matt Harpold to discuss how working with associations executives takes time and collaboration to build a digital strategy. Deb shares how she worked to understand the essentials of what to implement and how to prioritize her organization’s digitalization.

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eLearning Summary Podcast Management 36

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Our definitions of the best exhibitions are either best for our field or what we think is best for our visitors. And, before all my research and evaluation friends have an attack of “but wait!,” Before we get to the work of discussing audience engagement, this week, let’s talk definitions. What are your successes?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

This metric will allow you to definitively calculate the impact of your nonprofit’s efforts by noting positive changes in your beneficiaries. Sheri is a thought leader on public sector evaluation and applied organizational research. Constituents Demonstrating a New Behavior/Skill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change. This is why the session started with a discussion defining confidentiality. There are definitely some shades of gray.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Recently there was a webcast hosted by the Lean Start Up Conference about implementing lean impact with Christie George of New Media Ventures and Akash Trivedi of Kiva.org who discussed how they apply lean to social good. The principles were useful but I found it difficult to translate the case examples into concepts for the social sector.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Organizations continually operate in “not enough” mode and are expected to try to make the best of their limited resources and create (and evaluate) the most impact possible. The sector has fully bought into the idea of scarcity and that there’s only so much proverbial pie to go around.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jeanne Bell , CEO of CompassPoint, led the discussion and was joined by Jara Dean-Coffey , founder and principal of jdcPartnerships, and Holly Minch , principal at LightBox Collaborative. Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Definition: A culture of continuous improvement. Discussions on how to improveresults are rarely part of staff meetings. The organizational dashboard isshared across departments and there is a process for analyzing, discussing,and applying results. The term means learning culture.

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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. Here are the definitions: Connectivity Network: This type of network links people to allow them to exchange experience and information as a result of that exchange learn.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Follow these steps to outline your organization’s definition of major gifts: Assess your previous largest donations to determine your major gift threshold. Evaluate external threats and opportunities. Follow up with a phone call, thanking them for past engagement and discussing what they love about your mission.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Whether you’re a brand-new nonprofit looking to recruit your very first volunteers or are a seasoned pro, it’s important to first evaluate and assess your volunteer needs and to do so frequently. Now, discuss the reality. up for success. Let’s break down what each letter stands for below. Communication is KEY.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Best definition I’ve seen. I also learned about this NGO from Pakistan that is using social media efficiently to communicate with its stakeholders.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

One way these leaders meet each other is through Exponent Philanthropy’s conferences and education programs, member discussion forums, or staff introductions. . By definition, leanly staffed funders are staffed by just one person or a few people. These bi-weekly or monthly sessions can lead to collaborations. .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

If your organization tends to not put much strategic thought into its toolkit aside from periodically purchasing new tools, it’s definitely worth your time to get started. As you look ahead to your organization’s new year of growth and engagement, tech strategy updates should definitely be a part of the picture. Let’s get started!

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

Using your prospect research data, you can then evaluate a prospect’s capacity and affinity to give. Consider the strategies we discussed earlier to help you build this important relationship. While conducting prospect research on your own is definitely doable, it’s not recommended.

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Communication Donor Data Guide 98

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

Twitter Karma is a great tool to use if you want to inventory your Twitter community, clean up any nonreciprocal followers, or simply evaluate your lists. are you keeping the recent news, discussions, and links sections up to date? (an Spring cleaning definitely applies to your Google Alerts! Give it a try! Groups & Pages.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. Outside of these answers, there is one more thing that you will definitely need to know. Choosing a Learning Management System is no easy task.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2018

What we know: The new tax law’s influence on charitable giving is a topic of lively discussion, and multiple projections of negative impact have been made. There is no definitive research that I can find that says “yes.” posted by Pat Lewis Retired Professional in Residence, ASU Lodestar Center. Patricia F.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2007

This week, we look at Chapter 5 of Elaine Gurian's book Civilizing Museums , Choosing Among the Options: An opinion about museum definitions in two parts. Elaine suggests that we celebrate the distinctions and evaluate museums based on the limitations of their type. Tags: Book Discussion: Civilizing the Museum.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Either way, we’d guess it looked quite different from the eLearning assessment types we’re going to discuss today. There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. In the continuing education context, a great example would be online discussion boards.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Register now!

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

But the warrior spirit is as good a definition as I’ve heard. Meet with people individually to discuss where you believe their skills best serve the team and as a group to explain how those dynamics work together. Keep the conversation meaningful with an honest discussion about strengths, weaknesses, and progress that avoids judgment.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

This is a great board discussion, especially for your annual meeting. Evaluate your conflict resolution process. Here's their published definition. When discussions drift into uncomfortable territory, we often shy away from exploring that discomfort and quickly move on to safer ground. Invest in diversity training.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Register now!

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Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61