Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. ” What is Human Centered Design?

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

As we finish our three-blog series, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Phase 1: Align You’ve decided to embark on a service design project!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community. Test and improve. This is not the only social design toolkit.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How does fashion design relate to digital design? On a basic level, all designers gather inspiration from a range of sources and many design principles are consistent across different disciplines. Designers from around the world presented work inspired by issues in their community and the world.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In our Service Design: Where Social Impact Meets Innovation webinar, we defined service design, described how service design fits into the social sector, and broke down how mission-driven organizations can apply it to their work. . There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese. Creative-problem solving on a small budget.

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

It’s a unfortunate reality that too many site owners and administrators don’t put enough stock in the importance of having a method with which new and loyal users can be kept in the loop. That said, not all contact forms are considered equal, especially those designed for WordPress sites where there are so many choices for customization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The other day I attended an information session for a new initiative centered around increasing diversity in design. It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here’s the method. Use human centered design principles, not your arrogance of thinking you know what works for your audience without testing. Good testing begins with a hypothesis and collecting data to understand if you are right or wrong. Don’t let your vision become delusional.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. Algorithms can be designed to be objective and unbiased, reducing the risk of human error and judgment in decision-making. Caveat here—that depends on the human’s perspective.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Be sure to Interviews, Toolkits and Checkpoints – all designed to enrich your learning.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

Of course, it wasn''t a complete loss as we did learn several valuable lessons in how not to design a data driven experiment. Start with small, easy to design experiments: This was by far the largest data driven experiment NTEN had tried to date, and our lack of experience clearly showed.

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Kindful

AUGUST 28, 2023

Kindful offers a beautifully designed, intuitive, fully integrated online fundraising CRM. Write tests & make sure they pass. You may be writing components or features from scratch, refactoring code, adding incremental improvements, writing and maintaining technical documentation, writing tests, and fixing bugs.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Flyers are a tried-and-true advertising method to get the community engaged with your event and organization. If you see them as an outdated outreach method, we have great news for you. Use a minimalist design. Create unique designs. Test out different shapes. Tip 4: Use a minimalist design.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Offering these methods is important for catering to younger donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Run NCOA and address standardization, test email addresses, remove deceased record — this is a year-round effort, but extra important for a big end-of-year push.” Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. Scrub your data so it’s extra squeaky clean for your campaign!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. These personalized elements are then assembled in a designated space, creating a meaningful and lasting tribute that becomes an integral part of the chosen location. Direct Mail: Traditional methods like direct mail still hold value.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

By: Kate O’Connor, Senior Analyst (Strategy), Innovation Consulting, Salesforce Ignite UK&I; Kevin Smeeing, Senior Analyst (Design), Innovation Consulting, Salesforce Ignite UK&I; Anna-Sophie Oertzen , Innovation Consulting Manager, Salesforce Ignite EMEA. Anna-Sophie Oertzen. Innovation Consulting Manager, Salesforce Ignite EMEA. .

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A poorly designed donation form that is hard to navigate, lengthy, or confusing may prompt visitors to leave quickly. On the flip side, a well-designed donation form is easy to understand. You can also test the use of a pop-up box to encourage giving wherever a visitor happens to be on your website.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

In a recent cautionary tale , nonprofit organization Queens Together encountered a scam known as the “credit card test attack.” Ensuring Your Nonprofit Funds are Protected We all know that offering a payment method that allows for online and in-person payments via different methods is essential for nonprofit organizations.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

Based on the results of their research, they are creating new, innovative methods to present their nonprofits to the public and elevate their fundraising goals to new heights. Designing Events from the Donor’s Perspective. A New Philosophy in Fundraising. The post What’s Your Transformational Fundraising Strategy?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

While the characteristics of your audience are important, they should not be the first thing dictating your design direction. and “How can we translate that to our website in a user friendly design?” . Since we are a culture of acronyms, I fondly call it the “PREP” method: Plan – Research – Execute – Proact. (I

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Note: This is the third in a series of posts about usability testing your website from guest author Brandon Granger, Senior Interaction Designer for Blackbaud. In part one , we discussed why you should test your website and part two outlined designing your test. I’ve seen similar results in my testing.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly. coli levels in the water are at unsafe levels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

They’ve been able to hire some of the most well-trained and experienced staff, consultants, and designers that work in the nonprofit sector. and then studying and duplicating their methods. Custom-designed Twitter and YouTube Channel backgrounds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Much has been written on the methods for evaluating programs, for analyzing impact data, and for communicating impact to funders; more and more, thought leaders underscore the need to manage all the processes around understanding impact. Decision-making based on performance and financial management. Market forces. Field (i.e.,

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2020

Take a look and see if you can adopt some of these methods to improve your email marketing strategy. The reality is that not every subscriber will let you know how often they want to receive emails from you, so you’ll want to be proactive and run some email frequency tests to find what’s the sweet spot for email communication frequencies.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The tool allows organizations to test and optimize content, understand confusing elements on webpages, and analyze user behavior. Why Use Clarity Key Features to Leverage Clarity comes packed with features designed to provide deep insights into user behavior. Choose a sign-up method and follow the steps on the screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? Why Use One? Notes from the presentations as well as photos can be found here.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? You’d then draft research questions and strategies to test whether these assumptions are true. Step 3: Design your market research survey. Once you’ve defined your research philosophy, you can begin actually designing your research survey.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

A few design details in particular, like font size and page navigation, are critical in accomplishing this. According to Nielsen’s usability tests of users aged 65 and over, older citizens require larger typography, with 12-point fonts (and higher) working best. Featured Fundraising Nonprofit Technology Nonprofit Web Design'

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NetWits

APRIL 25, 2012

In 3 years mobile will be the #1 method your audience accesses your site. Jason Gross, “The Role of Design in the Kingdome of Content” www.smashingmagazine. Make sure it’s scanable – Use of headers, content blocs and visual design will allow for users eyes to follow the right path of content. Keep mobile in mind!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Why This Fundraising App Made Our List The Bloomerang app is designed to support donor management from wherever you are. Qgiv — Top Fundraising App for In-Person Giving Qgiv’s Virtual Terminal is a fundraising app specifically designed to help fundraisers record and accept donations on the go. The first is designed for event attendees.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nonprofits are increasingly turning to online payment methods. To be considered PCI compliant, you must: Ensure all systems that store, process or transmit cardholder data have been tested for vulnerability and remediated if necessary. But what do you know about the security requirements for processing credit cards?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” There are different ways to design a participatory workshop. It is also important to design a similar process for each small group to work through.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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