The Sponsorship Collective

MARCH 27, 2024

In my post “A Tale of Two Cause Marketing Campaigns” I talked about the differences between two companies and their cause marketing strategies. I also talked about how those strategies played out, leading to a significant difference in money raised.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The Outcome of Our Outcomes – guest post by Victoria Vrana. Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Measurement springs from many different motivations. Are you measuring to test a hypothesis?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

It can make the difference between success and failure, both in your personal life and professional life.” MBTI personality types describe healthy, normal, and natural differences between people. The MBTI describes healthy and normal differences between people. That last bullet is important. We all tend to label.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? Participants spend time working together to draw their networks — people and organizations who are important to reaching their organization’s outcomes. Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

They are executive leaders of large organizations who are wired differently. There’s a huge difference between punk as an act of love versus punk as an act of war. And, why what you offer is different and better. After a while you start to feel different, you know that opposition is validation. Do it anyway.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Especially in associations, analytics can provide invaluable insights, guiding strategies and shaping outcomes. Focus on the Outcomes Embracing the Future: We know change is hard and in long-standing organizations, can be met with resistance. However, the trick is to shift the conversation from the process to the outcomes.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We’ve tallied the number of hours served, rooms painted, pounds of food packed, children tutored, or books donated and then done our best to connect that to a nonprofit’s tangible outcomes. But after a volunteer engagement is over, it can be really challenging to assess the real impact of the project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

After all, there is nothing more disappointing than contributing hard-earned money to what looks like a good cause, and then having absolutely no idea whether it made any difference. 4) Give outcomes. That’s why supplementing online fundraisers with follow-ups that show the impact of donations is so powerful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

Things like smart computers that learn, better ways for different programs to work together, and ways to customize how things are done. Come along with us as we explore how nonprofit grant management software is evolving and what cool new things it can do to help organizations like yours get and use funding to make a real difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

From showcasing outcomes through compelling stories to highlighting the transparency and accountability that donors, volunteers, and partners who share your vision seek, dedicated online brand management will invariably fuel and amplify the impact of your unique mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Outline a specific need or problem and what the ideal outcome of your project looks like. Expand your reach by sharing it with different groups, listservs, and affinity networks. Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. The proposals you receive will be of much higher quality.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Track high-level insights to ensure programs are staying on track, dig deeper into comprehensive data across your programs, or take a closer look at a specific program, staff member, or participant’s outcomes. Learn more Stronger data, stronger outcomes "Here’s what I believe: do the work and the outcomes will show.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

But you want to make sure those decisions deliver outcomes that support your goals. In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. It will be an inevitable outcome. Develop KPIs for Your Goals.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

The BAAA’s annual conference is held at different times of the year, in different locations, and with different program elements. For example, AAPACN has research that shows having at least one AAPACN-certified nurse at a skilled nursing facility improves quality outcomes and increases reimbursement rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. It is about how social media (and other digital tools I might add) help an organization move towards longer-term outcomes in their theory of change or articulated goals. Click to See Larger Version.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

" It means investing with purpose to achieve specific, measurable outcomes and impact. Last summer, I was fortunate to see a preview of the new outcomes measurement solution that MicroEdge has been building. 3 Reasons You're About to Be As Excited About Outcomes Measurement As I Am. Blackbaud Outcomes.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

Over the past several years, I’ve met with countless people at a wide variety of organizations to connect on outcomes measurement , and I tend to hear similar questions and qualms about this still-new area. “ How do we get started? ” “ Is there a difference between measurement and evaluation? ” “ Is there a right way to define an outcome?

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VisionLink

JANUARY 18, 2023

We’ve always been particularly focused on partnership-building solutions where different agencies can work in their own specific ways— yet in concert with other agencies for collaborative outcomes for clients.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

There are different approaches to evaluating a program. However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. Program outcomes are defined as the expected and/or actual benefits that program participants will receive.

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See3

MARCH 30, 2018

Next time someone asks you what your organization does, answer a different question. It means you have to own your outcomes. The post Next Time, Answer a Different Question appeared first on See3. And it’s totally reasonable that you want to be recognized and validated for those important things you do! It’s not what we do.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Build charitable partnerships for better funding outcomes Nonprofit network Discover nonprofits that align with your business objectives and build lasting partnerships. Having alternate approvers within the workflow has also made such a difference for our team.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

I know outcomes measurement and impact stories are becoming more important,’ you may think, ‘But how do I make sure I’m starting down the right path so I don’t feel stranded ?’ . As we’re moving to a more outcomes-focused model, take a look at how we’ve begun outlin ing what success looks like for the program.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

More and more our conversations are focused on Community Information Exchange Systems, Health Care Exchanges, Coordinated Care, Comprehensive Disaster Relief systems and similar opportunities to join efforts--and combine data--to leverage the work of many organizations for better outcomes. We've found this requires three components.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes. Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, grantees sometimes run into difficulty deciphering the terminology between different funding sources. Communicate outcomes. Grantors increasingly view themselves as investors and, as a result, place greater emphasis on outcomes reporting. Learn the language and history. In managing grant funding , communication is key.

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Grant Process Management Tips 94

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Do staff leaders from different departments make up your larger stakeholder group? Doing so can help your team plan for various outcomes and prepare for situations your association would want to avoid or need to mitigate. Try asking these questions: Are there levels of distinction between your stakeholders?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 10, 2024

At Qgiv, we’ve been helping people fulfill their passion to make a difference in the world for nearly 15 years. Say goodbye to disconnected systems and hello to improved fundraising outcomes through unified data, people, and tools, available all in one place. Unified data. We’re better together— Bloomerang + Qgiv.

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Gyrus

APRIL 14, 2015

The point is that I sought out different types of materials in different mediums: print, discussion forums, tech manuals, pictures, and videos. Learning occurs a lot of different ways. ” The post Different Training Media for Better Learning appeared first on Gyrus. I meant require a new engine.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Focus on what matters to operational outcomes (ex. It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Different words can have different meanings depending on the person, and not everyone will be fluent in the same jargon or technical language.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

Sometimes it makes sense; sometimes, you’d be better off with a different solution. Even when you have some ideas of what might be best, if you’re really unsure you may benefit from someone with no vested interest in the outcome. The best outcome is when you learn to help yourself. I have a hunch this may be your situation.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. To look is an act of choice.”

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Our collective work led to 8 steps to outcomes-oriented collaboration. We discovered that if you are in the role of promoting collaboration among others, you need to articulate your definition of collaboration and what your expectations are for outcomes. Collaboration seems to have a different definition for every person you ask.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But you’re already hustling as hard as possible to build support, raise money, and make a difference. Optimize your programs Evaluate the success of programs and initiatives by reviewing participant feedback, attendance, and outcomes. As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. Don’t run away!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. Or, perhaps you are aware of a new/different process or product that you believe will move your organization forward, even if the way things are isn’t horrible. Phase 3: Sustain Outcomes.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

The BAAA’s annual conference is held at different times of the year, in different locations, and with different program elements. For example, AAPACN has research that shows having at least one AAPACN-certified nurse at a skilled nursing facility improves quality outcomes and increases reimbursement rates.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2017

One of the most exciting parts of 2017 for me so far has been to see how many nonprofit organizations and foundations are becoming more and more passionate about outcomes measurement. And this got me thinking, how can we ensure that organizations don’t feel like they’re facing this outcomes measurement journey alone?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Featured in this issue: " From Outcomes to Impact ," by Julie Macalik with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, which provides guidance for measuring the real impact of your nonprofit. " Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits are tracking their constituents.

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