NTEN

APRIL 14, 2014

Executive Director. Four nonprofits are leveraging mobile technology to measure the impact of their programs, and hear from their remote beneficiaries that may not have access to the internet. In the world of impact measurement with remote beneficiaries, mobile is the new lawn mower. Heather Franzese.

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Measure Mobile Impact India 93

NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. Matt will show us how.

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Measure Impact Chicago Metrics 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Today, Salesforce.org is excited to announce the release of the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2021. Our fourth annual report shows how our customers are using the resources Salesforce.org provides to create and increase their social impact. Our Approach to Social Impact. We work to close the impact gap in three ways: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2017

But, like anything else, to improve results, you need to measure it. My colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director. If so, what approaches lead to the greatest impact and under what conditions? . Presentation slides. Bibliography with links and summaries of studies reviewed.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2023

If a grantmaking organization creates a funding opportunity, but there is no way for anyone to hear about it, does it make an impact? So, when it comes to communicating your impact story, many foundations need to rely on the data in their form 990 to tell their story.

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Story Impact Trend Grant 68

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In an article recently published in ASAE's Associations Now , our senior director of managed services, Emilio Arocho, outlined four steps every association should be following to ensure your programs, initiatives and resources align with your mission. Most often, you’ll use at least one measurement. Formulate SMART Goals.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Director of Marketing & Analytics. As digital marketing technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, organizations are making large investments to keep up with new innovations; it’s more important for them than ever to measure the progress and impact of their digital programs. Andrew Blackmore.

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Measure Digital Analysis Evaluation 78

.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

podcast Sharon Rice,org Source Director of Business Strategy , and I talked about these shifting dynamics. Outreach to our communities can be swift, targeted, and designed for the highest impact. These EI competencies impact your organization’s interpersonal dynamics. That process is becoming more complicated.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. Evaluate and report on the efficacy of methods and measures themselves, not just results.

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Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

It’s an important challenge to meet because I think that unless relationship building is broadly recognized as a key measure of impact, it will continue to be under-resourced (to the detriment of achieving the larger goals and outcomes people are working toward). John Esterle.

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Relationship Measure Build Impact 94

Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Miriam’s Kitchen is using VolunteerHub to recruit volunteers, engage corporate partners, and positively impact its bottom-line while increasing impact through the software’s integration with Salesforce. The organization, focused on impact , serves an average of 300 fresh meals per day (70,000 annually).

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Integration Impact Homeless Washington 98

.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Board We, the ENA Board of Directors, will seek at all times to demonstrate: Excellence through collaboration, engagement, and accountability​​ Integrity through respect, compassion, and mindfulness A culture of inquiry while being inclusive, strategic, and visionary.​​ Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Motivations for their giving include receiving tax deductions and understanding the impact their investment is making. Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Note from Beth: As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m running several peer learning groups based on the ideas in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Maturity of Practice model. Because what gets measured gets better.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 26, 2011

I love the idea of "collective impact." We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on the impact of individual organizations, but how does that translate to the bigger picture? How might things be different if we start thinking about our collective impact? Support collective impact! What about the volunteer contributions?

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Measure Research Impact Organization 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Water.org ’s approach to empowering people with safe water and sanitation delivers on long-term impact expectations and makes it convenient for donors to create the change they wish to see in the world. This metric in mind, monthly donors know the measure of their impact when they check the box to make their donation monthly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential. We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and ubiquity of the digital world makes it harder to surface and share personal stories of change and impact.

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Storytelling Digital Report Impact 115

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Technology can be used for a variety of tasks across organizations to help them increase their impact in the sector and the communities that they serve. Nonprofits should be highly encouraged to facilitate the use of new platforms of service delivery to increase their impact.”. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from ASU.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this podcast, Amy Gibson, the Director of Resource Development shares the secrets for how she did it, including how she shows appreciation to her donors, and uses software to streamline processes and address challenges along the way. Until next time, keep making a difference and watch your impact grow! Listen to this episode.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Every nonprofit aims to have impact, but few have the systems in place to calculate little more than outputs. For nonprofits, measuring their broader impact can be easier said than done. Get started!

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Dominican Republic Issue NTEN Impact 88

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. We quickly learned, however, of the complexity of defining the terms.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Consider the frequency of the member activities, how many dollars you spend, or the rates compared to peers to get measurable data before start assigning values. However, you don’t need to measure everything. Seek a simple sum.

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Hosting Metrics Associations Measure 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization. Everything You Need to Know about the Dublin Summit and the New Measurement Standards. SMMStandards Progress and Roadmap: Marklein and Paine Present the First Social Media Measurement Standards at the Dublin Summit. But where to start?

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Measure Social Media Media Social 96

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The idea is to both directly pool and contribute $500 million toward local journalism and, in doing so, spark wider and sustained investment in local journalism in the years to come, says Kathy Im, director of journalism and media for the MacArthur Foundation. But it’s definitely one of the ways that we’re going to be looking at impact.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Be as transparent as possible about the path your donor’s funds are taking from contribution to action to impact. 2) Don’t forget about the impact of donor-advised on fundraising. 3) Regularly measure the results of high net worth donor engagement. The specifics of what their money would be funding. Major gifts are a major deal.

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

During times of crisis, it is important to take an informed, measured approach that supports the long-term success of your organization’s mission. Consider the various impacts the current situation has on your business model, such as staffing, fundraising, and service delivery. Lean on your board of directors.

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Model Fund Nonprofit Evaluation 80

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

posted by Christopher Haines Artistic Director & Co-Founder, iTheatre Collaborative. Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. Intrinsic impact refers to those benefits of the arts that enrich or transform participants (McCarthy et al., How do you measure that?

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Evaluation Arts Story Impact 56

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

What criteria should nonprofits consider before accepting a social impact investment? As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

It must be articulate enough to measure progress against, inspiring enough to move people to action, and still broad enough to withstand the test of time. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable). This data is how we measure our impact.

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Participatory Culture Leadership Washington 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The abundance mindset also applies to how we measure our impact and work together. The group challenged how we measure impact, and recommended finding measurements that encourage collaboration across the supply chain. Our upcoming Impact Labs cohorts are one example.

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Hunger Feeds San Antonio Collaboration 69

sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Evaluating Potential Grantees After applications are collected, grant makers evaluate potential grantees based on various factors, like alignment with grant objectives, organizational capacity, financial stability, and potential impact. Additionally, some impacts may not become apparent until long after the grant period has ended.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I was mid-sentence when Steve begged my pardon and said, “That’s not my board of directors, Laurence. Ideally, a board of directors is thinking about what the nonprofit will look like and accomplish in five to ten years. Steve, a Harvard-trained attorney, and founding CEO of a 30-year-old national nonprofit, learned this the hard way.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The more accurate and insightful that executive directors and finance teams can be when predicting revenue, cost, and ROI, the better equipped their organization will be to sustain and grow its mission. As you can see in the graphic above, the Matrix uses profitability and impact as its two axes, creating 4 distinct quadrants.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. Who decides what is measured?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 85

Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Over 1,000 nonprofits attended our 2024 Seals webinar , but we know there are many more out there looking to tell their story of impact and share that story broadly with current and potential donors to make their case for funding. In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? What is impact? ” I know I speak fast. Why is it important?”

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