ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

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. Therefore, nonprofit organizations should have the capacity to collect data and accurately measure the impact of the investments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Title: Associate Director, Digital Marketing. The last thing we do is measure our market share in the social media space. Social networking sites and mobile are on the rise, but we can’t forget our traditional marketing methods bringing in the majority of the revenue. Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Name: Amy Ganderson.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Tailor your fundraising messages and methods to specific donor categories based on their preferences and behavior. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. One size does not fit all. Do you have an approach suited to older donors ?

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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. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Chris Bernard, Editorial and Communications Director, Idealware. Tobias Eigen, Executive Director, Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa. Wiebke Herding, Managing Director, On:Subject Communications. Josh Hirsch, Director of Development and Marketing, The Weiss School. Annie Lynsen, Marketing Director, Small Act.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2015

As development director, she had a hard time getting her marketing director to understand and work with her. Plus, you’ll gain actionable methods to get everyone on the same page. Make sure it’s measurable. Make sure to set measurable goals on both sides of the spectrum and see how the departments can work together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." It is a principled approach to new product development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured. And rightly so. Data carry enormous potential.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

SNA is a visual, quantitative measurement tool that has been used across disciplines since the 1950's. In the field of social network analysis, these are called "structural holes." Introduction to social network methods. In fact, the Arizona sector works that way, too — we often connect to each other through hubs. and Riddle, M.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Internal management consultants help nonprofits develop their organizational structure. For example, while you might be able to work with a consultant who isn’t a perfect match for one or two projects, you’ll want to establish a long-term relationship with a consultant whose methods work best for your long-term development.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. Kelly Lao, Executive Director at the German American Heritage Center, said the Bloomerang system allowed the GAHC to turn more lapsed or new donors into sustained givers. Their team found its solution in Bloomerang.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

How will you measure success? Organizational Structure. There are other types of nonprofit organizations such as fraternal beneficiary organizations, or horticulture, labor, and agricultural organizations that are structured as nonprofits as well…so be clear here.). What are the exact goals you are trying to achieve?

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Business Nonprofit Summary Homeless 124

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 7, 2022

In a previous blog post written by Kestryl Lowrey (Managing Director, Technology Services) and Stephen Earheart (Director, Campaign Services ), Cloud for Good explored the role of data warehouses in nonprofit technology strategies. However, it may not make sense to build supporting structures for all SIS data in Salesforce.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. My director and I sat down and talked about how they could help me reconcile my identity as an out woman with having to be “closeted” in the workplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. 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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Why should we measure story in a new way? To do this we have to be able to measure story in a new way. It enables organization to show their constituents that the organization is engaged – the organization measures its impact based upon the content of stories. Alan Deutschman – Walk the Walk.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

And she’s got a really cool, specific framework that she has created called the Impact Method. So I just want to, you know, prepare you if you’re about to have an oh my God moment, is your board should not be making strategic decisions except around hiring and firing the executive director. Want me, say that again.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We think about this redefinition of affinity not just in terms of our programming but our internal structures as well. We’re making our focus on community more overt, tangible, and measurable.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Nonprofit organizations were able to complete all of the above tasks via analog methods prior to the development of much of the nonprofit technology that organizations utilize today. Your nonprofit’s board, such as one or two members and your executive director. Develop methods for evaluating the success of each benchmark goal.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how-to details and strategies for fast, measurable digital marketing success. Governance / @usdsoles.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In my work, I’m constantly fielding questions about grants from busy executive directors without formal grants training. Development directors who wear many hats, entry-level grant staff who don’t have much experience, and even program staff who get thrown into grant-writing roles. We’ve got development staff.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Reporting to your board of directors. Most CRM software will allow you to run standard reports that measure typical email metrics: opens, clicks, etc. Many CRM providers structure their pricing by the number of users. Fundraising reports Communications reports Digital Reports. Communicating with your teams. One last thing.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Participants will network and learn about other areas of practice, discuss a range of opportunities and challenges faced by different sectors, and work collaboratively to improve impact measurement.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? Unfortunately, for some directors, “sustainability” means “finding long-term ways to receive funding to do the same things we’ve been doing.” One of the most promising models for doing so (and a potential way to structure the NAS report) is scenario-based planning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2013

But, the forward-looking executive will recognize that the successful and sustainable organizations of the future will be those that are organized and positioned for adaptability and innovation in a marketplace of changing needs, attitudes, preferences, and points of access and that are willing to make structural adaptations to meet new realities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

Well over 2,000 men and women have made the ultimate sacrifice - given their full measure of devotion. For the past two years, they've measured progress in the number of insurgents killed, roads built, or voters registered. But these benchmarks are not true measures of fundamental security and stability in Iraq.

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