Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Finding the right foundation to write a grant for is confusing, especially if the organization has no prior relationships to build on. Some foundations have open RFIs (Request for Information), open LOIs (Letter of Inquiry), RFPs (Request for Proposal) and others have open calls for applications around a campaign.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Understanding why these members engage more — or digging into data around less engaged members — will help you to determine how to build effective membership retention strategies. Your members are the foundation of your association. To learn more about member engagement best practices, check out this blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. It provides critical data for nonprofit leaders, board members and funders to understand the effectiveness of organizations in serving their missions. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Write an Effective Grant Proposal.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

By identifying potential partners, ensuring compliance, and measuring impact, nonprofits can maximize the effectiveness of their digital advertising efforts. This can help them adapt their own campaigns to stay relevant and effective.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You probably learned that not everyone needs to be in your office to effectively carry out their jobs. What specific, measurable results will occur once that training is complete? This is a chance to determine the effectiveness of their training, take a closer look at results, and make plans for ongoing training.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we help nonprofit organizations use their technology for more effective fundraising and donor stewardship. One critical element of this area involves refining the nonprofit’s tech stack for more effective moves management. Effective moves management is built on the donor and gift lifecycle.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

Often, the reason a foundation declines a grant has nothing to do with you. Impact,” “results,” and “outcomes” all refer to evidence that your program is effective and will be used interchangeably here.) How are you measuring progress? But what do funders want to see, and how can you convey program impact in a compelling way?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. Impact can also mean “to have a strong effect on someone or something.” Measuring impact. How can you objectively measure a growth in self-esteem or an increase in overall well-being?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Attribution is what allows you to measure the success of your acquisition strategies (and get great insights for optimisation). Some of the most effective online fundraising strategies happen when you dig into your organisation’s data and understand who your donors are, and how they came across to you. . Content (utm_content).

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Consider how much you should raise to effectively help your mission while keeping your budget in mind. .

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? In fact, for every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average HBCU. HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

When I heard about Guidestar’s plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow ambassador to share a guest post about it on my blog. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. And sometimes it can feel that measuring social change is even harder.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs. Measure impact according to your company’s specific needs with drill down and self-service dashboard builder capabilities. Request a demo

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fortunately, with data, we can better understand members’ behavior and which marketing channel is most effective to reach our members. In today’s world, success is measured by more than just clicks and open rates. Do you know what your most effective marketing channel is? What content and formats are most effective?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2017

Capacity building is about improving organizational (or network) effectiveness. But, like anything else, to improve results, you need to measure it. My colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director. Capacity building is about improving organizational (or network) effectiveness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

In the annual letters from Bill and Melinda Gates which was released today, measurement takes center stage. In case you weren't yet convinced, I imagine this clear declaration -- which ties the concepts of business innovation like incremental improvement of steam power to making vaccine delivery more effective -- will move the needle for you.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this report, you will find the results: How Salesforce is creating digital transformation for institutions like Indiana University Foundation and Alumni Association, Kansas State University, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County. How Salesforce is helping growing organizations scale efficiently and effectively.

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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. of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities. At the W.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014. com. She will continue in this role in addition to her work with the Packard Foundation. Philanthropy'

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Measure and track your success. How to measure the success of your nonprofit branding strategy There are several ways to measure the success of your nonprofit branding strategy. As people efficiently and effectively learn more about your organization and become more comfortable, it should directly impact donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Last month, Zoetica launched “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Arts Nonprofit ,” a peer learning project to build capacity for arts organizations in using social media effectively with a one-day masterclass. Facebook Custom Landing Tabs + Measurement = Best Practice. Why: Custom Landing Tabs. Principles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Note from Beth: Yesterday, I was the honored guest at a Google Hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation to celebrate the work that I have done over the last five years as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

Data champions —whether inside a nonprofit organization or a foundation—know that data on its own doesn’t accelerate impact on its own. Without question, our ability to track and measure outcomes and the impact of social good initiatives has expanded considerably over the past several years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofit s with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. What is the link between transparency and effectiveness and can these two qualities ever be at cross purposes?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In this post, we will explore some of the major steps to creating effective community health initiatives, and share one case study. In 2019, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their County Health Rankings Report. Critically, these programs also measure outcomes over time through Inspira’s electronic medical record.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Organization: Taproot Foundation. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation. The least effective—probably Friendster. Finally, we are beginning to measure how many volunteer applications come by way of our social media channels as well as using marketing sites like Klout to measure our influence online. Jumo: [link].

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Speaks.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Speaks.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 3, 2014

P erformance management is the discipline of making good decisions with data; it is the foundation for outcomes management. Outcomes management is the science of managing to stewarding specific social results and helping you understand whether your programs and services are effectively contributing to your underlying mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As part ongoing work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am designing, facilitating, and delivering workshops with Compasspoint. Last week, I had the great pleasure of presenting a one-day workshop with colleagues Holly Minch , JD Lasica , Janet Fouts , and Susan Tenby. Morning Session. ” .

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. I know that by the numbers, there are far fewer foundations than nonprofits in the US (94 percent charities versus 6 percent foundations), but most foundations are relatively small.

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