Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. It means we have to be nimble and responsive.”.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Whether the initiative is purchasing smart phones for staff or replacing your accounting system, measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) should be a key aspect of your decision. While "measuring ROI" may seem like a daunting task, it can be broken down into a few simple steps which are feasible for projects of all sizes.

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TechImpact

JUNE 4, 2014

Try taking these three measures to better understand your volunteers: Communicate openly: Sit down with your volunteers and get to know them better. Track and monitor trends: From your interviews with volunteers, is there any reoccurring themes? Create a better volunteer environment. Better volunteer retention.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Time to scale This year, we will expand the campaign and hold ourselves accountable for measuring Demographics via Candid’s success from a nonprofit perspective. For funders and nonprofits alike, we now offer robust tools and resources to make the process of collecting and accessing demographic data as simple as possible.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2014

But what if taking the time to focus on other things, like measurement and new staff orientation, would provide better retention rates and a happier staff? The second interview in our nonprofit culture series focuses on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands. But we’re also a place where we support each other.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Ignoring social justice issues that your workforce is dealing with outside of work can, in turn, affect productivity and morale in your work environment,” writes Christie Lindor. Tackling Social Justice Issues on Diversity and Inclusion : Interview with Michael Moore, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Blackbaud.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to SureImpact’s Primer on Nonprofit Impact Measurement , impact is “the quantifiable difference an organization makes … the collective effects (intended and unintended) of a nonprofit’s work on the communities it serves.” In general, when measuring any kind of impact, plan to choose multiple relevant metrics. Assessments.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

With limited people and financial resources, leaders of nonprofit organizations must execute strong management styles that develop the talent of their teams, foster healthy working environments and encourage retention of valuable employees. Measure Performance. Approach Human Resources Strategically.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Under 45 and giving micro-amounts is pretty much matching with our own analysis, but at Donadora we don’t measure political views of our community, so I can’t answer on this point.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

You or your marketing agency may conduct interviews with target audience members, share surveys, create audience personas, perform A/B tests, and more. Think of these as mini, measurable targets that help you inch closer to achieving your more ambitious goals. Conducting user research. Performing audits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. Along the way, I interviewed more than 20 nonprofit experts from a wide variety of organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

And after more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, Hams says he knows "that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so." Hams : Perhaps to some.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Measure THIS! The tricky part is, of course, measuring it. You realize that it's making the whole environment richer with your unique participation — you don't expect anything else from it. Measure success through awareness, not dollars. So how do I measure this? More on this: [link] ). Build an identity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2013

And after more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, Hams says he knows "that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so." Hams : Perhaps to some.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

And after more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, Hams says he knows "that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so." Hams : Perhaps to some.

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Gyrus

JUNE 30, 2016

After assembling a team and discussing all the things required in this new system, spending weeks combing through written materials and vetting vendor demos, then conducting final interviews, the wait is over. Load all of these completed materials into a test environment, then conduct rounds of testing. Start producing new content.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” If so, then that gives a measure of assurance to donors to say, “This is a program that has worked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The job of figuring it out within the Packard Foundation fell to the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) program , which works closely with our grantees to strengthen their ability to adapt and thrive in complex environments. She’s written two books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Gyrus

JUNE 23, 2016

An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. How about, will it work within your pre-existent learning environment? To accomplish this all you need to do is perform a little internal research.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

To truly understand how their employees understood culture, we wanted to observe them within their work environment. This process provided the large company with measurable outcomes that have assisted in refining and improving its cause work programs to better address the needs of Millennials, increasing their workplace engagement.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency is currently transitioning from the ‘laugh’ to the ‘fight’ stage as the Federal Government is making plans for measured regulation s. These structures allow people to collaborate in a trustless environment without the need of traditional bureaucracy or centralized authority. Different Terminology .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

How to create environments that encourage and celebrate working with a network mindset within foundations? Measuring the strength of our networks, how they change over time, what theory of change to develop, what longer term outcomes might be achieved through networks, etc. Inspiration Overload About Networks. Story of Stuff.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

The unique challenge for nonprofits—especially those that rely on in-person support—will be providing virtual opportunities to their supporters to adapt to this new environment. This new environment is an opportunity to rethink solutions to strategic problems and create innovative virtual events that inspire supporters to do more.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Develop a system for tracking and monitoring board members’ outreach efforts to measure success and identify areas for improvement. Interview board members to capture their personal stories and reasons for supporting your nonprofit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

Eric: What should be discussed during the interview process when searching for a marketing leader ? Besides, if someone is a good interviewer, he/she can easily determine strengths and weaknesses without having to ask. Eric: How should you measure the performance of a newly-hired marketing leader after 30 days, 90 days, and one year ?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Different roles may have different requirements, and some might require an interview. Be clear on discipline measures and reasons for dismissal. Share your policy in your volunteer handbook, letting your volunteers know your Board is committed to a healthy, safe work environment free from harassment of any kind.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Understand the New Environment Back in 2019, when I interviewed Dan for our book “Association 4.0: You can produce influencer segments, learning snippets, testimonials, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, or live streaming. Dan offered this bit of wisdom, “Digital platforms allow you to measure engagement and revenue.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. How about, will it work within your pre-existent learning environment? To accomplish this all you need to do is perform a little internal research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The chapter suggests “Tearing down the silos” and that this will encourage more open leadership, and create a transparent environment. The idea is to go from a hierarchical structure (what Allison Fine and I described as Fortress in our book) to a more collaborative, team offer. Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

Most nonprofit organizations engage in feedback mechanisms such as surveys, interviews or focus groups in order to gather perspectives from the people they serve to address downward accountability (Buteau et al., The potential of outcome measurement for strengthening nonprofits’ accountability to beneficiaries. 2014; Twersky et al.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. It's one of the hardest things to measure, and it's probably one of the hardest things to do. Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Kedar to learn about a new project to help users measure and manage their consumption, in effect encouraging them to control their environmental impact. I found the project so interesting that I wanted to share it with you here in an interview, covering some key questions from Kedar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2010

It's the dance floor and the balcony - both strategy and tactics but deployed in a lab with focused experiments, measurement, reflection and learning from peers. The primary research includes surveys, interviews, and observation. And, most importantly, designed for people to have fun doing it. (I'm

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Ann Wizer is an artist who uses design and education to protect the environment and reduce poverty. In a brief interview with Ann, she shared some of her philosophy and passion. Measurement is the major theme as the sector grows up. I also interviewed Shara Karasic who was in the audience.

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