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. But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem. For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done? Where does the learning go?

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Encourage your team to spend time getting creative, learning, or simply brainstorming. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions. You will be able to set goals and measure outcomes more effectively, propelling your nonprofit towards impactful innovation.

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Culture Create eBook Attitude 84

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Employee retention must be understood holistically—many interconnected elements create an environment where employees feel valued and want to stick around to grow their impact.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 91

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth. You need to create gracious space where it is safe to learn in public.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Diversity highlights all the ways in which people differ; equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for all individuals; and inclusion is the act of creating environments where all individuals and groups can feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued to fully participate.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

​. What Makes Social Learning so Interesting? A Comprehensive Examination of Social Media in Our Learning Programs. Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. New more consistent source of materials.

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Learning Social Learning Environment Classroom 54

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Taking a few minutes to establish these rules ensures a productive and respectful environment. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” A picture often really is worth 1,000 words.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 99

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships. Robert Lerman (RL): What makes a great apprenticeship program is having an occupational outcome in mind, an expertise that the apprentice will achieve in terms of skills and capabilities. Obviously, they get to earn while they learn.

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Roles Skills Vermont Germany 99

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. This can include incentive structures, remembering DEI in programming, speakers, professional development, etc. By: Yolanda F. and several countries.

Strategy 82

Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. What level of interest and incentives to learn and implement evaluation are present? Assess the organizational context.

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Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 52

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. Build a Supportive Structure.

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Team Build Colorado Mentoring 61

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.

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Hurricane Measure Social Media Pledge 97

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes. As Alexander Den Heijer said, “ When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” “In These toxic behaviors are obvious.

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Gift Culture Companies Conversation 57

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Organizational Overview: Background information on the nonprofit’s history, structure, and key personnel. Leaders can use data to demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of existing programs, showcasing success stories, participant feedback, and measurable outcomes. To learn more about its features, contact us for a demo.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes. As Alexander Den Heijer said, “ When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” “In These toxic behaviors are obvious.

Gift 81

Gift Culture Companies Conversation 81

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes. As Alexander Den Heijer said, “ When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” “In These toxic behaviors are obvious.

Companies 70

Companies Gift Culture Conversation 70

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes. As Alexander Den Heijer said, “ When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” “In These toxic behaviors are obvious.

Gift 52

Gift Culture Companies Conversation 52

Gyrus

JUNE 30, 2016

Your organization has always wanted a Learning Management System. You have finally selected GyrusAim as the Learning Management System to carry out all of your corporation’s learning exercises. Learn the LMS like the back of your hand. Your LMS provider will migrate you to a live environment.

eLearning 53

eLearning System Exercise Training 53

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes. As Alexander Den Heijer said, “ When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” “In These toxic behaviors are obvious.

Companies 52

Companies Gift Culture Conversation 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. One possible outcome is stagnation in innovation. The study and presentation begins with some context.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2010

It was almost by accident, then, that I stumbled onto a piece called Strategy as Learning in the recent issue of Columbia's e-newsletter " Ideas At Work." The model consists of a four-step cycle: Learn: The act of reviewing the external environment in which the organization exists. Learn, etc.:

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Internet Process Strategy Learning 44

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

For nonprofits seeking to expand their programs, careful analysis of self and environment are crucial. Scalable programs should be based on a strong theory of change or logic model, clearly linking program inputs to outcomes in a way that can be tested and evaluated to determine actual effectiveness. Who is involved? Riddell, D., &

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Program Impact New York Model 64

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

What positive outcomes are you aiming to create? Step 3: Analyze Your Nonprofit’s Work The most important questions you should answer in your mission statement are who you serve, how your programs are structured, and your impact on your cause. Donors Report Tablet View Want to learn more about your donors? Who Do You Serve?

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I’m honored to join my fellow contributors in sharing practical lessons we’ve learned throughout our journeys towards actualizing positive social change. We’re learning new ways to create and sustain social value. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure. copyright law.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Creating a seamless and intuitive user experience leads visitors on a journey of learning, understanding, and, ultimately, taking action. An optimized donation page not only enhances the experience for visitors but also streamlines the process of gift-giving, resulting in improved online fundraising outcomes for your organization.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Bradlauster Note from Beth: One of the things I love about blogging is the conversation in the comments because it always leads to understanding, insights, and learning. in this new electronic networked environment, how can today’s leaders go about developing vision, values, and a range of other elements of strategy and tactics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Last year, Rick Bonney and a team of educators and science researchers at the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) tackled this question in a project designed to define the structures and benefits of public participation in science research (download the full report as a PDF here.)

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

This is a prudent collaboration since a viable deal structure requires all three to remain ‘whole’ for the lifetime of a purchasing arrangement. Keep in mind that this agreement structure is relevant for a range of selections and choices in each area. Retraining and distance learning. Project Services. Data Conversion.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Now that the dust has cleared and the kids are banging on the exhibits (and showing us what we have to change next), I have the time to step back and share some of the lessons learned from this experience. Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

I learn so much from those who have share their stories and advice. Sam shared a story that illustrates the barriers that many nonprofit organizations face in adopting social media and harnessing its power leading to successful outcomes. Is the protection worth it in the new environment? Flickr Photo by Eqqman.

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Social Media Culture Effective Media 75

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2009

It's fun, I learn something, I'm challenged to contribute something meaningful, and I connect with other users. A card includes 140 characters of text either envisioning a positive or negative outcome of the suppositional scenario. machines) for informal learning environments? In other words, it's way better.

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Game Experiment Participatory Museum 24

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment. The simulation is structured to give students information, then a binary choice. The topic is the invasion of Grenada. But that's not exactly true from Starlee Kline's perspective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

" I think web stats are useful when we are using them measure our outcomes. Trends in the Living Networks blog gives an analysis of the structure of influence and social opinion which offers some insights into leveraging a network effect. The event is encouraging bloggers around the web to write a post about the environment.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

Throughout the sector, we continuously see burnt-out employees or created environments of dissatisfaction with leadership. Organizations need to work with their boards to look at pay and ask if paying their employees better would impact the outcomes the organization can achieve. Assess salary structures. So, what do we do?

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