Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Now is the time for us to challenge the barriers we have created as a sector," says John Mohr, CIO of the MacArthur Foundation. We reflected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat, moderated by Kami Huyse, and included RWJF staff Debra Joy Perez (@djoyperez), assistant vice president, Research and Evaluation, and Tina Kauh (@tinakauh), program officer, Research and Evaluation, covered some stimulating questions. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013. Radio Bilingue.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Learning: evaluating what is being said and what information is needed. everything before lays the foundation, everything during and after helps you improve and change your strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Build a solid foundation. To start a nonprofit and have the biggest impact, you have to build a solid foundation. Here are the 6 tasks you MUST do to create a solid foundation for your new nonprofit: . Recruit your first Board: .

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nonprofits whose organizational cultures encourage outreach and relationship building are already laying the foundational groundwork of high-performing collaboration. They are setting the stage for transparent communication when evaluating compatibility and complementary “value exchange between partners” are in effect. Recommendations.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned. You should be able to pick up these templates and start working with them right away.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. But during the session on Learning in Public yesterday, with Beth Kanter, Co-Author of Networked Nonprofit, Jared Raynor from the TCC Group and Kathy Reich, from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I was reminded that all measurement needs to start with the most fundamental question – why measure?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I was recently introduced to Lisa Nash of the Blue Planet Run Foundation, about their Peer Water Exchange. So, your effort to address the needs of your community through a new water or sanitation project is going to be evaluated by a group of people who have been through doing the same thing in their communities.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 8, 2013

Over the past few years I’ve come to appreciate the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP). But I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the Foundation’s Batch Data Entry tool. And you have to know enough about your data to map the field name and values correctly.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. In this session, we’ll talk about: Effective stakeholder engagement How to think omnichannel in a siloed organization The importance of an audience-centric approach Data, data, data Building a solid foundation when leaders are eager for results.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

In this post, we’ll define the OKR concept and share how it could help your foundation deliver better performance and greater impact. In the OKR process, evaluation of objective success is often done on a continuum. Is the OKR process relevant for foundations? What are OKRs? either you hit the goal, or you didn’t). Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But it wasn’t until Active Voice brought on a full time evaluator that were we able to identify and actually measure the kind of shifts we think films can contribute to. But they don’t necessarily think of this as evaluation. Like it or not, evaluation is a crusty kind of term. Who are we trying to reach? Why this story, now?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

On January 18, I had the great pleasure of chatting with the Foundation Center 's Lisa Brooks and Gabriela Fitz during our live webinar, Why Research Matters to Grantseekers. During this webinar, Lisa and Gabriela outlined the benefits and functions of the Foundation Center's IssueLab. Did you miss the live event?

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

However, this would be like starting a road trip without a map. Fundraising audits help you identify organization-wide trends, pinpoint more granular opportunities for improvement, and strengthen the foundation of your marketing efforts. The Foundation of Successful Fundraising: Defining Your Nonprofit’s Unique Value Proposition.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To succeed, mission-driven organizations need to honestly evaluate their efforts. Associations, foundations, and research institutes have put a lot of effort into developing systems that serve the needs of their members and those who are already engaged. With this system, reports that previously took months could be done in minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Foundation Review (Vol 5:3) Makes the case that most foundation strategies are unfolding in complex and dynamic environments, and foundations need a more committed approach to learning and strategic adaptation. Nonprofits and some foundations are using ambient social media data for brand reputation monitoring.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Photo by Bart Maguire Note from Beth: I invited Stephanie to publish her blog post about the network evaluation discussion we had with Michael Quinn Patton yesterday. Our Evaluation Director Gale Berkowitz invited Michael to spend a day at the Foundation while he was out on the West Coast. Coordinate ?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2015

Fast Company's nonprofit innovators list included: The Foundation for Detroit's Future — For saving a city and its art. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation — For making cybersecurity a philanthropic cause. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — For making health about more than health care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Instead, tools focused on systems-thinking/ visualizing, network-mapping, asset-based inquiry, collaboration, collective strategy, and technology-enhanced connectivity are needed. How do we evaluate collective impact/ networks? Call this “social change 2.0”. Including some posts that have appeared on this blog.) How do networks learn?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

During this one hour online event, we will provide an introduction to IssueLab , the Foundation Center's free database of more than 12,000 white papers, case studies, and evaluations. Want to see more content from TechSoup and the Foundation Center ? Finding Funding with the Foundation Center.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Before you partner with a nonprofit tech consultant, complete the following steps to ensure your team is well-prepared for the evaluation. What does your “dream state” look like, as far as your technology suite after the evaluation is completed? Doing this now will save money in the future: Outline your goals for the effort.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

” Impact investors, social entrepreneurs, foundations, and global NPOs come together with the goal of furthering social, environmental, and economically sustainable solutions. Among this year’s many themes, I want to highlight two: (1) Impact Investing and (2) Measurement & Evaluation.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 12, 2012

Anytime you look at a map, you first have to find your starting point. An honest assessment of your current situation can lay the foundation for moving forward. If you don’t ever evaluate your plan, there’s no point in creating one in the first place. Identify your assets. What have you got to work with?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

We would like to give a huge acknowledgment to our dynamic guests who jumped right in: Renato Almanzor from LeaderSpring, Marla Cornelius from CompassPoint, Beth Kanter (yes, Beth of the Networked Nonprofit), Kathy Reich from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Odin Zackman, former LLC board founder of DIG IN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. The focus was on learning about "Network Effectiveness" and the specific topics included strategies for network impact, approaches to evaluating networks and tools for accelerating and assessing network impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Last week at the Packard Foundation, I finally had an opportunity to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor face-to-face. I first came across their thinking and work on building social networks for social change via the resources section on the Barr Foundation web site back in 2006. And, of course, what metrics to use.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Be sure to include evaluating consultants in your timeline, as this process can often take weeks to months. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas. Set concrete guidelines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Do nonprofits and foundations listen to the people they seek to help and act on what they hear? And, more disturbingly, even though a majority of foundation CEOs believe seeking beneficiary feedback will increase their impact, fewer than half of nonprofits receive funding to collect feedback. Carefully Map Out Timing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

A Communications Evaluation Guide by Asibey Consulting I've been exploring different ROI and communications evaluation approaches and how they might be adapted for social media strategies. To help, the Communications Network recently published a guide to help foundations and nonprofits develop plans to evaluate their communications.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

Last week at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation a group of 23 folks who manage Global Health data met to talk about common issues and best practices. Who was there: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Seattle Children's.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

The term "philanthropy" has been in American parlance for a long time, referring to individual action, charitable behavior, and (more recently) the professional field of grantmaking foundations. Google Labs has a cool tool where you can map usage of words in published materials. Like this article? Get another! Click here to read B.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. The project is under the visionary leadership of Cheryl [.]

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Without a strong foundation and a clear roadmap, it’s easy for non-profits to veer off course, squandering precious time and resources and falling short of their vision. In the end, nailing the planning process is like laying down the foundations for a fortress. On the income side, identify and evaluate potential funding sources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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