Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

During the discussion, use the following business principles to assist in your evaluation: Churn Rate: Churn rate in its broadest sense is a measure of the number of customers moving out of a collective group over a period of time. Which assets are most of our partners leveraging and finding value in? 3) Reporting Is Everything!

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, IMPACT hosted in-person events that created buzz and provided education to the marketing and sales community. IMPACT ultimately decided to host an interactive virtual event for their customers called HubSpot Training Day. Integrated live-streaming without the need for a 3rd party video platform integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Survey participants and incorporate their feedback.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Did you host virtual events ? . We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” McKinsey survey respondents were three times likelier now than before the pandemic to say at least 80% of customer interactions are digital in nature.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Fundraising Data: The Secret Weapon for Event Success During the Greater Giving hosted webinar Data-Driven Events: Elevating Fundraising Success , Stephen Kilbreath and Julianne Read of Kilbreath Events discussed the power of data-driven fundraising. What about donor surveys? Who was soliciting during those years?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew? It could be an email or postcard about a regular meetup the nonprofit hosts, or about its services. If you know a venue owner, ask if they can host events for the organization. Zoom game night: Players pitch in $10 and host a virtual game night.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore four ways to streamline online giving: Optimize Your Donation Page Invest in Fundraising Software Host a Text-to-Give Fundraiser Follow Up After a Gift By simplifying online giving, your nonprofit can tap into benefits such as an expanded donor base and the security of recurring donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. The skill, of course, is hosting a Giving Day and we are now looking at processes, techniques, and ideas for follow up and assessment.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

Evaluating and determining what barriers your organization’s volunteer programs have and then working to break them down is a solid first step in attracting and retaining a more diverse and welcoming volunteer workforce. Collect volunteer feedback through surveys. Host volunteer social events. Host giveaways.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, IMPACT hosted in-person events that created buzz and provided education to the marketing and sales community. IMPACT ultimately decided to host an interactive virtual event for their customers called HubSpot Training Day. Integrated live-streaming without the need for a 3rd party video platform integration.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal. If you have any gaps in your data, consider sending out surveys to collect more information on how audience members prefer to hear from your nonprofit and what type of content they’re most interested in consuming. Measurable.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By evaluating your existing volunteer program and renewing your focus on recruitment and retention, you can build a thriving and sustainable volunteer program that will propel your work forward. Evaluating Your Existing Volunteer Program. Before you attempt to create a program from scratch, evaluate what you have already in place.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. Ben’s Bells Project and the University of Arizona teamed up to create surveys that measure outcomes from the nonprofit’s Kind Campus curriculum. Actively evaluate PM processes and metrics.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

We surveyed 311 libraries throughout the country and found out some interesting things. In our survey, we found that 55 percent of respondents serve fewer than 25,000 patrons, so nearly half of the respondents were smaller libraries, probably mostly in rural areas. Our survey is still going on! Register for November 30.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a data management webinar with Debbie Snyder , VP of Sales & Marketing for Adcieo. The purpose of this post is to share the results of an interesting survey from the beginning of the event, as well as the great attendee follow-up Q&A. We had also blogged earlier on the topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. I went to the Learning in Public session expecting to hear that the process the Packard Foundation used to evaluate their capacity building work was wildly successful.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Let’s say you’ve taken the important step of hosting a focus group for your nonprofit. Getting a few eyes on the data will help evaluate your own findings. It’s possible to have a very successful focus group and run a great donor feedback survey and still not end up with all of the data you’re hoping to collect. .

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

In fact, data has found that nonprofits who are hosting virtual events are using the same channels and tactics to steward donors as they would in the in-person setting. In a survey of 200 nonprofit organizations, Freewill found that nonprofits using virtual technology plan to steward major donors as follows: Phone conversations (21.6%).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

We've updated and expanded our downloadable book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery , and hosted two webinars on disaster planning. Please take three minutes to respond to our very short survey. This is your chance to tell us what you think of the toolkit and what resources we should add to it.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Seek donor feedback: Conduct surveys , focus groups, or one-on-one conversations with donors to gain insights into their interests, preferences, and concerns. How have things been coming along? Have you encountered new obstacles?

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 8, 2023

The most important step to complete before getting started is to evaluate your organization’s needs. Before you settle on a solution, you’ll need to consider what type of events your team is likely to plan and if the apps you’re evaluating can accommodate the specific needs of each event. Understand your event’s needs.

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AccelEvents

JULY 1, 2020

If you are thinking of hosting a virtual career fair, here is what you need to know: What is a Virtual Career Fair? Instead of in person, this event is hosted through a virtual event platform. Before you can create or host any event, virtual or otherwise, you need to define your event goals. What type of event are you hosting?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Jen initially wrote this post for me to share a highlights from a webinar we hosted: Are you asking the right questions in your post event survey? In 2011, we wanted to evaluate our Bowl for Kids Sake website to see what was working and what might need to be updated. It’s a fun and informative webinar, check it out!

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 25, 2016

For the sake of this post, I will evaluate the barebones of the LMS and relay the immediate finding of what these systems are not only capable of but what they will eventually do for your organization. Then quiz, test, and survey about any type of learning a user may encounter within the system. One Stop Location. Conclusion.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results. Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) fundraising goals are not only great to help you fulfill your funding needs and set motivating deadlines, for example, but also to evaluate your campaign’s success.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Evaluate your volunteer program. Because of your support, we were able to raise $10,000 for local elementary schools and host a safe, fun event for the community.” Evaluate your volunteer program. Once they have finished working a shift, or at the end of an event or program, consider sending your volunteers a survey.

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Achieve

JANUARY 27, 2023

Once you’ve done that, send out a survey to your supporters to gauge their interest. Once you’ve gotten the gears of your recurring giving program moving, continue to gather and evaluate data to monitor your success. Adjust your strategy over time.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event. Feedback: Many virtual conference platforms offer features that allow for sending participants surveys both after specific sessions, as well as about the event as a whole. How to Measure Success.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Employers can partner with their teams by hosting an in-kind donation drive to collect tangible commodities. Survey your staff to learn which nonprofits they’d like to support and what workplace giving programs would make it easiest for them to contribute. Then, employees can donate those funds to a nonprofit of their choice.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

Web Hosting?”), development fees that were well out of your young nonprofit’s budget and a lengthy process. Contact Information: This includes contact information for key staff members, contact information for your headquarters, and potentially an embedded survey form to submit inquiries.

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AccelEvents

JULY 1, 2020

If you are thinking of hosting a virtual career fair, here is what you need to know: What is a Virtual Career Fair? Instead of in person, this event is hosted through a virtual event platform. Before you can create or host any event, virtual or otherwise, you need to define your event goals. What type of event are you hosting?

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

I also delivered a workshop to South Carolina nonprofits on the same topic hosted by Shine The Light, Nonprofit Forums. Participants prioritized the ideas by combining and evaluating the cost/impact, boiling down to a couple of ideas to present to the whole group. Use surveys to find out what staff need.

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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? You’ve decided to lead your organization through a technology assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve. Be a participant in other people’s training sessions. Next, try provocative statements.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

This week, our members are releasing new fundraising tools, hosting workshops, and even awarding grants. A survey of their clients indicates that nonprofits are going to focus on social media and mobile strategies in 2012. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments!

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