Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are some great questions to ask yourself before hiring a fundraising coach. A coach is a great idea. Do you struggle with imposter syndrome and question whether you have what it takes? Do you need a strategic thought partner and someone who’s been there to bounce ideas off of? Definitely time for a coach. .

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

If you are unclear about your needs, abilities, and opportunities, you will quickly find it difficult to vet vendors and evaluate CRMs, not to mention bringing internal stakeholders onboard or getting sign-off at key stages. 3 Do you have any existing ideas or projects that a new cloud-based solution would allow you to develop?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how to evaluate those annual appeals before you publish them so you know you’re sending out the best possible ask. . Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below. I stick by them as a place to begin. how you would talk).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

A few things to keep in mind for any virtual fundraising idea: Choose your technology carefully! Spend time using the platform you choose, and familiarize yourself with their tech support so you’ll feel confident when the big day arrives.The best fundraiser ideas always start with the audience in mind. Virtual Gala: Go fancy!

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Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re looking for ways to evaluate your current agendas and optimize them for efficiency, you’ve come to the right place! While you can invite questions, these items will typically be quick. For instance, an agenda item that’s designed to seek input may include everyone tossing out theme ideas for an event down the line.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. The answers to straightforward questions will typically indicate whether an applicant is technically qualified. That’s a simplified example, but it’s the kind of idea that woke me up.” Hiring for skill is easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Edward Thorndike’s theories on social intelligence in the 1920s and Abraham Maslow’s idea of the hierarchy of needs in the 1950s are early precursors. Ensure a long-term commitment to the process by Incorporating EI into your organization’s values and performance evaluations. Ask questions that invite self-evaluation.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

At this point, the question isn’t whether to use tech but whether your tech stack is configured in a way that positions your organization for success. A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. Prepare questions for your consulting team. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.

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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. Volunteers should feel empowered to ask questions. This can be through email, SMS, or a volunteer mobile app.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Imagine you’re teed up for a jackpot question on Jeopardy. Netflix’s new vision was driven by the idea that, in a highly competitive market, a shift in values would give its brand a leading edge. That’s why they also deserve frequent exploration and evaluation. That win would be a no-brainer for anyone reading this post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Check out the following breakdown of offerings you may want to consider when evaluating fundraising solutions. As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? Do your due diligence by reading third party software evaluations.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

Consider asking questions like: What inspired you to volunteer with our organization? Relevant questions might include: On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with your volunteer experience? This evaluation can help fine-tune program structures, training methods, and task assignments.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Critical Questions What is your association’s value proposition?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

It introduced the idea that disruption is more like a wave than a precipice. But scenarios are also a tool that can be used to evaluate longer-term initiatives. Scenario planning aids in exploring these six core questions: Why are we engaged in planning now? A global biological disaster was unique in our current experience.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It may sound minor, but it’s a great opportunity to make your volunteers feel at home and answer any housekeeping questions they might have. You might even make a statement about evaluations. The post 10 Volunteer Training Ideas for Onboarding All Types of Volunteers appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Introduce them.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

This begs the question, “ should you continue to host hybrid or virtual events in the post-pandemic world? ” For example, you may have wanted to ask questions like: “What if we hosted our event for free?”. Those ideas probably would have been shot down in the past. Consider both hard and hidden costs when evaluating your events.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You see, it means that hundreds of people are sitting on nonprofit Boards and have NO IDEA what they said “yes” to. In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. And this is a problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Ken Blanchard , author of, Great Leaders Grow , shares today's guest post: How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader? Thank you," of course!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many of us have been in the position of loving an idea on paper but later realizing it doesn’t work so well in practice. The initial idea on paper may not capture nuances of day-to-day work rhythms, or it may collide with current processes or services. Training as demonstration without evaluation is only an overview.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2015

How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader? I don't ask this question flippantly. These are the folks who know you best. Thank you," of course!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Information is all around us. Data is a decision.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.”. Except for officers, most don’t receive financial compensation. Set Expectations. Create Synergy.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

From Giving Back : FAQs about Joining a Nonprofit Board: How to Evaluate Your Fit with the Executive Director. Are you someone who has an idea and wants to act on it immediately….while One Executive Director confided in us, “the board has such confidence in what I do; they never question any of my decisions.”

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. One important thing to address is how to question without making others defensive.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” They work together to make the leap from ideas to processes. Use empathy, mentorship, and trust to forge the alliances you need for success in an interconnected world. ” That is profound wisdom.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. Ask clarifying questions. . We also suggest starting with a few clarifying questions about where your organization is and its aspirations for implementing or expanding its JEDI practices. Here are some sample questions: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

I’ll be sharing tips and techniques on how to generate ideas or “brainstorming” techniques. If participants are afraid that their ideas might be shot down by others, brainstorming will not be productive. All ideas are as valid as each other. Encourage as many ideas as possible. What is Brainstorming? .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Evaluating your organization’s potential new brand identity. Brainstorming new fundraising or programming ideas. Come up with the questions you’re going to ask. . The general idea is to allow about six to eight weeks from start to completion. Actively encourage a very critical evaluation. Invite the participants.

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Kindful

JULY 8, 2021

You may have board members who are more comfortable with the idea of selling tickets or tables than sitting down with a donor, finding out what they care about, and making an ask. . To get better at understanding the trust cost of an event, you need to evaluate the event’s return on investment (ROI). . The answers are many. .

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