Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Note from Beth: How often have those of worked in nonprofits asked the question or been asked the question by funders, “What’s the impact?” The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I I still don’t know if it had any impact at all.”.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Sounds ideal, right? Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. Adding to the impact, multiple disruptive social and cultural events have characterized the formative working years for younger generations. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

According to a study from Goldman Sachs, “Generative AI tools could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market.” Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With that in mind, here are the seven principles that we use to design and lead impactful strategic planning or board retreats. Principle 6: Conduct a retreat evaluation and share this feedback with the design team. . After the retreat, we conduct a retreat evaluation and share this feedback with the design team. Get in touch.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

If this sounds like you, join us for this upcoming online event! How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. the systems they use to track their impact, what they report, other indicators. We will also provide a broad overview of evaluation fundamentals and. their computer skills.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You have to trust that the training data are strong enough to lead to an accurate prediction, that the methodology for building the model is sound, and that the output is communicated in a way that you can act on. How does the prediction impact our strategy? Examples include: What action should I take based on the data?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Demonstrating impact, an essential part of any impact management strategy for nonprofit, and making change for good is the raison d’etre of every organization. With an increasing level of pressure to report on impact, taking a single step to meet this requirement is a great start. How does impact relate to both of these trends?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Does your mission statement impact your fundraising efforts? In less technical terms, the software took into account the words we fed it and gave us a numeric representation of how positive, negative, or neutral the mission statement sounds. This should come as no surprise: Research I recently conducted suggests that it does.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Optimize existing strategies: Fine-tune your existing fundraising strategies by incorporating lessons learned from your evaluation. Develop a story that highlights your nonprofit’s impact and the importance of ongoing support from donors.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Scholars of nonprofit management have sounded the alarm about this “ starvation cycle ,” for two decades. What isn’t known In the future, we plan to collaborate with charity watchdogs to gain their insights on how our evaluation recommendations could be applied to reflect each organization’s specific capabilities and goals.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

Is this sounding like your month-end scramble? These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Of course, there are caveats to consider when evaluating new tools.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Evaluate your initiatives regularly, set up feedback boxes on your website, and create regular nonprofit focus groups. Utilizing the ideas of those you work with can have major long-term positive impacts on every level of your organization — plus it’s one of the ways to keep your workforce or supporter base feeling engaged and valued.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If we know that the social impact sector can thrive with flexibility and that trust is ideal, why do we still fall short? I’ve, thankfully, also felt the frustration of being limited in the available amounts and bureaucratic processes to deploy funds and relished in witnessing amazing impact within the community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

How do you evaluate your programs and services? Asking supporters to take an apple to their teacher may sound like a fun call to action – it engages students and parents in any grade level, is a simple and straightforward ask, and has teachers at the center. What do you measure every day, week, month, year?

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Sounds easy enough. A good leader proactively offers his/her board members a chance to impact those exact interest areas. Sometimes an existential challenge can lead to a great opportunity to re-evaluate how best to deliver services. Some key take-aways: Be a Cheerleader. Be prepared. Give/Get or Get off.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

Sounds very spiritual doesn’t it? Ask friends and family to evaluate logos and branding. As a storytelling coach and consultant, it is her mission to empower others to share their stories for impact and income. If you are working to master the messaging of your mission to share with the public, start by looking within.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“Digital transformation” may sound grandiose, but it just means the people, processes, and systems that leverage digital tools to help organizations realize impact. To succeed, mission-driven organizations need to honestly evaluate their efforts. Before digitization, the process started with planning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on nonprofits nationwide. The pandemic has impacted unemployment rates, thereby limiting household income available for donations to charity. You may be thinking, “well this sounds great, but how do I start one?” Illustration by Yuxin Qin. How to start a social enterprise.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2011

How do you evaluate your programs and services? Asking supporters to take an apple to their teacher may sound like a fun call to action - it engages students and parents in any grade level, is a simple and straightforward ask, and has teachers at the center. What do you measure every day, week, month, year?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 15, 2011

But you still need a clear strategy, a sound plan of attack, and a method of evaluating your results. Delivering our “mini-keynote” for the PMDMC Social Media Intensive is NTEN’s Membership Director, Amy Sample Ward, co-author of Social by Social, a handbook in using social technologies for social impact.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

There were two things I heard most when meeting with nonprofits: “I didn’t know about sponsorships” and “I want to increase my impact, but I do not have the funds to do so.” Securing a corporate sponsor or finding enough sponsors to cover the cost of a nonprofit event might sound overwhelming or even impossible to some people.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis helps to identify opportunities for growth and impact, and anticipate and mitigate potential threats. In the nonprofit context, strengths may include things like: a dedicated network of volunteers, a strong group of recurring donors, and/or a successful track record of mission impact.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In addition, the nonprofit evaluation services GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have teamed up on something called the "Overhead Myth letter." In your eagerness to demonstrate your organization's impact, you may be wishfully interpreting the data to draw conclusions that can't be drawn.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? First, funders love and expect to see fully explained “giant triangles of waste.” Almost never, right?

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Align Your Mission and Vision Statements It doesn’t matter how many sound strategic principles you put into place: If you can’t clearly explain what your association’s mission is, it’s all going to be for naught. Here are seven different elements that any association strategy—including yours—should include.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Its historic impact continues to resonate, highlighting the transformative power of music in rallying support for humanitarian causes. Through the healing power of music, the concert symbolized solidarity, resilience, and unwavering support for those impacted by adversity. Secure a venue The right venue can make or break your benefit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Sound proof the office.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Funding projects instead of just a specific product ensures that organizations or teams can fail quickly and softly while working towards something better, can invest in research and evaluation, and engage the community not just market to them. can be harnessing technology to improve their work and impact. “New is Better&#.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Prior to her work with March of Dimes, she focused internationally on the impacts of social and environmental factors on the health of women and their families . Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Vice President, Social Impact and Sustainability. Kelly Tweeddale.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Each person on your team needs an education plan that becomes part of their ongoing performance evaluation, including expectations of work changes and improvement after their training. It sounds like a huge job, right? The key is not to use training as a reward, but to reward the impact that occurs after the training.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Instead of grant deliverables or profit, passion and impact are the bottom line motivators for change. That will ensure passion and impact can go into steering, knowledge can help guide the way, and if no one wants to drive you have a pretty clear answer to adoption! The Impact on Institutions.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I've always been a bit confused when people talk about the impact of a museum or arts institution as being about "more than numbers." Two weeks ago, I had an experience that made me understand and respect a different approach to numbers and impact. It sounds unorthodox. It sounds wild. I understand online vs. onsite.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It sounds instantaneous—as if you could type a few commands and new software would magically turn your organization into a super-powered generator of member engagement and delight. This is a tall order—however, to maximize the impact of your investment these fundamental changes are necessary. Test and evaluate as you move ahead.”

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Prioritizing output over outcomes means that you’re essentially incentivizing your teams “against taking on projects that require deeper, more structural (and riskier) work,” which are often the kinds of projects that end up creating the greatest leaps forward for your goals, your impact, and your bottom line. .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Evaluating Ideas for Fundraising Events When you’re evaluating a potential fundraising event, don’t just look at the potential revenue. Keep the program short and moving, inserting messages of your impact every chance you get. Or the one that’s easiest to organize and promote, practically selling itself?

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