BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Having a strong partnership with the Executive Director of the board you are considering joining is one of the most important things that influences whether someone has a rewarding board experience. From Giving Back : FAQs about Joining a Nonprofit Board: How to Evaluate Your Fit with the Executive Director.

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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?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift? The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data. The importance of data Data helps make the case for increased investments in racial equity.

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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. While listeners are responsible for hearing what is said before formulating a response and asking follow-up questions to ensure they have correctly understood. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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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. Rather, style is judged by those immediately influenced by it.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? Does it ask for information that helps you measure your progress, evaluate your impact, or learn from your failures?

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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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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Evaluate users’ security access Each user of a system is provided with a username, a password, and the exact access rights they need to accomplish their daily tasks – at least, that’s what we hope! The answers to these questions can point the administrator in the right direction for what access rights the user needs.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Key areas we emphasize when selecting a CMS include: Technical Preferences: Deliberations such as choosing between.NET or PHP, open-source or licensed, and hosting externally versus hosting on-premises significantly influence which CMS is the best fit. One critical question is whether to select the CMS or the implementation partner first.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Evaluation matrix . You’ll also want to create an evaluation matrix—sort of a scorecard—so you can compare your candidates with more objectivity.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2011

Data from Comscore Nonprofit marketers should evaluate Twitter once again. Simply, put if your stakeholders -- donors, volunteers, industry influencers, etc. -- are on Twitter and actively use it, then by all means go for it. Here are applicable pointers for those wondering whether to adopt Twitter in their online strategy.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Get ready to use the evaluation matrix you created. The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes. By deciding this in advance, you reduce the influence of unconscious bias. . Remember to stick to the questions you developed in advance. Timeframe for screening.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? I decided to conduct two studies with my colleagues to get to answer this question. I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donation—I love digging into a 990 !

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

How do you tell stories that are influenced by and meet your standards for your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ? Step one is evaluating your organization’s diversity, inclusivity, and equity initiatives and carrying those out in every aspect of what you do. . You can ask questions like: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2014

The tool walks you through a series of questions that will help you make effective campaign strategy decisions each step of the way. Evaluate the Campaign Climate. Choose Your Influence Strategy. Planning to Win framework organizes the process of campaign planning into six stages. Chart the Course. Message for Impact.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

When you look to donate money to a charity, what are some considerations that influence your decision? And you might be putting the future viability of your organization into question. Evaluate your vendors carefully and mitigate any security risk you may perceive. Move your applications and data to the cloud.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

So, on top of capacity constraints, nonprofits are also trying to figure out how to influence their Boards to engage more. Without a written fundraising plan no one is accountable, progress from year to year cannot be evaluated, and no measurable goals for the future can be set.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This report explores the question: What are the cultural shifts impacting the future of giving, and what are the critical implications and opportunities for individuals and organization now and in the future? spark and honey: Future of Giving Report.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

A mission statement should answer several questions: What do you do? These beliefs influence your internal decisions and your consumers’ interpretation of your brand. Ask friends and family to evaluate logos and branding. Mission Statement. Keep this simple and free from industry- jargon. . How do you do it? Core Values.

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Forum One

JULY 15, 2021

This allows you to successfully test and evaluate your personalization strategies and tactics. Asking the right questions about personalization. To help you start the process within your organization, here are a few important questions to help you narrow down the right approach. Learn more: How to Choose a CRM ].

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Ask questions like: Have donors responded better to email over direct mail? The answers to these questions don’t necessarily mean you don’t promote your campaign on the weaker channels at all, but that you should put more effort into the ones that work best. Who will respond to social media and email questions from supporters?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. The online survey tool uses a 45 question assessment to measure your leadership skills across 15 dimensions of leadership.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

We’ve even got a way to quantify and qualify the use of celebrities in marketing campaigns by evaluating their awareness, appeal, and relevance to a brand’s image and the celebrity’s influence on consumer behavior. It’s called the Davie-Brown Index. Do Celebrity Spokespeople Make for Good Fundraisers?

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Classy

APRIL 22, 2021

Influencing corporate sustainability policies and practices. In partnership, we are committed to achieving the following milestones: Influence Company Policies and Practices. Evaluate existing company incentives and their environmental implications. They do this by: . Educating and engaging employees. Green Hacks: Achieved.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2015

If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace , which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. The online survey tool uses a 45 question assessment to measure your leadership skills across 15 dimensions of leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2014

If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. The online survey tool uses a 45 question assessment to measure your leadership skills across 15 dimensions of leadership.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. Ask if anyone has any questions. This approach creates a perception of objectivity and avoids the appearance of undue influence, which can happen when only the boss takes on this role.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Gen C’s digitally-connected consumers were heavily influenced by the very nature of these experiences. This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. Whatever you did, evaluation is in order to assess what worked, what didn’t and why.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Daring to Lead report finds that a full 55% of your peer executives name technology as a “depleting” aspect of their job (it would have been the most depleting of all options surveyed, if not for the joys of HR – like evaluating and hiring/firing staff). The Seven Questions. ” Follow-up questions might be.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

With the goal of amplifying the organization’s impact in mind, leaders should research policy issues and identify those that directly affect their beneficiaries or influence the work the organization does. Is reviewed and evaluated annually for relevance and effectiveness.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

It can also help you evaluate your group’s current strengths and weaknesses. For example, a job interview, performance evaluation, or strategy decision. Walk in my shoes—Create a series of questions about various emotions like “How does it feel to be afraid of public speaking?” I take that back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. A new whitepaper by Jonny Bentwood, a PR consultant for Edelman, Distributed Influence: Quantifying the Impact of Social Media. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. The big question - as applied to nonprofits.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As the litany of new, strange, scary, and interesting applications of AI and machine learning keep expanding before our eyes, we all must constantly re-evaluate its implications. As Rob mentioned, AI-generated imagery raises some obvious questions about rights issues. AI Image Generation. Rights Issues. Spread of Disinformation.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

This person will take the helm on laying out tasks in a sequence, informing other staff of their roles and assignments, and providing assistance to people as they complete their parts of the evaluation. Interviews and focus groups - The desired outcome of this type of method is to solicit data without any influence or bias.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Identify key influencers with audiences on social media, email, or via the news media and spend time cultivating the relationship with the goal of eventually seeking promotional support or a collaboration on a project. Miscellaneous.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once you’ve mastered this part of the process, you can expand your search outwards and evaluate donors who tend to support specific programs. Do they have questions? Donor acknowledgment strategies vary depending on the type of donation in question. Why Implement It? Ask them to share more about their hesitation.

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