Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. Stage 5: Maintenance – During this stage, the direct actions become part of your everyday routine – they are internalized. What might a growth mindset intervention for a nonprofit look like when going through a program evaluation process?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? Think like an owner.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? Think like an owner.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Porter Novelli’s latest research on business and social justice shows that consumers, employees and other stakeholders want companies to acknowledge their role in systemic injustices and actively change the system. These metrics, that include D&I data, help investors evaluate companies based upon criteria broader than just mere numbers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. Ng’s interviews included asking these questions: What are the most common mistakes people make at work? Think like an owner.

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Forum One

AUGUST 26, 2021

This post was written by 2021 Forum One summer intern, Feru Deshong (BSc ’23 Babson College). In her role as the federal CIO within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), she is focused on bringing enterprise perspectives and innovative insights to the ever-evolving and complex world of government. Invest in long-term change.

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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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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

But when it comes to a board of directors, there is actually quite a bit of in flexibility in terms of their roles and responsibilities. For brand new nonprofits, your board will have an important role in setting the organization’s mission and vision. If they aren’t, then they are ignoring a vital aspect of their role.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. My professional role includes three aspects: teaching, research, and service. Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We got the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Elizabeth Dove, the Director of Corporate Citizenship for Volunteer Canada. For health and safety, or simply because programs and services are not operating, many volunteer roles across all three types of non-profits have been suspended. We’re here to help!

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 15, 2015

Instead, consider this an opportunity to step back and evaluate goals, responsibilities, qualifications and team structure while also being thoughtful and deliberate about what you really need in the role. Review the depth of your bench to ensure you have an accurate picture of your internal talent landscape. Look Within.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

1) Identify the Benefits Questions to Ask: How will this help internal staff? Capture tangible measures like time and cost savings, but also evaluate the intangibles. Conduct interviews or surveys to understand user experiences. Once you have completed your evaluation, don't just file it away.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most important roles I play is educating clients about the technology that they will be engaging with, based upon what I’ve heard while I’ve listened. The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

One way to check for readability is to use a resource like the Flesch-Kincaid grade-level test to evaluate what you’ve written. Even if your supporters can’t make a donation right away, they should finish reading the letter and feel like they’ve played an important role in helping you carry out your mission. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 31, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. But probably the most important part of all is understanding the role that the mission and vision have in the leadership of the organization.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2011

If you have the desire to become innovative you probably recognize that the way to win in the future is to reshape your culture and fire up the internal innovation engine. Regardless of size, every organization can create an internal innovation engine. Simply put NPOs can innovate and thrive, or stagnate and die. Take the first steps!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The 45 page report is based on an extensive literature search and interviews with Philanthropy professionals who are currently experimenting with Web 2.0 Many we interviewed felt that communicating those innovative efforts through these new technologies makes sense. Build internal allies. tools and techniques. Be strategic.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Hiring for any role, regardless of the function or organizational level, is a challenge and an opportunity. Once you have answered these questions, map identified needs across functional roles. What positions should exist and when, what are the specific roles and responsibilities of each position, and how will success be measured?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

This is an interview with Jeff Brandenburg who runs the IT department at the foundation. Here is my interview with Jeff Brandenburg. Here is my interview with Jeff Brandenburg. Jeff Brandenburg: My role at the Irvine Foundation is Director of Technology for our offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2015

Internally, everyone needs to know what “good” looks like and how their work helps contribute to the overall goals of the organization. Here’s what we did: Ian came to Santa Cruz, interviewed a bunch of staff, and drafted a very rough theory of change based on what he learned about our programming. We have to prove it.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I assume most people start there because it is arguably the easiest part to grapple with; at least you can quantitatively evaluate and compare various solutions. At Forum One, we are big proponents of the “people” part, because we recognize how critical a role it can play in the success or failure of these initiatives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. As author David Grossman says, "good internal communication gets the message out, but great internal communication helps employees connect the dots between overarching business strategy and their role.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

On the web, anyone can evaluate the photographs in terms of aesthetic quality and relevance to the exhibition theme. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. The internal team is led by a non-curator. It's very easy to sign up and judge. and you can do so now by registering here. They kept the interface simple.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I've posted an edited transcript of my conversation with Rebecca during her interview for the Big Vision Podcast. We partner with existing NGOs, or international organizations that are already working with women artists. I definitely think it is getting to be a saturated market, so I think product design plays an important role.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

During The Identification Stage, the goal is to evaluate your current digital marketing strategy (if any) and discover areas for improvement. Your CMS (or website builder platform), marketing software, social media marketing tools, and email marketing platforms likely all already play important roles for your organization.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The 182-page book includes detailed descriptions of projects, budgets, and decision-making processes, along with extensive interviews with artists, curators, and museum staff of all stripes. Artists and administrators grapple with the shifting roles of institutions as hosts and incubators for creative work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The survey typically takes respondents seven to 10 minutes to fill out and the results you get will identify your strengths and weaknesses, and will allow you to compare your evaluators responses to your own self-assessment. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Make that one of your New Year’s resolutions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? David just launched his new App, called " Ask David."

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