John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships. One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. That’s why they also deserve frequent exploration and evaluation. Societal shifts, such as the pandemic, are another reason to evaluate priorities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Nonprofits are reimagining funding models and will have to think innovatively to ensure their mission continues. have successfully adopted social enterprise strategies to diversify their revenue portfolios and create sustainable revenue streams, such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries. Why pursue a social enterprise model?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nonprofits must engage in long-term strategies that will prepare them for the work that will remain long after federal, state, and private responses have receded. Social enterprise is any earned income business or strategy undertaken by a nonprofit to generate revenue in support of its charitable mission. Why social enterprise?

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

This curated track features members of Blackbaud’s K–12 Executive Advisory Board and our internal experts discussing how technology in schools has evolved, new best practices, and fresh ideas. But what if your budget doesn’t match the magnitude of the risks?

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Blackbaud API Empowerment Nevada 89

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically.

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Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities. Encourage experimentation.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Nonprofit teams have a lot on their plates: not only do they have to run their programs as best they can to help their beneficiaries, but they have to run their internal organization also. Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs. Investing in a program evaluation department helped the leadership team develop a clear strategy with their first strategic plan.

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Measure Culture Arizona Evaluation 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

Slowing down the pace and not taking on too much too quickly will set your team up for long-term success, according to one customer who said, “Spend a good amount of time and really thoughtfully consider your data model and your processes and how you want to manage all of that before you […] jump into the system.”. About the Author.

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Tips Consultant Platform Training 127

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs. Evaluate how any earned income streams you pursue align with your organization’s mission, values, and core purpose.

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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. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

requires a solid content strategy. Learn more about higher ed marketing strategy in the free white paper: Your Online Marketing Plan for Higher Education. So, how do you define your content strategy? What is Content Strategy? Content strategy is a guide. There are a few accepted models for content strategy.

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Education Content Strategy Texas 44

Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? Are your results related to external environmental factors or internal strategic ones? What new strategies did you add? What strategies did you subtract? None of these strategies is necessarily good or bad per se.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

It’s not a business model. . Develop a comprehensive communication strategy to include use of social media and online communications. . Establish financial auditing procedures and internal controls. . Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Why is that important? Understand revenue. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

“The power and influence that flow from money, combined with the near absence of a negative feedback loop in philanthropy, result in potential manipulation of and control over nonprofit organizations,” Janice Pettey of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy said. Evaluate to learn. Clearly define the foundation’s mission.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

People come to your website, first and foremost, to get information, so Content Strategy is relevant for any communications work you do. In case you’re still on the fence, or you’re not really clear about what Content Strategy is and what’s involved, here are answers to the top 10 most important Content Strategy questions.

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Content Strategy Question Calendar 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

And while this model is describing individual behavior, individuals make up organizations – so I think it is important for people working in organizations to understand, whether they are the executive director or the social media manager. Oftentimes, they fail because the previous steps have not been given enough thought or time.

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Technique Training Train Learning 127

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For over a decade, she’s brought fundraising strategy & technology together to create successful campaigns. And now, you’re using a hybrid fundraising model to address both in-person and online engagement— and you likely have new software to address that change as well. Build your team. What your goals are for the assessment.

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Tech Consultant Nonprofit Software 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration. Kanter & Sherman remind us that respect, kindness and compassion must be modeled from the top-down in order to become an organizational norm.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Overnight shifts to remote work and remote learning models. Any one of these factors might have created a shift in the operating model for many foundations. The confluence of all these events has made many foundations completely re-evaluate their philanthropic strategy.

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Grant System Management Evaluation 32

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. Rethinking Risk When Evaluating Grant Applications For some funders, the idea of trust-based philanthropy can cause anxiety.

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Philanthropy Impact Trend Grant 76

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Even then, there are organizational models and structural templates you can build from. Sales Ops: Table of Contents. Technology.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As We don’t fly expat plumbers around the world.

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International Project Org Technology 60

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This might involve establishing data models and structures that allow you to standardize information from a variety of sources, validating that information, appending your data with additional details, and prioritizing data security. Evaluate the quality, consistency, and relevance of the data to be integrated into your data warehouse.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. Ami McReynolds. Feeding America. Sam Dorison.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

There has been an interesting discussion on the wiki and blogs about strategy for public learning. Since networked learning happens in the context of an ecosystem, perhaps Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model. . Maybe it leads to other collaborative creation.

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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. Improve internal information systems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Your organization needs to think holistically. If you don’t have a developmental model, you won’t know where to start or how to prioritize your time. The Networked Nonprofit Practice Model. For some, the first action step is to develop a basic communications strategy or program plan.

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Social Media Practice Media Social 101

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

You can attend the upcoming ACCP webcast “ Shifting Strategies for Global Community Engagement as a Result of the Pandemic ” to learn from CSR leaders at Blackbaud, Dell and PIMCO on how they support communities facing the impacts of COVID-19. ). Leadership must model the kind of behavior that they seek in others and for their organization.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It can sit on top of any CRM solution, Blackbaud or otherwise, and is focused on helping your team identify, set, and monitor goals and benchmark performance against internal and industry peers. Here are some tips to help your team be successful when implementing Blackbaud FPM: Evaluate your team to ensure it’s the right fit.

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Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

The implementation of innovation and adaptability is a business model that should not only be accepted but embraced by the third sector and its donors (members). The Race for Relevance, by Coever and Byers, looks at another angle, the internal structure of nonprofits as the place to evaluate the decline and influence change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Foster more genuine donor stewardship: Your CRM software can level up your donor appreciation strategy, helping you track donors’ preferred communication platforms and ways they like to be recognized for their support. However, most nonprofit CRMs share a few standard features to help nonprofits evaluate and act on donor data.

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Profile Software Nonprofit Donor 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Paul Schoemaker, founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies international and research director of Wharton’s Mack Center for technological innovation, shares critical insights on the benefits of making well-chosen mistakes. The model balances content, learning design, and participants.

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Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. Student loans were paused in mid-March 2020, right around the time employers were offered Employee Retention Credits by the Internal Revenue Service. But there are a few exceptions. “We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” For the past few months, we’ve been engaged in a comprehensive review of our grantmaking strategy.

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