article thumbnail

How Do We Balance Measuring Outcomes with Measuring to Learn and Improve? (#SM_RE)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think sometimes there is a disconnect between measurement and the actual practice. In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making.

Measure 103
article thumbnail

January 2022 equity update to the community

NTEN

This evaluation process involves all three equity committees, including board, community, and staff. Our evaluation and review of 2021 have helped us identify some key successes while providing us with some priorities for 2022. Staff, board, and volunteers. 2021 review highlights. 2022 focus. 2022 focus. 2022 focus. 2022 focus.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

2009 NTC Preview: Karen Michaelson on Evaluation

NTEN

Time is a luxury we don't have in our line of work -- which is why I think so many of us resist evaluation. Evaluation helps us do our work better, and we all want to do our work better. Why would you reflect on how you feed people when you could just go feed people? Of course, we know better.

article thumbnail

Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

Data 109
article thumbnail

Join Me at SXSW, 14NTC, and Other March Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, I’m leading “ NTC Walkers ” – join me to keep fit during the conference. I will also be doing the lunch keynote about on measurement and learning. I’ll be doing a session designing and delivering effective training with John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard on March 14th at 10:30 am.

article thumbnail

5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

article thumbnail

2011 NTC Preview: A Scientist in Your Communications Department: Segmenting Messages, Customizing Content and Delivering Results

NTEN

In market segmentation, you evaluate your overall donor and constituent base and separate them into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. Start collecting this information in a standardized way, so that you can begin measuring and evaluating your constituents' actions. Are they bringing friends?