Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. Nonprofits can help by: .

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

While there are many considerations for beginning (or expanding on) a grantmaker’s DEI journey, all organizations must prioritize the commitment from their leadership, their internal processes, and their grantmaking practices. 2. Internal Processes: Grantmakers Must Look Inward. 1. Leadership: DEI Starts at the Top.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system. After you define bias and harm for your use, the next step is to establish standard evaluation procedures to test AI for these definitions. These evaluations can provide usage restrictions or even mark an AI tool as inappropriate to use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

My colleague, Anne Whatley, wrote this summary of what you’ll find when you dig into these two stellar and highly practical reports and resource lists. Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. Now we need to find out not only what works, but what works best over time.”.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Can I migrate data or reports from UA to GA4? This integration is ideal for organizations looking to analyze large volumes of data beyond the capabilities of standard reporting interfaces. Query Explorer will generate a report of your specific data and display it at the bottom of the page.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

Explore how these surveys can provide crucial insights, elevate the experience for volunteers, and optimize processes, to help nonprofits better achieve their mission. In a report by Deloitte, 86% of nonprofits indicated that feedback from volunteers helped them identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments to their programs.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule. Queries and reporting tools will provide an efficient means of building a list of relevant activities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

To harness the full potential of performance measurement, funders and nonprofits must join together to co-create mutually beneficial methods and metrics. According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. According to the W.K.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Aligning Learning Needs with Business Process. Whether it be addressing the blended learning mix we provide, the content we promote directly, or the style in which our learners process information; there are countless decisions that we can make, and the answer that we provide today, may not be what is most effective weeks from now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Process Volunteers. Process Volunteers: Now that you have individuals or groups interested in volunteering with your organization, it’s time to get to know them. Before heading out to an event, quickly pull a report of your volunteer t-shirt sizes to prevent your volunteers from wearing a t-shirt two sizes too big!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. Once set up, your donors can simply text your keyword to the provided number to initiate the giving process. 8 text-to-give platforms for nonprofits 1.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Getting creative and re-evaluating old peer-to-peer fundraising methods has become especially important in recent years due to declines in household giving. Onboarding is the process of training your peer-to-peer fundraisers to run a successful campaign on your behalf. Set up donation pages. Connect with other fundraisers.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 20, 2023

To do that, you need a method of accurately valuing the item you’ve been given. Methods for Valuing In-Kind Donations In-kind donations don’t (usually) come with a monetary value—you have to assess each of your gifts and assign one to them. If you are using a CRM, this is a relatively easy process.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. dang, this is a great topic, this is so timely as people are, you know, perhaps getting annual reports together. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Osborn, an advertising executive, invented the latter process of “organized ideation” in the 1930’s and popularized the technique in several books he authored called “ Your Creative Power ” and “ Applied Imagination.” It can also be used to create work norms or processes. What is Brainstorming? .

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2011

You report on exactly how many people you served, where, when, and how. So, how do you move beyond reporting on activities and outputs? The most effective method for doing this, in my experience, is to work collaboratively with key stakeholders, including those who will be involved in and impacted by the program. (And

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

However, in a robust impact management practice, everyone must be involved in the evidence generation and use process. It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important. Managers were making decisions without participant feedback.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

THE RESEARCH The challenge, of course, was to figure out how to evaluate the experience in a way that would help us identify the power of the project. These methods revealed that the majority of participants had a meaningful experience with the memory jars that stuck--even in followup a year after the initial project. What was it?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

How to Improve Your Membership Retention Rate Once you’ve calculated your membership retention rate, you can start evaluating how to improve it. Seventy-one percent of donors report feeling more engaged when a nonprofit offers personalized content. Impact reports are a good example. Then you’ll multiply by 100.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

When you manage constituent relationships, interactions, and outcomes through a case management process, understanding the key data points at play will allow you to analyze the bigger picture of your performance over time. As you proceed, you’ll have concrete methods for measuring the efficacy of your changes.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

Simplify Event Registration : Use event registration platforms that take care of ticketing, sign-ups, and reporting, giving you the space to focus on creating an impactful experience for attendees. If you find that your current tech suite is causing more hindrance than help, it may be time to evaluate a new solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As we all know too well, making a lasting change in behavior is rarely an easy or straightforward process. During the graduate course in evaluation and research methods, I gave an interactive lecture and lead discussion. In an educational setting, it boils down to praising people for the process versus the end result.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Data-driven fundraising strategies are always the smartest move, so make sure you have the necessary constituent relationship management software (CRM) integrations and reporting tools. By using a CRM’s fundraising reporting tools, you can compile effective reports that help you understand and document your research into your donor base.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning. All measurement processes start with defining objectives or outcomes. Meaning Making.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Get all of your nonprofit’s stakeholders involved in this process. Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines to ensure transparency and accountability. Don’t stop there!

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants? If you’ve outgrown your current learning management system, a consultant can help you research solutions, evaluate them against your needs, and make a plan for implementing the new tech into your strategy. Final Report. What does a learning consultant do?

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Develop a fundraising plan that includes fundraising goals and fundraising methods including grants, corporate and individual donations, and in-kind contributions. . Retain or consult with a bookkeeper to create accounting records and financial reports. . Develop an evaluation and performance model. .

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Round Robin Brainstorming.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations. There are different approaches to evaluating a program. As part of a.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) After all, this is a group of people who already support your work. major gifts. Why Implement It?

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives. These methods can help you gain insights into potential supporters’ preferences, motivations, and concerns.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

while providing them with the essentials they need,” said Andrea Scallon, Director of Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning, Miriam’s Kitchen. There was a lot of time spent sorting through Excel spreadsheets and reports for volunteer check-in prior to events. We also needed to improve our process and organization of volunteer data.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Preventative measures such as performance evaluations, self-regulation policies, effective donor communication approaches, ethical leadership, and social auditing serve as accountability enforcers in various capacities within an organization. Performance evaluations serve as vehicles to message organizational mission realization and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Evaluate external threats and opportunities. Assigning responsibilities ensures that everyone is clear on their role in the major giving process. Qualify your prospects The qualification process is all about getting to know your prospects and building a deeper relationship with them.

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