sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. When funders model vulnerability and power-consciousness , it signals to grantees that they can show up more fully.

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Philanthropy Literacy Gift Grant 71

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. Learning, we do naturally.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I’m gathering my thoughts to start putting together my slides and presentation and wanted to stop for reflection and sharing. “Innovating at the speed of communities&# is a big goal, but something organizations and civic institutions can learn a lot from as a model. Communities As A Model.

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

According to the Center for Evaluation Innovation’s “Lab for Learning” initiative , “make thinking visible” to cultivate a learning culture. Share logic models to increase dialogue and understand the theories and assumptions that underlie programs and investment decisions. Actively evaluate PM processes and metrics.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Most really good proposals and reports often better reflect an organization’s capacity to hire a great grant writer or marketing expert than their ability to do great work. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Since networked learning happens in the context of an ecosystem, perhaps Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model. . Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Note from Beth: As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m running several peer learning groups based on the ideas in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Maturity of Practice model. The CWRF model has been adopted by nonprofits.

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Measure Track Model Seattle 99

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

At Common Impact, we’ve identified three keys that will help you confidently structure a pro bono project, identify organizational challenges your potential partner could help solve, and propose a skills-based volunteer engagement that meets your nonprofit’s needs and supports the interest of the volunteers. Is your IT on its last leg?

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Skills Model Nonprofit Volunteer 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. The project partners include Shiree Teng, Groupaya, and Compasspoint. A model of generosity.

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Consultant Resource Build Laptop 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Over the past three years,orgSource has been working with the PCI team on several significant projects,” Kevin said. As our consciousness expanded, we realized that the leadership team needed to model the behavior we were seeking to promote. But we realize that building culture isn’t a project with a finish line.

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Culture Skills Collaboration Associations 221

NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Large data platforms, especially those that make donations of products and services, are putting high-powered software into nonprofits’ hands at a fraction of the cost that would ordinarily reflect on commercial customers. This is genuinely a good thing.

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Problem Data API Global 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, speak at the Packard Foundation. He described the challenges of adapting evaluation methods to non-Western systems in developing countries because evaluation has traditionally been deeply rooted in the Western ways of thinking.

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Social Media Culture Create Media 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Note from Beth: I was thrilled that Paul Connolly agreed to write a guest post sharing some of the public learning taking place through the OE Goldmine Project on the Packard Foundation OE Wiki. The best work is embraced by a reflective board and staff leaders alike, and is embedded in the organization’s culture and business model.

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Teach Help Los Angeles Wiki 108

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Exhibits), Rob Semper (Exploratorium) and I hosted a wide-ranging discussion session on design techniques for developing projects that involve both online and onsite elements. The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research.

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Reflection Research Question Museum 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project. Participants voted on the questions that would be most important for the Brainerd Foundation to consider in its strategy: How might we adopt a hybrid model of new and old power? How might we create a funding model that nourishes flexibility and innovation?

Design 50

Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. Friending the Finish Line. and storify.

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Social Media Training Train Network 97

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

These programs usually also have physicians ask others to give, the older model of a campaign. This model is evaluated on how many physicians give and the total raised. The culture of the healthcare institution reflects the support of physicians, despite severe financial restraints.

Philanthropy 20

Philanthropy Model Culture Influence 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

While there was evidence of plenty of community engagement work across museums and galleries, most of it was funded project by project. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. Extra credit if you read the Our Museum evaluation (or its summary ) as well.

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Museum Participatory Resource Place 20

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Combined with check-ins with the grantee or partner throughout the project, these clear expectations of impact increase the chances of hitting your shared goals. .

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

As with all the capacity building projects that I’ve designed, it is based on a framework and theory of change. The framework is a social media maturity of practice model called “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly” Maturity of Social Media and is featured in my next book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Network Build Learning Strategy 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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People Community Video Podcast 77

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2015

He cares about the social impact of his projects, but at the end of the day, he uses financial profit to measure their success. We''ve been on a big evaluation push at my museum, and the hardest part is editing ourselves down to a few indicators that we feel consistently reflect impact.

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Museum Measure Evaluation Profit 20

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Cultivating this discipline of planning can be greatly eased and enhanced by engaging your stakeholders in collaborative inquiry, defined by Jennifer Donahoo as a process that offers participants a systematic way to explore issues and determine resolutions through shared inquiry, reflection, and dialogue. Collecting the data.

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Collaboration Nonprofit Profit Phoenix 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

But the exchange prompted some reflection on how I use Feedburner. I think engagement metrics are far more useful for evaluating reader interest. Understand how the model works , but don't get distracted. This is evaluating your performance in relation to other blogs in your space using the same metrics. .

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Metrics Social Media Strategy RSS 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. An extension is actually good thing, gives us more time to look at all those projects! CompuMentor's founder shares his top ten projects.

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2015

A theory of change is a model that connects: the activities we do, to the outcomes they effect, to the impact we seek to create in the world. We developed a final version of the theory in a wonky powerpoint flowchart model. Here are some questions for Ian about his side of the experience working with us on this project.

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Process Change Develop Museum 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

But the thousands of people who view the resultant reviews and videos will form an impression of your institution based on them--so as much as possible, make sure that impression reflects messages you'd like to share about your institution. Evaluate the outcome. Projects participatory museum. Did you get what you wanted?

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Museum Hosting Model Community 22

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over time, we are getting more attractive couches that reflect a unified design aesthetic. We use a clear logic model to relate our activities to their intended outcomes and impacts (here''s more about what a logic model is ). We may not have funding for your project, but we won''t tie it up in red tape either.

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Museum Learning History Arts 55

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. eLearning Pricing Models: 5 Ways to Price Your Courses. It’s crucial that the pricing of your eLearning courses reflects the amount of effort put into creating them.

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

They reflect the soul of the community and can be responsive to its unique interests and needs. Design firms' projects often have a common look across different cities and institutions. Tags: children's museums design business models. They are akin to local news organizations and charities. It creates another forgettable museum.

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Support Museum St. Louis NSF 41

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2012

This community was ready for a museum that reflected the unique creative identity of Santa Cruz. We've had a few programmatic misfires, but for the most part, our new projects are succeeding because the newspaper wants to feature them in the "best bets" and people are game to come out and try.

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Audience Museum Participatory History 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world. Performance ??? and discovery.

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

I met Janet Salmons many years ago while I working on various arts and technology projects in New York State for the New York Foundation for the Arts. I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project. Evaluate it!

Arts 50

Arts Community Online Intergenerational 50

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Machine Project and the Hammer Museum have just released an incredible ebook documenting Machine's year-long residency at the Hammer in 2010. 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.

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Artist Museum Project Public 39

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I have evaluated a number of options, and every one of them comes up short in one way or another. But it’s buggy, and it feels like exposing people who aren’t already totally sold on open source to open source using a project that’s not ready for primetime is, well, one step forward and two steps back? Wish I were!

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