.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s not difficult to evaluate when someone has the right background and experience to do a job. The answers to straightforward questions will typically indicate whether an applicant is technically qualified. Don’t rely on games or group lunches to turn incompatibility into excellence. Hiring for skill is easy.

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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. Misclassifying sensitive population groups results in an incorrect understanding of the work being done in the sector, who is being served, and where grant dollars are still needed. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. As such, effective approaches to measurement and learning reflect a multiplicity of stakeholders. Here we’ll focus on equitably measuring across a portfolio of grantees.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2024

This begs the question: What should community college completion look like, and what measures of attainment equate to success in this higher education sector? So, in considering whether students should complete their course of study at a community college, it’s essential to understand and accurately reflect what their enrollment intent is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

Rather than start at the beginning, I’m starting at the end by sharing some tips for a formal reflection process that can lead to improving results of a project or event. A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of a recent strategic planning retreat, each participant shared brief reflections on the day. That’s why we start out by asking this question: “What are the most important conversations for this group to be having right now?” . So we start with that question, and we keep asking it along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. All evaluation data was posted on a public wiki.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Her question stayed with me for a long time. Impact evaluation in the arts, and its broader use for leaders of any nonprofit, can drive results. Qualitative yet empirically-based impact evaluation bridges the gap left by other evaluative methods providing the context of mission fulfillment for a nonprofit organization.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign. For definitions of leader levels and the full list of demographic survey questions and response options, see How to collect and share demographic data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. Their intention was to create a guide for nonprofit leaders who wanted to ensure that their organizations provided high quality, sustainable results for the people or causes they served. How small is small?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. questions) that are similar and shared by many funders. We adapted.

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Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

Now is the time to celebrate what all your organization achieved, reflect upon what you didn’t, and learn from that data to make 2022 your best year yet. So the big question is: how did you do? To answer that question, you want to be sure you’re pulling up the right data. Website metrics. Total revenue by channel.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

So, that means I need the right database and technology to prove the work and results."

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . When chosen properly, impact metrics can accurately evaluate everything from individual program effectiveness to an organization’s overall performance. Evaluate and improve the effectiveness of programs and services.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

We asked several interesting poll questions to open the event, and the wrapped with a Q&A session. Unfortunately, we could not answer all questions before the event closed. The purpose of this post is to share the results of both the polling and the Q&A. The polling results. A few comments about the poll results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The seven dimensions are : Contribution Competence Connection Confidence Challenge Contentment Choice The book provides you checklists, discussion questions, tools and templates to use with employees, all of which will make it easier for you – and them – to take action. Question: How has the pandemic made your book more relevant?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network. Get ready to use the evaluation matrix you created. The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes. Deadline for finalizing and notifying the candidates based on matrix results. The questions can be asked in rotation. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. The guide is organized by four key questions and includes a mix of practical tips and case studies featuring Jewish organizations and others. The four key questions are: What data to collect? Making meaning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I always like to start with an icebreaker that allows participants to reflect and identify burning questions. I started with an introduction to the Networked Nonprofit and an assessment that allows them evaluate where their use of networks and social media is along a continuum.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From a great story to a compelling ask, each of these elements work together to build the case for support that results in donations. But the one similarity across all kinds of messaging is that they need to be relevant to and reflect your audience. This question helps me in the all-important refining process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. evaluate the results of your social media experiment and use the information to improve your next social media strategy experiment.

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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. I think most of us are familiar with interview and survey-based evaluation methods. This was used to evaluate the amount of emotional energy dedicated to the jar activity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Calderoni Question: What inspired you to write your book? As I mentioned, when the pandemic hit, followed by a global recession and social unrest, it resulted in an unprecedented amount of change, disruption, and reflection for companies. Finally, and most importantly, behaviors and decisions reflect character.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By developing an employee giving program, you’ll cultivate a workplace culture that your team wants to be a part of—resulting in increased employee commitment to your organization. Cost-efficient fundraising efforts that result in large and unique gifts. Employees want to maximize their gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Teri Behrens, formerly the director of evaluation at the W.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. How to set aside time for reflection and learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Christian Kreutz has written up his reflections on the recent Web2.0fordev conference. He points to a question that many nonprofits are struggling with: Another key lesson was the big question of ???how tools to obtain better results.??? how to best combine all these web2.0 Everybody is still experimenting ???this

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Reflect : Once a week, take some time to reflect on your progress and make any necessary adjustments to your system. Wait, when is this AI going to start saving me time? Never, unless you adopt it in the right way.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

But as any fundraiser worth their salt will tell you – planning is something you need to do, without question. We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

That means you have approximately 3 hours and the whole time should not be spent lecturing with a PowerPoint deck! I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you’re likely due for a rewrite. What have you seen as positive results of your nonprofit’s work? Do you offer any new programs? What Is Your Impact?

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