Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. If they do, they are typically “resistant” learners, often questioning the value of the technology. During the graduate course in evaluation and research methods, I gave an interactive lecture and lead discussion.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. However, it’s important that you understand the parameters of their services, whether they’d be a valuable addition to your team, and how to find the ideal partner for you. What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants? But, where do you begin?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Calderoni’s book teaches you how company character catalyzes loyalty, agility and hypergrowth. Calderoni Question: What inspired you to write your book? Question: Why do we hear so much about company culture and so little about company character? It is earned as much as it is defined.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . How would you promote the center’s services to the community? Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. Whatever you did, evaluation is in order to assess what worked, what didn’t and why. Ask questions like: Which of the following describes your mood over the past 6 months?

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . How would you promote the center’s services to the community? Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Here is the first critical question to ask before you do anything else: WHY will your nonprofit exist? Sit down and write out the answers to these questions. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. This will help you gain clarity of mission.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” Survey results suggest a seven-year increase, on average, in the rate at which companies are developing digital products and services. What was the state of your constituent relationships?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Organizations are taking action: Seventy-six percent of respondents said their nonprofit offers support services to help with mental health and wellbeing. Additionally, nine in 10 respondents evaluated their organization’s use of technology as excellent/good across all areas.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you created new service delivery methods, you may find that your constituents don’t want to go back. Each person on your team needs an education plan that becomes part of their ongoing performance evaluation, including expectations of work changes and improvement after their training. It sounds like a huge job, right?

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. For example, the board member may question why you maintain a particular program that loses money.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

At Web Courseworks, we specialize in both learning management systems (LMSs) equipped with assessment authoring tools and providing consulting services to help professional, medical, and trade associations create top-tier eLearning experiences for their members. Open-Ended Questions. What are the different types of online assessment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This was my chance to put my teachings to work for Praxis. And the timing is right for nonprofits to take advantage with LinkedIn’s recent announcement of LinkedIn Board Connect , which makes one its premium services available at no charge. Chances are you won’t need to pay for the service for more than a few months.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Evaluating and determining what barriers your organization’s volunteer programs have and then working to break them down is a solid first step in attracting and retaining a more diverse and welcoming volunteer workforce. If you can teach a new volunteer a necessary skill for the role, consider removing it as a prerequisite.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Evaluation Plan. How will your services, situation, community or target population change as a result of your project? To help you focus on why your grant project is needed in your community, answer these questions: a.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Prepare for donor questions. Here are the key components to any phonathon script: Introduction: Answer the most basic questions: Who are you? See how they respond when a donor has questions about the campaign, voices objections, or is looking to complete their transaction. Prepare for donor questions. Why are you calling?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Her photoshop skills were used in service of the star wars theme, including adding a red hat to Yoda. There were some excellent “burning questions” that folks shared about nonprofit training. 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching. The Art of Good Openings and Closings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. I’ve said this many times, but if I was running a nonprofit today, I would sign up for this service and put together an advisory group of data nerds to help with my data and measurement needs.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

However, to know the true value of volunteers to your unique organization, you should work with your team to identify how they’ve helped your nonprofit power its programs and services in the past. These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Those of us who have planned, executed and evaluated these types of contests for good on behalf of major brands have done so with the best intentions and not to “cause wash” — i.e., buy good brand karma under the guise of philanthropy. Just evaluating all the submissions can take many, many people hours.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The second day was a networked leadership workshop that focused on how participants could use their personal brands on social in service of the organization’s mission and practical leadership skills training. Together, we co-facilitated this exercise in two languages and Maria did a great job at bi-lingual capture of the notes.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice. Same answer as for all of your nonprofit technology questions: be strategic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

In my training work with emerging nonprofit leaders , teaching how to ask powerful questions and hone your listening skills is part of the leadership development curriculum and workshops. More is Not Always Better—Evaluate Frequency. Listening is also an important competency to master for an effective social media strategy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

And is the software or cloud services you use to store or collect that data secure? TechSoup has resources on evaluating cloud security and advice for selecting software that helps you comply with HIPAA. " Gangadharan suggests that educators need to develop expertise to handle questions on this sensitive subject.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

And is the software or cloud services you use to store or collect that data secure? TechSoup has resources on evaluating cloud security and advice for selecting software that helps you comply with HIPAA. " Gangadharan suggests that educators need to develop expertise to handle questions on this sensitive subject.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. Before exploring the questions around limitations and needs, I want to share a couple examples of things happening right now to remind us that even though it will take a lot of work, and honestly a good bit of time, that we are already moving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I’ve been facilitating design labs for nonprofits and foundations, and continue to be excited about them because it is a way to generate feedback and ideas that can improve a strategy or program in service of the participants being served. In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Ask questions about the job, its challenges, how that person prefers to work with the board and its individual members, and how you can be most helpful given your skill sets. Be creative, but don’t forget to focus on the primary mode of support: an annual performance evaluation. Here are a few ideas: Get to know the ED.

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

It could even lead to dangerous situations if members are completing courses teaching outdated practices that are no longer widely accepted. Fewer questions from frustrated users, members who are readily and eagerly engaging with your LMS, and increases in non-dues revenue as a result. Decreased Non-Dues Revenue.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? However, thats hard enough to do when evaluating any one nonprofit organization, let alone the many thousands that we would like to compare. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. The Holy Grail for an informational watchdog like Charity Navigator is to actually (gasp!)

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But most importantly, we love for these sessions to be interactive, so feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. There’s a chat box and a questions box. If you use the questions box, it might be a little bit easier to call out your question, but we’d love to hear from you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. First, there is the question of what they know. Really a lot. Where is this client, now ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation. A new service called Qunu that uses IM to match people who have software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

to teach our computers to do our work for us. Each night, an automated flow looks for new gifts, evaluates the language preference of the donor, and adds a gift attribute indicating the language to be used for the acknowledgment letter. What extra services could we provide if these solutions were automated? And the best part?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. Don't Praise.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

She couldn’t stand the focus on metrics as the reference point against which her work was evaluated. When you become curious and ask genuine, curious, engaging questions , you’re able to join your donor’s story. Precede these questions using the words “feel,” “felt,” and “found.” I haven’t quite forgiven myself to this day.

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