Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

One thing that stood out in our conversations is that the civic tech field is ready for a deeper dive on outcomes. A big topic of discussion as the field is maturing is how to track on-the-ground outcomes for people and communities, in addition to counting clicks, views, downloads and tweets. Hone in on your true scope of influence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

The morning used the World Cafe technique. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights. What are your expectations about the outcomes for NGOS?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In addition, the nonprofit evaluation services GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have teamed up on something called the "Overhead Myth letter." In mid-November, Idealware held one of its free webinars to address this question. Where can a charity even start to get a handle on this? spanhidden.

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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. Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement. Google offers the free MOOC called “ Google Analytics Academy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The focus was on learning about "Network Effectiveness" and the specific topics included strategies for network impact, approaches to evaluating networks and tools for accelerating and assessing network impact. I wondered whether the more general learnings about network effectiveness and evaluating networks would be considered confidential?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. How to mitigate questions of power and competition in the network? How do we evaluate collective impact/ networks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

The organization integrates simple measurement techniques and learning as an organizational habit that helps improve practice and documents results from the beginning of every networked approach. Organizations in this category also need to focus on using more sophisticated measurement techniques , tools, and processes.

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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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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major donor prospecting is a research technique used by fundraisers to uncover donor data that will help determine giving capacity and willingness to donate. Once you’ve mastered this part of the process, you can expand your search outwards and evaluate donors who tend to support specific programs. Do they have questions?

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JUNE 23, 2021

Then, evaluate what donor acquisition and engagement strategies worked and what didn’t. . Your nonprofit’s fundraising team should be consistently using your data to improve your techniques! The potential donor turns into a donor after evaluating their options and donating to the organization. Understand the Giver’s Journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This try it, fix it approach leads to incremental improvements which in turn leads to better outcomes. This is a technique for testing two or more versions. (2) For example, "My hypothesis is that our Facebook Fans are more likely to engage with us when we post links that have a question in the title.". (5)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

Allison Fine and I have been noodling with an evaluation model that looks social media from an organizational perspective - from social networks to social capital (relationships) to action in the real world. Now I'm wondering where the techniques of engagement need to be incorporated. My questions: .

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This isn't just a rhetorical question. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes. What does the word "participatory" mean to you?

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JUNE 18, 2009

how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?). But we talked about solutions as well: Jason Parker of the Gates Foundation told us about techniques Google is using to overcome issues of accuracy by dramatically increasing the quantity of data being analyzed. (We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. Making sure each department can access its data to answer their questions.&#. The organizational dashboard is shared across departments and there is a process for analyzing, discussing, and applying results.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity. We know you've got questions. Research / @SSIReview. The IMPACT Conference. The IMPACT Conference. Feb 21 - 24. Marketing & Communications. Associations.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Expert speakers aim to answer the big questions that experienced fundraisers and marketers face, such as how to build the best staff, how to stay motivated, and what new technologies to try. The event will also include breakout sessions where you can share data and strategies to evaluate your mid-level program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

This is a technique I've used as a trainer, but it also works beautifully for social media projects. Here's my AMORE step-by-step recipe: Set up a simple and small experiment , identify some outcomes and metrics. Blogs can be a great source of 360 evaluation. I'm going to call it AMORE. It's called double-loop learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

I realize that finding the time to experiment for many of us can be difficult, especially if those experiments do not lead to direct outcomes. This particular Carnival raises the question of how to decide which online social media tools to use and ramp up your skills using it. Or even to convince someone else of the proof of concept.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? Then, I match this against participant feedback/evaluations. What's the outcome? After each group reported out, I asked some high level questions and gave some observations.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

We started with a brief presentation of the basics of each project, and then spent about an hour responding to questions from the audience, using illustrative images and documents to support the discussion. This has both positive and negative outcomes. This is a question I'm really interested in. Neither Click!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Credibility and Transparency Our 2023 Giving Study found that donors–especially in the younger generation–are driven by impact and results and wish to see tangible outcomes from their contributions.Sharing personal stories demonstrates transparency and openness. Consider asking questions like, “What would you want the world to know?”

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Impact Convergence 2016 brings together leaders, practitioners, and professionals from around the globe who are interested in impact and evaluation. Opportunity Collaboration / Cancún Yucatán, (Int.) Mexico / SOLD OUT. General / @OppColl.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

We’ll examine how to harness tools for nurturing positive outcomes and amplifying impact. Designed for advancement professionals charged with starting or growing a student philanthropy program.Learn techniques to create a tradition of gratitude and support for the institution among students. Strategic / #YPC2016 / @YPC2016. Strategic.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

Sustaining Innovation is a thoughtful, comprehensive book that has helped me think more concretely about these questions and their answers. Others are "how" innovators--using unusual techniques to accomplish traditional goals. Light calls out four common questions used to evaluate new ideas: Is this faithful to who we are?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Evaluation In this stage, the potential donor begins to consider making a donation to your nonprofit. Take this 6-question quiz to get a customized list of CRM vendors that will best fit your nonprofit based on your budget, size, and functionality needs. After all, this is where the real relationship-building begins.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

From the stories I’ve heard this week, nonprofits of the size that I’m most familiar with (small to medium-sized) still don’t have in-house technology expertise to make evaluations about what directions to go in. at 11:23 pm Wow, Michelle, those are *exactly* the questions that I want schools to start asking themselves.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Ask questions to clarify 64. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Dont micromanage 2. Dont be a bottleneck 3. Conduct annual risk reviews 7.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. And, the networking was good, but the best part was the opportunity to ask Jeremiah a few clarifying questions to his face!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Here are three techniques I use: Connect with and research audience via social media. I am also very transparent with the audience about the challenges of "lost in translation" and include discussion questions like 'How does this translate to an Indian context?". A lot of it is re-framing and re-purposing. Real-time improvisation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Set expectations of performance improvement and timeframe, and get his agreement on the desired outcome. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Tell him how his actions negatively affect the team. Let the discussion sink in. Dont rehash the discussion later. You made your point.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 26, 2010

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. How To Be An Expert Listener * Look at the speaker * Ask questions to clarify * Repeat for clarity * Nod, smile * Dont interrupt * Help the speaker stay on topic Note From Eric In my Blog Ill use the words manager and leader. Don't Praise.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

That said, the longer I work in the online world the more I realize how much of old-school, direct mail techniques are applicable to online marketing. November 6, 2007 | Beth Kanter Beth, that is a great question! I do, however, think that some old fashioned direct marketing techniques might be effective in the social marketing space.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organizations that evidence compassion listen to each other in order to understand and connect to more effective outcomes, not in order to place blame or assert their own way of doing things. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Don't Praise. What impact is this going to have on you?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

That said, the longer I work in the online world the more I realize how much of old-school, direct mail techniques are applicable to online marketing. November 6, 2007 | Beth Kanter Beth, that is a great question! I do, however, think that some old fashioned direct marketing techniques might be effective in the social marketing space.

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