Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. Nonprofits would sometimes modify or overhaul their systems and controls without engaging their auditors. This is especially important if there are audit findings.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. ” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Formative Evaluation.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

Analyze Your Systems Audit your current data systems for security, continuity of use, and capabilities. Foster a Culture of Security Your digital ecosystem is made of up three parts: People, Systems, and Processes. Your system is the place where information is kept and should help you to be efficient and effective.

Government 80

Government Data Adopt Change Management 80

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

If all I watch are action movies, the system isn’t going to recommend a drama. 5) Moving Away from Overhead to Outcomes will Allow Investment in Technology. No organization should be allowed to waste money, but we need to focus on how effective a nonprofit is in achieving its social outcome goals. Think Netflix.

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Digital Trend Fundraising Movie 276

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community. When evaluating CRM software for your nonprofit, you need to look for these five key differentiators: 1) Importance of Platform.

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Public Sector & Nonprofit Case Management Software Improve Impact Drive stronger outcomes with a solution that empowers your staff, enables more data-informed decision making, and provides expert guidance and best practices. Deep sector expertise and support We understand your unique needs and challenges.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Grant management is the comprehensive process of overseeing all activities related to grants: from identifying recipients, to awarding funds, to reporting on outcomes all while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Table of Contents Grant Lifecycle Who Handles Grant Management for Grantmaking Organizations?

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Track high-level insights to ensure programs are staying on track, dig deeper into comprehensive data across your programs, or take a closer look at a specific program, staff member, or participant’s outcomes. Learn more Stronger data, stronger outcomes "Here’s what I believe: do the work and the outcomes will show.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Every nonprofit aims to have impact, but few have the systems in place to calculate little more than outputs. The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI).

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Dominican Republic Issue NTEN Impact 88

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices. These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 85

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

With the trust of a secure and scalable system being most important, we made the difficult decision to sunset foundationConnect on a high note. The ongoing success of this option relies heavily on Salesforce expertise to maintain your system — either internally or with the help of outsourced IT professionals.

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Nonprofit Application Integration Grant 52

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With AI, you first define some outcome, some question you want answered. Then, you provide an algorithm with examples in the form of sample data, and you allow the algorithm to identify the best way to get to that outcome. What outcome are you trying to predict? It will do so based on patterns it finds in your sample data.

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Action Effective Model Hype 81

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries. Patricia Pulliam Phillips & Jack J.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. For example, if your IT department requires that you use a specific type of content management system, and if the redesigned website will need to integrate with another system such as a CRM or an email marketing platform.

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Websites Analytics Project Proposal 304

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change. This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

I define community leadership as “any person or organization who engages individuals or groups within a particular community to collectively establish goals, guides them toward the achievement of those goals, thereby achieving a civic outcome.” However, in my experience, such fears are largely unfounded.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. Solutions Privilege: How privilege shapes the expectations of solutions, and why it’s bad for our work addressing systemic injustice. On Not Being Constrained by the System You’re In. The Power of Dialogue about Nonprofit Data and Evaluation.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? How are you using each piece of data you collect from your grantees?

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 91

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

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Evaluation Reflection Open Source Journal 111

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. For instance, one CRM system may be a better fit for small organizations while another is built for enterprise-level needs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

Over the past several years, I’ve met with countless people at a wide variety of organizations to connect on outcomes measurement , and I tend to hear similar questions and qualms about this still-new area. “ How do we get started? ” “ Is there a difference between measurement and evaluation? ” “ Is there a right way to define an outcome?

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Measure Evaluation Storytelling Grant 28

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift?

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Though it can seem like a big barrier to set up an impact measurement system — one for which you might not have the time, the staff, or the funding — impact management is something you can do at any level. It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important.

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Integration Impact Practice Management 69

Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Establish a bookkeeping system to account for cash receipts and cash disbursements, assets, and liabilities. . Determine your fiscal year and type of accounting system (cash vs. accrual). . Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Establish a logic model and identify inputs, outputs, activities, and intended outcomes. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to the new format, this is the second year that we’ve used our Customer Outcomes Survey to gather data. To understand the impact our customers are creating, our focus continues to be on the customer outcomes of efficiency, effectiveness, community connection, and innovation. Customer Outcomes Highlights.

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Report Impact Community Evaluation 52

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Next, define the outcomes you hope to achieve. The outcomes you can achieve tend to fall into four buckets that benefit your organization. You’ll also move away from those frustrating situations where you’re looking at reports from different systems that are displaying different values for the same metric.

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Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2011

How do you project short and long-term outcomes that are realistic, important, and feasible to measure? There is often a tendency to establish outcomes that are too ambitious to achieve during the funding period or with the level of planned activity. an effective results-oriented program evaluation system? Click here!

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Evaluation Results Program Measure 77

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries. Patricia Pulliam Phillips & Jack J.

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ROI Law Authoring Measure 52

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether you’re implementing a new CRM or looking to refamiliarize your staff with an existing system, these insights will help you pursue your data-driven endeavors. Provide guidelines on how employees should handle and store data within the CRM system to maintain data integrity and confidentiality.

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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. That year, the organization developed the first draft of its theory of change and began to monitor program performance and outcomes. Experimental impact evaluations are too expensive.

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Resource Evaluation Nonprofit Boston 122

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. Maintenance Costs: Over time, every system requires maintenance.

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Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The data in this report comes from the 2022 Customer Outcomes Survey; customer interviews; customer and employee surveys focused on pro bono support, Impact Labs participation, and Community Sprint participation; and internal Salesforce.org data. Director of Measurement and Evaluation. Morgan Buras-Finlay.

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

Image courtesy of z2 Systems. In part 1 , we explored 4 ways your nonprofit could better utilize its CRM, or constituent relationship management system. As a result, there is likely very little documentation on how to appropriately enter data into the system. Evaluate and analyze outcomes from data.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Vulnerability Empathetic connections can transform your relationships and outcomes. We are shown that if we are “wrong” and if we fail to meet the outcomes we promised, we will be punished. Deconstructing and sharing power are also essential to success. Another essential piece connected to both empathy and power is vulnerability.

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