Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2012

And, will complete my work on E-mediat project , a capacity building project in the Middle East. Maybe my next book will be about something about Networked NGOs and capacity building methods … What are your plans for 2012?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. The camp was organized by Thai Fund Foundation in partnership with Opendream , , Thai Netizen Network , Frontier Foundation and Tactical Technology Collective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I introduced several methods for using measurement for transformative results, including the Maturity of Practice Model (CWRF) and how to use it as an assessment tool, principles of being data-informed , and how to apply KD Paine’s 7 Simple Steps of Measurement. What are your measurable objectives?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Only measure impact, not process. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. I like to use a combined method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

I want to share just a few low-budget examples of how the team at Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation has pivoted to continue providing donor relations and stewardship to our donors during this current crisis. We track, measure and analyze data but at the end of the day we know we’ve done well by our donors because of mutual loyalty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Storify here ). I kicked off the morning session with a discussion on measuring impact with colleagues from VolunteerMatch – Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? https://storify.com/ResourceMedia/brainerd-foundation-s-21st-century-advocacy-design”>Storify. Why Use One?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

By utilizing four key strategies of involving diverse stakeholders, creating a backbone infrastructure, developing shared terminology and measurement indicators, and promoting collective action, organizations can find success in effective networking and produce meaningful social change.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Creating the perfect fundraising strategy takes a lot of time and effort, so your best bet to grow and raise more each year is to first lay out a solid fundraising foundation. Measure all fundraising metrics. Use the data in your CRM to measure all metrics, including donation amounts, donation frequency, donor details, and more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. ” One method that some nonprofits engage in to improve an event or campaign is an “ After Action Review.,” How can we encourage this as both individually and organizationally?”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Tailor your fundraising messages and methods to specific donor categories based on their preferences and behavior. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Providing training is an investment, so be sure to develop a way to measure whether your training efforts are successful. Selecting training methods: Classroom training or workshops provide a space free from the distractions of everyday activities, so participants can focus on learning and getting to know colleagues in a new context.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” ” I know I speak fast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. Network Vibrancy adds to the many challenges of measuring the social impact of networks. There are different measures for different types of networks and stages of work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. We look at the wrong measures or unrealistic outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. There was some push back from someone in the audience "How can we measure virtual worlds when we really haven't yet figured out what works and what doesn't. MacArthur Foundation. New set of research methods for this.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Begin by defining your organization’s needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I’ve had the pleasure working with Diana Scearce , from Monitor Institute, who has been facilitating and weaving this network. Social media tools for engaging and capturing the work of crowds include: wikis, custom platforms or web sites that facilitate voting, rating, giving feedback, adding content, or funding.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

Some say it’s the wrong measure of a nonprofit organization’s success; others say it is the gold standard for measuring worthiness for support. Given the longer-term ramifications of paying or not paying PILOTs, having an existing board policy based on an understanding of the issue could facilitate a more thoughtful response.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics , productivity is a measure of economic performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced (output) with the amount of inputs used to produce those goods and services. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page by defining productivity. According to the U.S.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Discover how-to details and strategies for fast, measurable digital marketing success. 24th Annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations. Governance / @usdsoles. Jan 13 - 15.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

I had the honor facilitating a session on measuring impact with Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand from VolunteerMatch discussing how their approach to measuring impact over the past decade. Are there foundations funded initiatives or other efforts to encourage learning from failure in the nonprofit sector?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

I’ve been working program and instructional design, facilitation of peer calls and workshops – in collaboration with the fantastic team at Spitfire. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Source: Spitfire Twitter Feed. The report out was a competition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2013

Creativity: How do you keep creative and generate new ideas, both individually and working within an organization. It is so easy to just do the same old thing all the time, but there is some discomfort in creating something new. I want to explore the methods and techniques for optimizing creativity and applying it your work.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That emerges as a reason for foundation leadership to avoid working with a group of people, especially outside of the hierarchy of control that the foundation has with its own staff. The role of strategic facilitation of decision-making in participatory philanthropy is often unrecognized and underappreciated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and the next session we are focusing on the sense-making step of measurement. What visualization methods should you use?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

And, users, who are hoping to provide meaningful, measurable support to the causes and organizations they support, are increasingly looking at other platforms and other ways to become engaged. But its not just Facebook Causes. Buy our tools or create a profile and our system will take care of the rest. He is the author of Media Rules!:

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 28, 2021

If you’re unsure about your web design expertise, rest assured that your own experience browsing professional websites has likely already helped you form a solid foundational understanding. However, nearly all nonprofits share many core website design choices to help facilitate common user actions, such as making a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor of designing and facilitating a “networked capacity building project” for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. It’s also hard to change the.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2015

Note from Beth: I’ve been facilitating a community of practice of community foundations, Knight Foundation grantees, over the past two years, that have been using the Knight Foundation Giving Day Playbook to take their practice to the next level. Building Your Foundation’s – and Your Giving Day’s Brand ( 2 p.m.

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