Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2017

Capacity building includes both money (grants), consultants/technical assistance, peer learning/communities of practice, and collaboration. As a trainer and facilitator, the work I do with organizations and networks, often on behalf of a foundation for its grantees, is capacity building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We realize that some of the most impactful work is being done by organizations HF might not know about.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

Leadership ColLAB strategies for your association Leverage these can’t miss methods at your organization: 1. How to build and maintain trust at your organization Sharon Rice, Managing Director of.orgSource , facilitated a session on trust building during disruptive times. Who can strategically help your association?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. Mission and vision alignment: Ensure alignment on the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Kania and Kramer developed the methodology to correct the practice of isolated intervention, choosing instead diverse partnerships aligned around shared goals. Communicate openly and timely.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 31, 2017

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Who decides what is measured?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. It offers a comprehensive overview of revenue and expenses over a specific timeframe.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his new book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. Clive Wilson Kagan Page Leadership Organizational Purpose Purposeful Organization'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” This helps spread good practices.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! One of our first design tasks as facilitators was for all of us to get clear on what we mean by “Impact Leadership.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2015

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his new book, Designing the Purposeful Organization.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 31, 2023

By compromising the organizations’ security defenses, hackers could re-route the funds meant for philanthropy to their accounts. By launching a distracting attack against a nonprofit, hackers can divert attention and resources away from their true target, which may be another organization or entity.

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Achieve

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s the reason why people decide to contribute their money to organizations. As an organization, you must reflect the value of transparency in every decision you make. This is a significant point of tension for donors online, as they’re giving you sensitive financial and personal information to benefit your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

James Nickerson, who has worked with the SFGMC and was a participant in a peer group learning exchange that I designed and facilitated for two years had the opportunity to share some lessons learned about social media with peer chorus organizations. Here’s his reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Again, using design-thinking facilitating methods, the process started with a presentation from the executive director on the strategy for the year and measurement. While technical topics such data and measurement processes emerged, so did a lot culture change issues. Data Measurement'

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Re-orient toward longer-term measures of fundraising performance. Blow the whistle on organizations claiming to have zero costs of fundraising. Fund the development of a website to facilitate peer-to-peer evaluations of nonprofits. Develop new and more appropriate measures of performance. Encourage asset-based giving.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nonprofits are organizations that have a social impact. But this value can also be in the form of programs and services that benefit hungry children, put a stop to the mistreatment of animals, or preserve the environment, as addressed by the work of nonprofit organizations. Invest in your team. Invest in technology.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Though Eric Ries makes it clear in The Lean Startup that a lean framework can and should be applied to existing organizations – in particular social enterprises – examples of longstanding organizations in the nonprofit sector wholly adopting the framework are difficult to come across. Not Just for Startups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The researchers have come up with a Zoom Fatigue scale so you can measure how exhausted you are after meetings. What that means in practice is that norms are the ground rules for how a group of people communicate and collaborate with each other. You can find the free assessment here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Arts organizations are not alone in this. The question.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JUNE 9, 2018

If you know about any job opportunities at organizations that need someone with my skill set, I’d love to hear about them. In my next job, I’d like to focus on some or all of the following: Weaving networks among nonprofit organizations in order to build collaboration, peer learning, and communities of practice.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

They answer to different audiences and measure success in different ways.? Start with these three best practices:? . This can be around where/how gifts are entered and even more importantly, what types of gifts your organization will accept. Looking to empower your development and finance teams to better collaborate?

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. In this article, I am not speaking on behalf of any organization or individual. What is the heart of the matter for grantors and grantees?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As part ongoing work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am designing, facilitating, and delivering workshops with Compasspoint. Last week, I had the great pleasure of presenting a one-day workshop with colleagues Holly Minch , JD Lasica , Janet Fouts , and Susan Tenby. Masters of relationship marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For many nonprofits, Google Analytics is the tool of choice for measuring traffic, reach, engagement, and action primarily because it is free. While it is somewhat easy to use, some of the more valuable features may require a little tutoring to understand and use. The syllabus includes: An overview of today’s digital measurement landscape.

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