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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Beth Kanter

NTEN

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit.

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Measuring Impact: Feature Article from the Latest Issue of NTEN:Change

Amy Sample Ward

The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to examine. For each outcome, specify what observable measures, or indicators, will suggest that you’re achieving that key outcome for impact. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Finally, A Clear Shift in Attitudes About Measuring Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I spent a year co-writing on a book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with measurement guru KD Paine because I felt strongly focusing on vanity metrics such as follower counts or Facebook likes was a waste of time. I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?

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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. All in all lots of good measurement for nonprofit learning.

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#kantersea: Data, Transparency, and Measurement In Seattle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The day ended with a curated conversation on “ Data, Transparency, and Impact ” facilitated by the amazing Erica Mills and with Jane Meseck (Microsoft), Paul Shoemaker (Social Venture Partners) and Eric Stowe (Splash). “Is measuring data about proving it or improving it?” 2 What is the metric to track.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

.orgSource

ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. If you track current events, Sharon advised, you are aware of the erosion of public confidence across a spectrum of institutions. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress.

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Matt Groch to Offer Keynote on Measuring Impact at #14LCS

NTEN

In addition to the conversations with participants in three separate tracks, #14LCS includes a stellar lineup of keynote speakers who will spark new conversations and nudge existing conversations to introduce new questions. How do we measure social change? Matt will show us how.

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