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Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech

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It goes beyond just analytics tools to exploring tools, techniques, and data for measuring deep civic engagement, open governance, and inclusive decision-making. Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. Guides to Civic Tech Assessment.

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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs

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I want to share a few of my favorite techniques for making sure that you’re identifying and adapting to the evolving needs of your audience while designing. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Digital Nonprofit: A Participatory Workshop

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We focused on digital transformation because incorporating digital has become essential for delivering on all aspects of a nonprofit’s mission, not just fundraising and communications but program delivery and governance. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it. Opening Exercise.

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10 Ways To Segment Donors To Improve Nonprofit Fundraising Effectiveness

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Communication method. Chances are good, your nonprofit has employed an array of communication techniques. They could be an individual, a family, corporation, organization, foundation, or government. If they’re interacting with emails once per month, stick to that. Direct mail. Phone calls. Home or cell? Entity type.

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How Audience Research Is Keeping Up with a Changing World

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For nonprofits and government agencies, gathering insights and feedback from audiences is critical to effectively carry out their mission and achieve lasting impact. Depending on the answers to these questions, you may need to adapt your collection methods to expand your audience feedback loop. Audience research is here to stay.

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The Nonprofit Book We’ve Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The article caught fire – not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles – but also business, government, and beyond. We are also seeing that our hopes for toppling dictators are diminishing because the authoritarian leaders are mastering new power techniques. Each profile is illustrated with an in-depth case study.

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The Complete Volunteer Scheduling Checklist for Nonprofits

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Additionally, to qualify for volunteer-related grants from both companies and government entities, you will need to show your grantors your program’s volunteer hours as a part of your application and as ongoing proof that you are allocating their funds appropriately. Make certain images aren’t too large by scaling them down.