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. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. External assessments researched by Hartman and Dhanda examine the “compatibility of prospective partners, a commitment to clear and well-informed mutual goals, and the monitoring and measuring of the impact throughout its lifecycle.” Measure and share impact.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Los Angeles Strategy Indiana 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. What gave me joy?

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Year in Review.

Professional 0

Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , co-authored with Aliza Sherman, we lay out the symptoms and causes of burnout and the remedies through deliberate self-care. I logged my sleep hours, but I also kept a journal to record my mood, ability to concentrate and personal productivity.

Data 125

Data Personal Support Exercise 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? Year in Review.

Professional 103

Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 103

sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

The community benefit reports your organization produces don’t reflect these sponsorships, even if the recipient organization falls within your priority areas. Every time a new request for support arrives, your organization is re-inventing the wheel. Different department chairs are supporting nonprofits in wildly different amounts.

Platform 92

Platform Grant Policy Benefit 92

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

This past year’s social justice movement has caused many organizations to take a leap and highlight their key values for society to take notice of and support. This will lead to a starting point that will create DEI strategies to ensure impact. Reflect on past efforts. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Where to start?

Arizona 52

Arizona Strategy Facilitation Phoenix 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

In a recent study published in the Journal of Business Research , a brand is defined as “a name, term, sign, drawing, or any combinations of these, that serve to identify a firm’s goods and services and differentiate them from those of competitors.” These corporate-born brands have become some of the most iconic images in the world.

Research 84

Research Phoenix Los Angeles Childhood 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been designing curriculum and materials and facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot project supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development.

Skills 50

Skills Build Journal Leadership 50

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level.

Culture 105

Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The season of gratitude is upon us and there is nothing more important you can do than thank donors for their support this year. Of all the organizations they could support, they chose yours! How about creating a holiday-themed custom notecard to thank your monthly donors for their support during the year?

Donor 130

Donor Ideas Gift Social Media 130

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

its mission will directly or indirectly impact youth. This is why I believe that supporting youth development is crucial for the entire nonprofit sector. If we want to support the healthy development of youth and all people (and of course we do), the old adage of being “color-blind” in providing services is counter-productive.

Roles 84

Roles Research Develop North America 84

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The impact that this one report could make is momentous. As my internship ended several weeks ago, I’ve reflected on lessons learned over the last 6 months, chief among them a sensitivity to how data gets handled and the importance of flexibility in this line of work.

Guatemala 137

Guatemala International Project Statistics 137

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. Whether it is nonprofits calling out misleading, damaging "no overhead" campaigns , demanding more governmental support, or proudly sharing our impact, a more assertive and proud nonprofit sector is needed.

Learning 36

Learning Liberia Journal New York 36

Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

Classes about program management so supporters can learn how to start and foster new programs to enhance your mission. And, when you teach them to be more efficient with programming, you’ll save money and create a larger impact! He implements this new system and raises the donor retention rate for the supporters he works with by 10%.

Training 44

Training Train Virtual Course 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. Happy New Year ! How about you? Year in Review. What is your theme for 2016? Happy New Year!

Iowa 50

Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Social enterprise efforts can range from selling merchandise to support the charitable functions of the nonprofit to creating a new entity that merges the for- and nonprofit operations into a hybrid form.

Model 53

Model Fund Social United States 53

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

All the people that walk out and don’t return- no goodbye at all, just an absence of support and donor dollars. In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Yours truly, MaddieT.

Sound 36

Sound St. Louis Flash Interaction 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

KM4Dev Journal Vol. Knowledge Management for Development Journal??? KM4D Journal) is an open access, peer-reviewed, community-based journal on knowledge management in development ??? The journal is closely related to the KM4dev community of practice, and can be read and downloaded at: www.km4dev.org/journal.

Knowledge 50

Knowledge Collaboration Share Develop 50

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

To appreciate the change we anticipate will come in the next few years, it is important to recognize how things are changing regarding how charities justify themselves and their appeals for support. For donors, they would point to the number assisted as undeniable evidence that support for their work was warranted. August 2010. [2]

Fundraising 73

Fundraising Charity Philadelphia New York 73

Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact. Create categories that reflect what users are looking for. Let your supporters pin for you. Pin images from medical journals and magazines highlghting the research your medical teams are working on.

Ideas 78

Ideas Images Flickr Adopt 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In order for social media to have full impact, it needs to scale within an organization. It has to be authentic, reflect the CEO's personality. charity:water has a huge Twitter following of over 1 million fans and supporters and has a great deal of expertise using social media to leverage fundraising and raise awareness of their work.

Social Media 99

Social Media Director India Media 99

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

I jotted down in my journal, "Give away 29 things in 29 days," and then put the journal away and promptly ignored it. I happened to open the journal. I picked up my journal to write, and opened it right to that page that said to give away 29 things in 29 days. It was reflecting in every area of my life.

Challenge 42

Challenge Interview Giving Los Angeles 42

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Allen Benamer of the Nonprofit Tech Blog says " Support Idealware !" Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. Six Proposals That Impact Civil Society in Africa looked at the six Net2 attributes and africa location. " and tells exactly why.

NTC 50

NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Think like a rocket scientist, document or journal your learnings. pause for reflection time before next reiteration: how to improve results? over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal. Observe and sift through qualitative data like a primatologist or anthropologist. test and teweak.

Social Media 102

Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

--Kimberly Wilson, author of Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play I'm always experimenting with how to stress less, enjoy life more, and make a positive impact. There were about 20 people huddled around talking about what we were going to be, what we were going to do, and how we could have the most impact.

Interview 42

Interview Costa Rica Teen Green 42

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Just because organization 1 gets 45,000 unique visits per month, and organization 2 gets 3,000 means nothing in relationship to the impact that organization has in the world, or in relationship to how it uses its resources. That, however, WILL not be reflected in our webstats for a while, if at all. 7 Beth Kanter 09.21.07

Stats 100

Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Impact Foundary / McClellan Park, CA / $200. The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Impact Convergence 2016. Impact Convergence 2016. 2016 Net Impact Conference. 2016 Net Impact Conference.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about.

Journal 100

Journal Change License Model 100

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Bob’s job is to set up and support “wired” schools and school districts. I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0.

Classroom 22

Classroom Children Museum Model 22

Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

White people are most often depicted as the “main” characters, with minorities, underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, and sometimes women, shown as supporting characters. Caucasian people will likely still be included in the images, but they will be supporting characters rather than main ones. Where is the focus?

Photo 87

Photo Photography Images Culture 87

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2012

1 Cooperation has proven to be efficient in enduring through meager means, 2 and expectation among donors reflects this philosophy. Recognition of the combined capacity, or collective impact, for large-scale change has redefined the sector. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. Journal of Business and Management.

Collaboration 81

Collaboration Research Arizona Journal 81

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And so in addition to being horrible fundraising, he’s told this story to many people, which has a negative impact on the organization and that individual doing this. . So fundamentally, I think for major donor conversations what you want to be doing is asking questions, then you reflect back what they’ve said.

Money 104

Money Question Raise Video 104

EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

We also like to believe she was one of the first proponents of the "shine theory" with her quote, " There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ". Already well known for her investigative journalism, Bly achieved her goal and grew even more famous after crisscrossing the globe in just 72 days.

Story 133

Story Angola Sierra Leone History 133

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Perhaps your nonprofit has been growing its network on social media platforms and you have the opportunity to activate new supporters through your Facebook, Twitter, and social channels. Ask supporters to share a story or photograph that illustrates their personal connection to the campaign theme. Ask your network to make a donation.

Fund 130

Fund Campaign Practice Giving 130

Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Consistent nonprofit graphic design across all your platforms and content can help build your organization’s brand and attract and engage wider networks of support over time. This can strengthen your brand identity and demonstrate the effort and dedication you commit to your cause to your staff and supporters. Website images.

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Design Organization Adobe Nonprofit 64