Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

As an intern with HRDAG , I was part of the team analyzing data drawn from documents in the National Police Archive, a cache of approximately 80 million sheets of paper kept by the police system during the Guatemalan Civil War, a 36-year long conflict that ended in 1996. You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization.

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Guatemala International Project Statistics 137

M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

But the results for nonprofits in the Disaster/International Aid space looked very different. We will also sample the key findings, answer your questions, and share a bit about how the Benchmarks sausage is made on a special Benchmarks release webinar TODAY, April 27, from 12:00–1:30PT/3:00–4:30ET.

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Benchmark Studies Social Media Chart 100

VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Denver International Airport. This is just a sampling of the ideas I heard. Share them with your colleagues, generate additional ideas, and share them in the comments below. Consider not only how to make National Volunteer Week memorable – but to integrate recognition and appreciation all year round.

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Denver Badge Museum Volunteer 98

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Internal evaluation Create clear guidelines for your project and try to rank the proposals across different attributes. Project Goals: It’s good to remember to have external and internal goals. Existing Challenges : Share an overview of any skeletons and internal issues that might impact the process.

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Guide Proposal PDF Hints 59

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 8, 2012

Obviously, many interns are motivated to do an internship in hopes of having the experience evolve into a full-time job. interns are offered full-time jobs as a result of the internship, with over 80% of the interns accepting the employment offer. Finding interns. In the past, finding interns could be a tedious process.

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International Training Train Organization 65

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) created a toolkit with helpful information and sample language. Final Draft: Once the Board has approved the policy, it should be formalized and made available to internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate. Internal Controls Through Your Operating Reserves Policy.

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Policy Create Guide Fund 71

Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

Projecting obstacles, such as low audience engagement or slowed internal approval processes, makes issues easier, and causes less interruption in your process. Diverse research samples result in more inclusive outcomes. When it comes to audience research, it’s imperative to examine the diversity of research samples.

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Audience Research Change Sample 66

Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

we identified three areas to focus on: Deepen Efficiency and Streamline Client Services Build Internal Capacity Focus on Data-Driven Decisions Were we lacking in any of these areas? Chantal Sheehan, Blue Fox Founder & CEO / 1 2 3 4 5 The Results - Our Strategic Plan Based on our strategery (that's a word right?), Not entirely.

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Consultant Sample Calendar System 78

Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In this webinar, we went back to the very beginning to discuss the process of curating content, visualizing the digital experience, and involving internal teams along the way. This is just a sampling of the events we hosted in 2021!

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Drupal Government Measure Digital 65

Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2017

The Big 7: Internal Controls that Don’t Control You. Internal control procedures in nonprofit accounting can be broken into seven categories, each designed to prevent fraud and identify errors befor e they become problems : Separation of Duties. However, the tools to manage internal controls have evolved. Documentation.

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International Test System Journal 33

OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Here’s a sample of speakers from last year to get you excited for those to come: 3. B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or re-certification. They will leave you feeling equipped, inspired, and energized. Speakers are set to be announced in the coming months!

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Raise Nashville Award Sponsor 98

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. Currently our internal model cards are used to guide data quality considerations and planning improvements. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system.

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Tools Guidelines Model Grant 52

Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This article is all about shoring up your ability to sustain operations when the unexpected happens (like when your office temp is 88 degrees) internally or externally. I think my operations coordinator found a sample on some website. Look, it’s helpful that your nonprofit found a sample policy on the interwebs for free.

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Policy Sample Nonprofit Review 78

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

GivingTuesday Lookback Report The GivingTuesday Lookback Report is fast becoming a go-to source for international giving trends and the deeper nuances of North American donor behavior and motivations. This report pushes the boundaries of how we think about generosity in our sector.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

Did you know that in some countries International Women's Day (March 8) is celebrated with flowers and gifts? I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. 100% of the royalties from Celebrating Women go to the International Museum of Women. You can find UN-related events on WomenWatch.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. What about internal factors?

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Guzmán’s article, entitled Speaking Stats to Justice: Expert Testimony in a Guatemalan Human Rights Trial Based on Statistical Sampling , appears in the most recent issue of CHANCE, a quarterly journal published by the American Statistical Association. His family never stopped looking for him.

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Guatemala Statistics Analysis Sample 129

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Here’s the dashboard from The Extraordinaries of our 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session today: Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns – [International Ballroom C] (#co2oc). Who: Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. When: 1:30 p.m.

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Campaign Community Online Organization 140

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Check out these examples from Seedlings , Food Bank for Larimer County and Morris Animal Foundation, as well as this website promotion sample from American Red Cross. Here’s another example from the International Rescue Committee. If you have clients who could contribute a drawing, that’s also a lovely option to send people.

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email Fundraising Gift Music 126

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2021

Choosing a sample population that reflects the outcome you’re looking for. Look internally and ask yourselves which bucket here you fit in.” The donors who are prized candidates for giving again. How to calculate donor attrition. Information that you need to pull about donors. How to leverage the data you already have. Stu Manewith.

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Podcast Donor Sample Retention 49

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2012

HRDAG designed a process to randomly sample the Archive and the archivists began using Benetech’s Martus software to organize and secure information generated from the samples.

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National Guatemala Texas Online 206

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

2) Relief International. If your organization has an urgent need or emergency announcement, a full-page overlay like the one Relief International uses is a good solution. The contrast will draw the eyes of your site visitors. How they use this technique : They use a large screen overlay to display a COVID-related call-to-action.

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Technique Design Websites Brain 325

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

For international organizations, you may face additional complexity such as handling multiple currencies and multiple languages. You should provide samples of your documentation as appropriate to accompany these requirements. Support multiple languages. Specific the languages which you need for all your users.

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Software Guide Award Grant 312

Byte Technology

MARCH 11, 2016

Here is a sampling of some advanced features and set-up tips that Craft recommends. For those websites that feature the very handy internal search capacity, this is an important piece of data you should be tracking. Sure, many of us look at the basics—number of views, general actions taken, pass along rates etc.—but Enable Site Search.

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Blue Fox

MAY 22, 2020

Those of us who successfully break up with COVID-19 and end our internal toxic relationship with all that it brings will be better for it in the end. We must get up every day, lead our teams, take care of our families, and provide services and support to communities and people who rely on us. You’ve got this.

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Uganda Michigan Kenya PDF 78

Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

Start by creating sample scripts for thank-you calls, emails, and cards and ask your team to thank your major donors. By leveraging internal relationships, we can expand our capacity to engage major donors more deeply in our work. Keep growing. There’s always room for improvement.

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Gift Program United States Script 105

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Completing a self-assessment helps the board look internally at the board itself, reflect on both individual and shared responsibilities of its members, increase teamwork, clarify board and staff expectations, and help determine areas of responsibility that need attention. The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review.

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Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . Start by working on internal messaging and move outwardly toward the public relations messages. Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not. Leadership Team.

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Leadership Practice Nonprofit License 81

sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

With a qualitative research method like this one, you really don’t need a large sample size to get good data. On the flip side, keeping an eye on where users leave your website may reveal some opportunities for improving those pages to provide more internal links and keep users on your site for longer. A/B Testing.

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Method Research Test Analytics 76

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Contributors come from a wide range of well known charities, including Amnesty International, Macmillan Cancer Support, UNICEF, Friends of the Earth, The Scout Association, and many more.

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Trend Charity Communication Cancer 137

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2010

million documents in the archive produced from 1960 to 1996 contain critical information about police operations during Guatemala's 36 years of internal armed conflict during which an estimated 200,000 people were killed or disappeared. The estimated 31.7

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Guatemala Statistics National Analysis 145

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/2-11/13 and a fundraising campaign from 11/14-12/31. Make sure that you have strong communication plans set up for the last two months of the year, even if you are working from home.

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Campaign Fundraising Calendar Template 79

sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Your mission statement may be the internal compass of your organization, but your value prop is how the outside world perceives you. Your value prop answers one specific and critical question: “If I am your ideal donor, why should I give to you rather than another organization or none at all?”

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Data Test Blackbaud Donor 68

Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Use this information internally and share it freely during your search. . Must they live nearby or can regional, national, or international candidates apply? You’ll find some sample matrices here. Who does the consultant report to? Criteria for your consultant. What do you need your consultant to bring to the table?

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Consultant Process Proposal Nonprofit 122

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Do you have volunteers, interns, or adjunct staff? These are a few tips for internal and external reporting. Internal reporting: Weekly metrics for various platforms •Add metrics as you go. Presentation. DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Do-It-Yourself.

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In addition, we learned that internal factors--such as staff capacity, expertise, and budget--as well as external demands and stakeholders—including funders; local, state and federal governments; donors; clients; and community groups—also hinder an organization’s ability to make strategic use of data they have collected.

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Research Data Metrics Nonprofit 85

Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

And there’s more to come… The above sites are just a small sample of government websites that are in the process of migrating to Drupal 10, or will be soon. For inspiration, let’s look at a few government websites we have helped successfully move to Drupal 9 and are preparing or will soon be preparing to move to Drupal 10.

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