Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. These resources have helped AA21 Utah secure grants from Union Pacific Railroad’s Community Ties Grant program, the Larry H. We hope this will result in a model we can share with other states across the country.

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Utah Project Lesson Fundraising 105

Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

Many organizations are locked into a traditional view of feasibility studies involving confidential interviews, but we at the Capital Campaign Toolkit argue that this isn’t always the best choice. It consists of a series of interviews with your nonprofit’s leaders, key partners, major donors, and other organization stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

Want to better understand the use cases for AI and nonprofits in fundraising, programs, and other areas? Really good set of questions for your nonprofit to ask about Machine Learning to see the value or benefit. The questions include: Do you have a mission-related question to ask and have answered by your data?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For her book, Purushothaman interviewed over 500 women of color. Deepa Purushothaman Photo Credit: Leslie Bohm Purushothaman is the co-founder of nFormation, which provides brave, safe, new space for professional women of color, and she is a Women and Public Policy Program Leader in Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

And while this model is describing individual behavior, individuals make up organizations – so I think it is important for people working in organizations to understand, whether they are the executive director or the social media manager. If they do, they are typically “resistant” learners, often questioning the value of the technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. She graciously did this interview with me to share more of her knowledge. Set Program Goals & Metrics. Start with the question, “what does success look like?” Report Out.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

For example, Gretchen Buhlig, CEO of the ASU Foundation, made the following comment in a recent interview with me related to technology deployment at the foundation, “We have 1.2 NLP is useful for an AI model to identify the intent of a person based on what they say or what they type. million alumni. Natural-language processing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” The OE program works with grantees around the world to build their capacity in these areas.

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Effective Program Work Review 96

Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. Do this via survey, focus group, or one-to-one interviews. Ask questions like: Which of the following describes your mood over the past 6 months? Ask your supporters directly.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Board members should be able to help you decide if the programs and services you currently have are pertinent to the mission. They should also help create new programs and services that accomplish your mission plus help raise needed funds to fund the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. A willingness to engage about what to do to make your program better. Evaluation is not about getting to a best practice that can be spread around the world in a standardized way and to answer the question, “Is everyone following the recipe?”

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. These resources have helped AA21 Utah secure grants from Union Pacific Railroad’s Community Ties Grant program, the Larry H. These enabled us to launch a three-year community needs assessment research program.

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Utah Project Lesson Time 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

There are three main components to integrating impact management practices in your organization: continuous evidence building, participant-centered program management, and integrated financial management. Participant-Centered Program Management. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all. Integrated Financial Management.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

While any loss of able employees is a tragedy, this does mean that if your nonprofit is hiring, there is a significant pool of qualified candidates to interview. Keep in mind that to even get candidates to apply, you need to build the kind of environment in which your model employees would want to work. Why would someone want this job?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To facilitate this process, your consultant will lead interviews with your stakeholders, including your board, to gather their unbiased feedback. Set up a mentoring program between veteran and novice board members. This initial reflection will help your nonprofit identify your strengths and weaknesses and determine how you can grow.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

Working in a white-led nonprofit agency that serves seniors has led me to question what efforts can be taken to improve our outreach to diverse neighborhoods, and I have been connecting with others in my community to inquire what they are doing to intentionally engage with members of minority communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

David La Piana has been a long-time consultant to scores of nonprofits as well as with the OE program, helping nonprofits develop strategic plans. That’s why it is important for funders who need a nonprofit business to make a funding decisions, should also interview the organization. David shared some red flags to look for.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. I will start with an overview of the ” Crawl, Walk, Run, and Fly: Maturity of Practice Model ” for networked nonprofits. Networked Nonprofit and Social Media Maturity of Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2008

Many nonprofits are grappling with questions about where to find reliable information about the merits of different tools for a given objective. We took Forrester's technographics research model and adapted it for Australia, surveying over 2,000 people from Australia. We asked simple questions about their online activities.

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Museum Interview Ning Australia 50

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

As someone interviewing for a top job, how can you detect warning signs of organizational system decay *before* your professional credibility is on the line? The Seven Questions. If they can’t/won’t produce a plan, or if the plan doesn’t make sense, ask follow-up questions. ” Follow-up questions might be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results. The next question asked us to find flaws with the solution and pass the paper to someone else.

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Forj

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

He is currently helping companies understand if the money they are spending on their learning and development programs is making an impact. We recently did a short interview with Mike elaborating on how xAPI came to be, who’s using it, and the costs and benefits of using xAPI to make decisions about continue education.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

So the Community Science Workshop model is to put a drop-in, FREE community science center in a place that is walkable to kids'' lives and schools. The core program is a permanent, dedicated physical space, full of interactive hands-on physical exhibits, as well as a tinkering and making space, and recycled materials.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. .

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). Sarah has worked at the Walker since 1992 and is currently the Director of Education and Community Programs. We created a teen arts council, invested in staff, and invested in programming.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

My new audial obsession is the podcast How I Built This , in which Guy Raz interviews entrepreneurs who built notable companies. One of the biggest questions on my mind as I listen is: why isn’t my industry scaling up the way these businesses do? Precarious business model. Many of these projects seem replicable. Skills mismatch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

I couldn’t resist the opportunity to facilitate workshops in the context of a leadership program. But the best part was the chance to work with Ellie Schindelman , director of education, who is a dynamic trainer – on the design of the program. I had a fairly large group and an excellent space to work in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Our research started several months ago with a literature search, is focused on best practices in incorporating a social media strategy into CSR and Cause Marketing programs. In our quest we have interviewed, and continue to interview, top brands engaged in social media for social good. What are some of the worst examples?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’ve developed a maturity of social media practice model called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.&# I have used this to design peer learning programs, develop curriculum, and work one-on-one with organizations – here in the US and in places around the world. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Something less tangible like growing your endowment should be framed in terms of the specific growth and program outcomes it will generate in the coming years. Your board is already asking questions about whether you’ll hit the projected amount you’ll need to break ground. Always conduct a feasibility study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. You can also engage with alumni about their professional work experiences, especially if it is directly connected to your program. Images work for engagement.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This is the second part of a two-part interview with John Falk and Beverly Sheppard on their book Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. You talk about comparable programs like elite flyer programs. How would you recommend that museums transition in this direction?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project. I knew I didn’t want to do something temporary—a program that would last a year or two and then go away. How and why did Object Stories come to be? How did you get the gallery?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Several bbcon sessions featured insight from customers on how data models were leveraged to drive advancement initiatives. I n almost all cases, leaders that focused their b usiness intelligence and analytics efforts to answer strategic questions achieved better results and were better positioned for future success. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

We all make up systems as we go along, we all look for inspiration at non-parallel models, we all incorporate game-theory into our work, and we enjoy thinking about how to bring incentives into the act of participating in our communities. The Freedom to Re-Think Your Existing Model. Steep Your Organization in Vision.

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