VQ Strategies

APRIL 18, 2021

These new practices don’t necessarily fit into traditional methods of measuring the impact of volunteer involvement – yet they are impactful. New practices demand a new measures of success. This video explores how rethinking goals and metrics for volunteer engagement can be vital to building leadership support for strategic engagement.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At least one of the criteria for measuring a successful year is related to your financials. Measuring business intelligence However, our research shows about 84% of nonprofits lack such profiles. When you gather the right data to measure business intelligence, your people know what to do—and guess what? How much did you raise?

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success. In this blog post, we will explore the concept of community leadership in foundations and discuss how they can support their grantees beyond the dollar.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Don’t discount thought leadership for the top of funnel audiences. Associations can build thought leadership through blogs, white papers, publications, and appearances on webinars and podcasts. One example of thought leadership is this blog!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Maxwell 's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership that I believe should become a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

posted by Brittney Riedinger Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The lack of diversity in our country’s leadership has become a topic of scrutiny in recent years, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt from the problem. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Maxwell ’s book, The 5 Levels of Leadership. It’s one of my favorite and most useful books about leadership. The highest level leaders (Level 5) are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership. Take the time to read John C.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ability to understand and manage your own emotions as well as those of volunteers, employees, and other constituents, is an indispensable quality for leadership in this people-centric environment. To maximize this potential, insightful leadership, agile teams, and purposeful cultures are required.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

posted by Kurtis Espino Spring 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. In order to tie outcomes to mission, leaders must embrace and invest in outcome measurement. Investing in a program evaluation department helped the leadership team develop a clear strategy with their first strategic plan.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Generations of fundraisers have been trained to measure success around one specific metric—revenue. There are other ways to measure success, and it depends on changing the idea that revenue generation is the only form of success. kimbia Leadership measurement Miriam Kagan nptech nten Fundraising'

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Maybe your association is experiencing challenges, so you’re searching for strategies to empower your staff and enhance the member experience. Regardless of your large association’s situation, the Nimble AMS team is here to offer tips to measure your success and meet your future goals! We are very fortunate to have Nimble AMS.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. Evaluate and report on the efficacy of methods and measures themselves, not just results.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Exploring what to measure is the first step on a journey to greater impact. Data evaluation Leadership' Are these the data you're looking for? How can nonprofit organizations know what is working, what is not, and what impact they are making?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Outcome information and measurement are the not-for-profit equivalents of the for-profit industry's return on investment. Gina Edwards Heart of Illinois United Way Leadership measurement nptech nten Strategy Program'

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Academic Institutions.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2013

If each nonprofit organization is now creating their own theory of change, and their own outcome and impact measurements, how do we compare those to another nonprofit’s outcome and impact measures? Data evaluation Leadership Nell Edgington nptech nten social velocity Strategy success Program' Social Velocity.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

People benefit from the encouragement and wisdom of groups like.orgCommunity’s Leadership Circles. You’re stuck using revenue growth as the primary measure of success when you could focus on impact.” “Association professionals are seeking a support group to help them face challenges and to gain the skills to stay ahead of trends.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 13, 2013

If each nonprofit organization is now creating their own theory of change, and their own outcome and impact measurements, how do we compare those to another nonprofit’s outcome and impact measures? Data evaluation Leadership Nell Edgington nptech nten social velocity Strategy success Program' Social Velocity.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. Focusing on leadership dynamics and achievements also supports prioritizing consensus over individual agendas. Ask new members to share their first impressions or experiences with previous leadership groups.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Having these kinds of insights will make you a rockstar at your association because you’re tying decisions to data and showing measurable results. By bringing colleagues together across the association, you’ll show leadership just how important analytics is for the growth of the organization, your members, and your employees.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 22, 2024

Though research shows that engaging residents as volunteers can help cities in all those efforts, many struggle to gain leadership support for the investment of resources necessary to embrace volunteer engagement as a citywide strategy. The second playbook focuses on measuring and communicating impact in meaningful ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! One of our first design tasks as facilitators was for all of us to get clear on what we mean by “Impact Leadership.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Source: Engine of Impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Maxwell 's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership that I believe should become a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2017

According to the survey of funders about capacity building completed by GrantCraft , the top five areas of capacity building that funders most likely support include: leadership, strategic planning, financial management, governance, and fundraising. Bibliography with links and summaries of studies reviewed.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

posted by Theresa Adkison Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.” KPIs should be clear, quantifiable, and adaptable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Maxwell's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership. Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership. It's about advancing your team.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As nonprofit leaders, we often struggle to measure and report on what matters most: outcomes – how the project impacted our work and constituents and exactly how much of a difference it made. How does the impact measurement framework work? How does volunteer measurement benefit nonprofits? Impact measurement can be daunting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How are you measuring your success? Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. What does “mission accomplished” look like, exactly? Here are 4 tips to help you plan a successful massive fundraising event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Soon w ith Data Cloud and Einstein AI native to the new Einstein 1 Platform, nonprofits and associations will be able to create AI-powered apps and workflows maximiz ing the full cycle of funding, delivering, and measuring impact.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Consider the frequency of the member activities, how many dollars you spend, or the rates compared to peers to get measurable data before start assigning values. However, you don’t need to measure everything. Seek a simple sum.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Maxwell's book, The 5 Levels of Leadership -- a book I believe should become a must-read for any workplace/organizational leader: Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. Leadership is action, not position. Leaders are measured by the caliber of leaders they develop, not the caliber of their own leadership.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

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