article thumbnail

Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

For instance, a well-connected, extroverted donor might like the opportunity to sponsor a lecture series or a group tour. You might need to modify or adapt as circumstances such as economic trends and policies change. Each donor action in response to your outreach produces additional data to inform your next interaction.

Measure 93
article thumbnail

Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This landscape, named by scholars as the “new social economy,” is being dramatically reshaped by recent trends in the social sector that have led to a blurring of the distinctions between business, nonprofit, and government organizations.

Award 154
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Science of Nonprofit Video Engagement: How To Use Emotion to Increase Social Sharing

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results. The Nonprofit Video Index.

Video 318
article thumbnail

AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

State of AI in 2018 Report: The AI NOW Institute , which is affiliated with New York University and is home to respected AI researchers with Google and Microsoft, released a report describing the state of AI in 2018 that highlights some worrying trends. Will people be better off in 2030?

Social 98
article thumbnail

Digital Analytics Basics: Free Online Academy from Google

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are also working on software that uses this approach in the classroom and takes the passivity and lectures out of classroom instruction. In the 60 minutes piece, it is referred to the flipped classroom or peer instruction a mindset that directs attention away from teachers and puts it squarely on the students and their learning.

Analytics 106
article thumbnail

Being Open and Personal – Joining the Museum Trends of 2015

Connection Cafe

So when AAM and Blackbaud hosted Trends Watch 2015: Using Open Data and Personalization at Museums with Elizabeth Merritt , Michael Edson , and Stephen Watson , attending it was a definite no-brainer! In case you missed the event, here’s a recap of two of the top trends to watch this year: Open Museums and Content.

Museum 20
article thumbnail

Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University.