Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2013

My second book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World co-authored with Katie Delahaye Paine and featuring a foreword by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen has been chosen as one of four finalists for the 2013 Terry McAdam Book Award of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. I told him about it and he smiled a big smile!

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Our approach to grantmaking developed organically over a period of five years as we learned from grassroots organizations and adapted our practices to meet their needs. TBP practices such as multi-year unrestricted funding and simplified application and reporting processes are the logical outcome of treating grantees as our partners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

He gave a brief reflection with how is strategic consulting to nonprofits practice has changed over the many decades he has been in service to the field. ”It used to be that nonprofits developed five-year plans – we used to refer to as “The Stalin Approach.” How will they measure success?

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Tips for reviewing your nonprofit’s grant prospects. Grant funding is great, but often comes with requirements such as financial tracking of the award, measuring the program, reporting to the funder, and more — so look before you leap ! Like everything in grant funding, you have to do your research (i.e., Then, read them again.

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Achieve

AUGUST 27, 2021

Nonprofits professionals turn to prospect research time after time to enhance and strengthen their fundraising strategies. This research method has the innate ability to uncover valuable information on prospective donors, helping your organization better understand its audience and determine key cultivation steps. . fundraising plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. The researchers at Stanford have offered up some simple fixes for reducing zoom fatigue.

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

As we were reviewing the agenda for a scheduled coaching call last week, a client shared a recent event in which a volunteer spoke rudely and inappropriately to a client. However, upon occasion, even those established practices aren’t enough, and an individual’s behavior strays beyond the acceptable.

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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. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. It is playbook details the practices for high performance including: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and sharing compelling stories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

posted by Karina Lungo , Research Assistant, ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. As part of a.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

But once the risk is identified, it can be measured and planned for. The annual financial audit is a great time to review your statements through a risk lens and search the corners of your financial statements for long-forgotten issues that could contaminate an entire balance sheet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Erika Croxton, the grist.org staffer who oversees social media strategy, says. “We

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

GuideStar has helped me find information for many research assignments. You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. This is a great way to find credible sources for research assignments or to simply improve your sector knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In preparation, I’ve been studying the research and best practices for productive meetings. If you want the basics about holding a meeting that is energizing instead of draining, here is a good summary from the Harvard Business Review: “ What Everyone Needs to Know About Running Productive Meetings.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. The researchers at Stanford have offered up some simple fixes for reducing zoom fatigue.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months. Research shows that 50% of development officers currently working aren’t meeting goals and expectations and are raising less than $500,000 annually.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Research from Community Brands consistently shows that members place high value on networking and staying up to date on industry news, trends, and regulations. Regularly review metrics to find opportunities for improvement?? . What is the review process for possible violations??What TIP: These are examples of high-level goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. In all our research, we found 3 challenges to making sense of the evidence: Capacity Building Divorced from Results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Davis Parchment, and data scientist Kwame Porter Robinson about the research results, implications, and advice for next steps. Want to see more?

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Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . Review website data and consider membership renewal activity, abandoned shopping carts, and highly-trafficked and inactive website locations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers. Measure and share impact. Recommendations. Clarity of purpose.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

AI tools enable major gift officers to do more with their time by minimizing administrative tasks, helping with research, and drafting communications. How AI Supports Each Stage of the Major Donor Funnel AI can help fundraisers minimize manual work at each stage of the funnel while using data and research to make data-informed suggestions.

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JUNE 9, 2023

A national panel of judges was engaged in reviewing all entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design, and overall impact. The goal of the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is to care for and cure children through the provision of high-quality care, education, research, and advocacy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While most nonprofits aren’t gathering sticks to build a fire, survival does often depend on the small, unglamourous tasks of research, communication, and reporting to keep your funding streams alive. Three Best Practices for Successful Grant Management. Internal controls are not just for finance people anymore.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Diversity Metrics.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

We’ll explore: Types of fundraising software to consider 7 essential fundraising software features to look for 5 steps to buy fundraising software 5 questions to ask when buying fundraising software It’s worth taking the time to research potential solutions, discuss options with your team, and deliberate before coming to a final decision.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Stakeholders should be asking how do we identify effective practices throughout the organization and how do we improve organizational effectiveness to achieve greater impact? The goal is to identify best practices and opportunities and subsequently to adapt to improve (Bridgespan, n.d.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data. 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?” Measure success against predetermined outcomes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

Welcome to Research Friday ! scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. nonprofit practice. Recently, Professor Gordon Shockley and I reviewed and re-coded the nominations. posted by Craig Van Korlaar , CNP, Consultant and.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

7 steps to start a major gift program Major gift fundraising tools Let’s start by reviewing the basics of what these key donations are. Let’s review the key steps of finding major donor prospects, building relationships, and retaining their support for the long term: 1. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits?

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

According to recent research, the average error rate in manual data entry is about 1%, which can add up to a lot when you are managing tens of thousands of records, if not more. Believe it or not, only 55% of nonprofits are actively measuring volunteer impact. If you are not measuring impact, how are you growing your volunteer program?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Enhanced data quality : A data warehouse helps you integrate your data into one place, but it also offers the opportunity to reinforce your data hygiene practices. Effective impact measurement and reporting: Nonprofits rely on data warehouses to track and measure their impact over time. Research top providers.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Bloomerang Payments leverages industry-leading anti-fraud measures and PCI compliance to protect donor data. Update donor profiles, track donations in real-time, and research supporters as needed, all from your mobile device. Use the insights dashboard to review your campaign progress. Have positive reviews from real users.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Porter Novelli’s latest research on business and social justice shows that consumers, employees and other stakeholders want companies to acknowledge their role in systemic injustices and actively change the system. 3 Data from our 2021 Industry Review shows that over $2.8 million was donated to support social justice campaigns in 2020.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! However, when Child reviews the relevant tables in the Almanac , he is puzzled.

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