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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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AI for Social Media: Supercharge Your Copy, Images & Videos

Forum One

While the increased productivity you can achieve with generative AI may be measured in return on investment (ROI), the larger impact is seen in the day-to-day lives of marketers and content creators who can focus on activities that deepen campaign engagement.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). We reflected. We adapted. Research funding.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. And it’s not style over substance; their opinions are backed up by data and carefully considered. BETH’S BLOG.

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3 Steps to Launch an Outcomes-Focused Strategy the Right Way

Connection Cafe

I know outcomes measurement and impact stories are becoming more important,’ you may think, ‘But how do I make sure I’m starting down the right path so I don’t feel stranded ?’ . Here’s your sample script for Step 1 : . Measure progress along the way. Here’s your sample script for Step 2: . Don’t go in blind.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You also need to think about its voice and tone and how it can be relevant and engaging to your target audience. The next step is figure out the script and pathways for the conversation. The testing was fun and it also helped me figure out how to script the close-end conversation that happens when you “Wake Up the Beth Bot.”

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. Defining Roles. When you have four facilitators, you want to make sure that you choreograph each activity. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft.” ” Anne Lamott.