Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. One technique that I often employ is called “ Dot Voting ” or “ Visual the Vote.” The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

I learned so much about the taxonomy of innovation and really practical techniques, that I took the facilitation training. I started incorporating facilitating design labs as well as the techniques into my training practice ever since. I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results. The skill, of course, is hosting a Giving Day and we are now looking at processes, techniques, and ideas for follow up and assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

It goes beyond just analytics tools to exploring tools, techniques, and data for measuring deep civic engagement, open governance, and inclusive decision-making. Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. L earn and borrow from others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises. If you doing training, you have to be a little fearless piloting new techniques or you will just do the same old stuff – you’ll get bored and your participants will also be bored.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities. Making: Methods for Envisioning Future Possibilities.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

SEO helps you get your content seen by the different algorithms that run search engine results. This marketing approach can really resonate with recipients, making them feel more connected and valued by your nonprofit and lead to higher levels of interaction and response compared to more modern marketing methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

We talked about the issue of “ collaborative overload ” which is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative online technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done.We

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Read on for proven techniques and technolog ies that will help you boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . But with a few proven techniques and the right technologies to support them, you can boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . Project future fundraising results ?by But it doesn’t have to be. . TIP: Find out more?about?how?predictive

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Does not have a dashboard or simple collection method. Does not know where to start. Often overwhelmed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 20, 2022

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Using these three components together in the right ways can help you see real results in your donor acquisition program. Gone are the days when organizations relied solely on traditional methods to find and engage donors. You have multiple technologies you can use to put your message in front of complete strangers.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In the discovery phase, two research methods we use are “netnography” and user focus groups. One technique, user solution sketching, involves multiple users pursuing the same design effort simultaneously but independently creating their own design solutions.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Choose a text fundraising platform Plan your campaign Promote your text fundraising campaign Thank your donors Update your text fundraising supporters Analyze your results Choose a text fundraising platform If your organization is using text fundraising for the first time, you’ll need to find a platform that supports text donations.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example, many organizations have had to shift their resources and budgets to create engaging virtual events and online resources for their constituents, audience research is adapting its modes and methods to better understand the behaviors and needs of new and changing audiences. Diverse research samples result in more inclusive outcomes.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The idea more is to see what is working for others to see if it is something that can be replicated without appearing you are simply copying their techniques. By involving a small portion of your demographic with the test, it’s possible to see the potential results on a larger scale before delving into a full-fledged marketing campaign.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

By offering many ways to get involved with your work, you’ll see better results overall. A vast majority of nonprofits reported experimenting with new techniques last year, which could be anything from new tech tools to a novel strategy for reaching new supporters. The possibilities are endless! Takeaway: Try something new!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The session will share the results and insights from research studies that combining social media analytics with survey data. I’ll share the results and insights during our panel. I worked with Alexandra and her company to design a study that gather insights about social media usage and charitable giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

” How Human-Centered Design Methods Can Help You Design A Better Dashboard. Dashboard design should also inspire buy-in and continuous improvement by using “ human centered design ” methods. These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast.

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

Privacy-first marketing is an approach to digital marketing that places equal emphasis on campaign results and the privacy of the users being targeted. Having a way to report in-platform on key conversions will still be essential to optimize your media spend, but they shouldn’t be the primary way that you measure your results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Google has launched Analytics Academy , a three-week online course t three-week course offers the basics for those seeking to understand the how to improve results through better digital measurement. Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. Best practices for collecting actionable data.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 19, 2018

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Normalize Feedback Use the technique of calling in and calling out. The method that best sustains communication in this space is two-sided. That is what makes this work so meaningful and rewarding as results take shape. We are all responsible for defining the goals, doing the work required, and being part of the solution.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 28, 2018

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here’s the method. Remember that when you use the scientific method, your experiment is only as good as your hypothesis. Use Scientific Methods: These include having a significant sample size, randomly selected groups and some split testing. Here’s some best practices for sharing results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Analyze results data to double down on what inspires action.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

Test different prompts and variations to find the best results. Stay up-to-date with AI advancements : AI technology is constantly evolving, and new techniques and tools are being developed. Stay informed about the latest advancements in AI image generation to ensure you’re using the most effective methods for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. To do this analysis, you need to ask for both positive and constructive criticism. The technique is called Plus/Delta.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

The problem is that everyone is drowning in unnecessary work and inefficiencies that prevent them from focusing on the work that drives results. Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques. Eliminate the 58% of employee time per day spent on “work about work” instead of being productive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You First offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

Mackenzie's quick-read strategies focus on these four key areas : Part 1: You Firs t offers techniques to take ownership and accountability for creating a career and life you love. Part 2: Lead Your Boss describes proven techniques to transform your relationship with your boss.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

The problem is that everyone is drowning in unnecessary work and inefficiencies that prevent them from focusing on the work that drives results. Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques. Eliminate the 58% of employee time per day spent on “work about work” instead of being productive.

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