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 Workplace Productivity and Well Being .

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Whether bringing clean drinking water to a third world country, or making it easier for other nonprofits to utilize technology, there is nothing more central to a nonprofit than its mission. Nonprofits of all sizes realize the power of technology and the Internet as a tool to help accomplish exactly that. 2013 at a glance.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Impact Management Services worked with Mobile Pathways , an early-stage nonprofit focused on providing legal information to migrants via mobile technology. Mobile Pathways designed a survey to assess their beneficiaries’ feedback about the mode of information dissemination that was most helpful to them. Mexico border. Market forces.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. nonprofit technology news nptech NPTech news cloud computing'

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We're very pleased to share the results of our TechSoup content survey. We surveyed the TechSoup community to learn more about the TechSoup resources they're currently using, the topics they'd like to learn about, and how TechSoup can best help them learn about nonprofit and library technology. A Big Thank You.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2013

TechSoup discusses unified communication (UC), which is a type of internal communication structure that combines text messaging, web conferencing, email, video, and instant messaging, among other technologies to connect employees more effective and efficiently. Yes, an obvious one. Office phones. Now we are getting into some newer techniques.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

A three-wave study, this second wave reveals new trends related to millennial engagement with causes during the 2016 Presidential election cycle and investigates how organizations can motivate this generation to donate their time, money or skills to their causes during election years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There are many nonprofit, social media, and technology conferences all year long. The session will share the results and insights from research studies that combining social media analytics with survey data. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Conference: March 12-15th. This will be my 14th Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. Other times, programs can achieve rigor in collecting evidence with simpler methods, such as discussing learning questions that will lead to insights on one part of an intervention.

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Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

As companies consider effective, modernized methods to connect with their employees, proactive giving plans and programs are becoming more popular – and more critical. Step 4: Tailor the Technology. Technology holds the key to a seamless and effective giving program that ensures employee participation.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

These unprecedented levels of giving represent a significant continued trend of increased generosity, especially in online methods such as peer-to-peer campaigns. In a 2019 survey, the Pew Research Center reports that 69% of U.S. Rachel has been Arjuna’s Chief Technology Officer and head of operations for 7 years.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. These action steps are designed to correspond with the developmental stage of your fundraising program.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study conducted by Amnesty International showed that Black women are 84 percent more likely than White women to be mentioned in abusive tweets. Understand how bias and power dynamics operate in staffing technology and social media positions. It may require input from your organization’s social media followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years.

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Care2

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Are they adopting new methods fast enough to respond to their constituents in the digital age? The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. Do donors like to give via cash, check, online donation, stock transfer, or some other method? However, by studying your donor engagement metrics regularly, you can determine what makes online donors tick.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Diversity and inclusion remain one of the top nine challenges facing the charitable sector as reported by a survey of more than 1,000 diverse individuals, but disabled people are often left out of the inclusion conversation altogether. The COVID-19 pandemic brought accessibility of technology to center stage. Ensure accessible events.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

These costs, referred to as “indirect” expenses, “general and administrative (G&A)” costs or “overhead,” include such outlays as salaries and employer related expenses, utilities, rent, computers, and information technology (IT). Four methods to address the challenges of slim administrative budgets are: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

In this blog post, I will describe the process Wyman used to study how our organization historically captured, stored, used, and shared data, information, and knowledge and how developing a systemic Knowledge Management enterprise will increase our efficiency and performance. Administer a Survey Pilot. Conduct the Audit.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. According to a survey by eMarketer, 59.3 Smaller sized content also enables them to absorb and retain the training courses in a better way. percent of the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This question was one of many in a recently released research study commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation on the occasion of its 50 th anniversary. It was independently conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy and included in-depth interviews and a survey with CEOs of more than 200 of America’s foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I’ve known this for years, ever since I read Richard Mayer ‘s educational research in his book, The Handbook of Multi-Media Learning. The study was of medical school lectures. Mazur uses technology,a web-based monitoring system where students submit answers to questions about the reading prior to coming to class.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. Gamification is a great motivator when research, information technology, and graphic design- all align.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Millennials (born 1980-2000) now account for more than a quarter of the nation’s population, which speaks to their profound ability to change the norms of the workplace, philanthropy, culture, technology, recreation and societal behavior—including the sport of running. However, there’s potential here.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

While a 2014 IBM study on organizational change found that 88 percent of respondents believed leveraging new technologies would be the biggest change they would encounter in the next five years, 74 percent also admitted that their organizations were not fully prepared to adapt to an increasingly digital world.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 28, 2015

Based on a study conducted by Software Advice, NPOs are more commonly employing nonprofit-specific software to help manage their operations, fundraising and volunteers. Prospective Buyer’s Current Methods. Find the complete study from Software Advice here. The tide is turning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Source: Pew Internet and America Life Project: " Networked Workers " Study. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. a slogan, perhaps, or a compelling human-interest story â??

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With advances in technology such as artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud services flooding the marketplace, nonprofits feel the pressure to adapt, adopt, and innovate. According to nonprofit technology experts, successful leaders often share one proven approach to innovation: They think big but start small.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consulting services might solve a specific challenge, like customizing and cleaning up your database , or serve as more of a long-term investment, like designing a complete technology plan for your nonprofit. Technology strategy and solution implementation. We specialize in: Nonprofit technology strategy development.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I was fortunate enough to be invited to be a guest speaker at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. The idea, grand in scope, was to present models and technology that can assist organizations shift internal cultures to make diversity of all types the norm. It all started back in March of this year. Pretty big and worthwhile stuff.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Each guest speaker gave a brief presentation about the unique ways their organizations are using technology to drive innovation in the realm of nonprofit fundraising. However, ACS believes that while technology may have changed the principles of engagement, watching donor behavior, and improving to meet their needs are the same.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The problem with minimalism has been studied by many designers. As designers, we claim that through testing, surveys, and extensive secondary research we’re able to understand the user better. By focusing on minimalism, we’re creating a world devoid of diverse ideas, cultures, and expressions. But At What Cost?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. Monitors feedback from target audience in real time but balances with trend or survey data. Documents quantitative results against goals and value when asked by senior leadership. Dormant: At this stage, the organization does not know where to start.

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