Nimble AMS

MARCH 24, 2024

For more than a decade , (or 37 major releases at the exact time of this blog), the Nimble AMS product team has mirrored Salesforce’s ideal product upgrade model. This was not included in the Salesforce release notes, but during testing, our team found flows on the Nimble AMS member portal, Community Hub, were failing.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Once the team aggregated the data and they were able to form a hypothesis, test it and confirm a need. In order to track trends year-over-year, IAEE will repeat many of the same questions, adding in three or four additional questions about programs or services the team is testing.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

We test our assumption by designing a targeted A/B email test for this group. Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers. Predictive attendance models scour data to predict event attendance based on a set of defined candidate predictors.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. Continuously test outputs across sensitive dimensions. Use representative test data spanning racial groups. Monitor and update. Don’t get complacent.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

leaders imagine the next problem before it surfaces and are willing to test, experiment, and iterate until they find the solution. But the typical association model challenges agility. I’ve often thought that the model could work effectively in an association environment.” We changed our entire model. Association 4.0

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.” Large language models such as ChatGPT can make up facts and present them as true. One method being used to better understand potential problems and limitations of an AI system is model cards.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Before the pandemic, there were many challenges with setting up real-life experiences to test your hypotheses. Using predictive models – predictive modeling typically uses 3 -5 years of historical data. 2020 and 2021 are not true representations of typical behavior and would skew your model.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Yet, today’s consumers are no stranger to the membership model. When it comes to judging what works, A/B testing – also called split testing or bucket testing – can help you compare the performance of two versions of content to see which one appeals more to viewers.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Compared to today’s models, Eliza was tongue-tied. If you’ve been looking for an initiative to spark interdepartmental collaboration, a chatbot would be a good test case. When Roose was invited to test the AI, he discovered its dark side. Begin the Search Give the bot clear objectives.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). Drafting and testing. Writing multiple drafts for A/B testing on social media. The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

As the economy recovers in some ways and dips in others, and elections dominate political giving, 2024 is shaping up to be a truly unique—and potentially disruptive—year for funding models. To be the best partner we can be, we’re doing our own work to learn, test, and iterate on all the approaches we recommend.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models. Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. What is a smart nonprofit business model? Thanks Alice!

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

How ChatGPT Works ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model that generates content (generative AI) based on an amalgamation of secondary sources; early versions used written communication as a training dataset for the model and predicted the most likely next word based on the input data provided to the model.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 6, 2020

Your AMS solution should use the Salesforce Person Accounts data model. It’s important to select the data model for your Salesforce-based AMS that truly supports the way an association works. That’s why Salesforce developed the Person Accounts data model. A Salesforce sandbox can be expensive. Code coverage is important.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. Clearly, the V2I team needed a quick pivot to a new way to achieve their mission. Results for Venture2Impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Why do some young companies become unicorns ( a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion) , while others don’t?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Scientists design the test questions, steer the data collection, and analyze the results. In co-creative projects, the public develops the test questions, and scientists co-produce scientific regimens to address the community interest. No one model is better than the others. Contribution, collaboration, co-creation, hosted.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Like the stickers are for food delivery, the trust as a service model is a great opportunity for most businesses today. The model is defined by two mains steps. Historically, the trust as a service model has been used to grow businesses, get new customers, and set industry service/safety standards.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2023

Once you’ve uploaded Scout Quest audiences into your ad platform, the next step is also very straightforward: Use those audiences to create your own lookalikes based on your super users and test them against other targeting options. Use Scout Quest and ads to re-activate unsubscribes.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Your real test lies in converting these opens into donations. Feedback/Survey Email Consistent feedback plays an important role in the Simple Development Systems model and you’ll want to incorporate it throughout your digital strategy. Looking for inspiration?

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly. coli levels in the water are at unsafe levels.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Isn’t it more of a success if potential solutions can be tested and co-created with stakeholders to deliver the greatest benefit? Redefine Success by Solution Testing. When you use new skills for solution testing, you have a space for learning that is safe, rewarded, and supported. Redefine Solution by Centering the Stakeholder.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

A subscription-based model is one trend that nonprofits can take from the private sector. Of course, in the nonprofit world, a subscription model is a recurring giving program. They might want to test the waters and see how you treat them. It has seen a meteoric rise, especially among millennials and Gen Z.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tim sat down with Steve McLaughlin as part of the Blackbaud Institute Index’s 10 th Anniversary Celebration series to discuss how testing and data are critical to identifying and optimizing your value prop. It isn’t your organization’s values, delivery model, or social impact. So, how do you define it?

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

They are also responsible for training end-users, reviewing and resolving or escalating tickets, managing licensing requests, building reports, and participating in functionality testing for their respective areas of expertise. . Your Tier 2 staffing model will typically include both Salesforce Administrators (SA) and Developers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

If technical expertise is needed to scope an AI project, reach out to organizations or individuals with that expertise to pressure test whether there is a faster, simpler, cheaper alternative. . models and web and mobile applications), and share these investments with existing sector associations. . different demographics). .

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 24, 2022

Using Nimble AMS , which is based on the Salesforce platform , means your association can take advantage of the benefits of the continuous upgrade model. Lower risk – Both Salesforce and Nimble AMS continuously develop, test, and release smaller batches of code. Continuous upgrades through Nimble AMS and Salesforce.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Accelevents’ flexible self-service model allowed the Chamber to work on their own timeline and host the event whenever they wanted. Follow Amanda McLoughlin’s advice for making the most of your online experience: “Test it out! Looking for advice on how to go virtual ?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek. The approach should always be about testing what works and measuring what matters. And workplaces designed on old-school factory-style model/thinking are becoming obsolete. Question: How best should a company start or trial a four-day workweek?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here at Forum One, we have been busy helping organizations prepare for GA4 , and even though our partners have now had time to test it out, GA4 still poses a steep learning curve, and frankly, prompts a lot of complaints. As of July, it is officially gone, replaced by GA4. Key issues of concern (i.e.,

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Growth is a learning cycle with constant loops of testing, gaining insights, implementing, sharing, and iterating for improvement. Linear models of growth neglect the realities of the changing world around us and lull us into a false sense of security. Embracing the loop sets us up for the opportunities this approach brings.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

Growing your individual giving program — and that includes all donors — builds a truly sustainable giving model. When you adopt time-tested strategies and systems, focusing on building lasting relationships with donors, you can overcome the challenges presented by the decline in donors and donations. How can you turn this tide?

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