.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. That’s why there is no substitute for the impact of personal conversations. In-person discussions should occur both formally and informally before and after new members are welcomed to the board. An organizational chart. A calendar of events.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Ask Questions About the Tools You Already Use When Media Cause helps a nonprofit audit their MarTech tools, the first thing to do is ask questions that are designed to start a fuller conversation about the technology used to make the work more manageable. As your nonprofit team begins that conversation, be sure to write down the answers.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. What am I looking for with this question?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board.

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 90

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll also be well-prepared to have in-depth discussions with prospective vendors and can make better decisions about which of them will be the right one to help you execute your organization’s web redesign project. Well-defined technical and design scope and constraints. Step 1: Conduct a Content Inventory and Site Audit.

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Classy

MAY 24, 2021

Today’s nonprofit organizations will still require regular evaluation against data-driven insights to thrive into the future. . Mobile and social influence on donations and conversion. The State of Modern Philanthropy is back for 2021. Key Lessons From a Year Like No Other . Download Your Free Report.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Here are some tips: Discuss values upfront. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else. If equity and inclusion are key values, there may be some AI/LLM use cases to avoid entirely for now. Invest in de-biasing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2010

Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys. Come join the discussion !

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Make it as smooth as a great conversation. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Keep the conversation going: Develop relationships with potential members through regular updates and check-ins. Streamline the application process.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” “The conversation easily gets off-track, and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed and we haven’t even discussed important business because we’ve gotten off on a tangent again.” Create a habit that one week before your Board meeting, you ask all Board members if they have any topics they’d like to discuss.

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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While our upcoming session at bbcon 2023 will focus on where the tools are, we also hope to help shape conversations about where generative AIs are headed. Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 101

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact. This can help identify best practices, leverage resources more effectively, and avoid duplication of efforts.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 91

Candid

JULY 26, 2023

Prepare with time on your side Once you’ve scheduled your meeting, evaluate your conference room and technical setup. Get an idea of what’s needed by asking yourself questions like: Will this meeting have one presenter the whole time, or will it be a larger group discussion?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge. A conversational case study is a write up our interviews identifying a few questions we still have. So, go join the conversation in the comments over at the Case Foundation blog.

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Case Study Social Media Conversation Studies 89

Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. They may be evaluating their financial and philanthropic goals, and thinking of ways to leave a lasting impact. Here are ten practical steps to help you navigate the process: 1.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

First, this was discussed in reviewing our employee handbook, where our benefits and expectations are outlined. Next, staff suggested it in our annual accessibility survey feedback and associated conversations with the equity team. It even came up in yearly evaluations and manager check-ins.

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 22, 2021

Discuss how to evaluate the assignment. What will you assess during the project and what will be evaluated upon completion? If conflicts arise later, the conversation will be much easier if you can refer back to expectations and determine where problems have arisen and how to close that gap between each person’s expectations.

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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Critical information gets added here such as a new gift, a breakthrough conversation with a potential donor, or the assignment of a fundraiser to manage the relationship with a major donor. Is this something we need to discuss as a team? Evaluate what is in current use and what perhaps can be removed. Potentially.

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System Search Evaluation Policy 90

NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we do every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference , we reviewed evaluations, debriefed the entire conference as a team, and brought ideas to our various committees to help us plan an even better event the next time. This year, we are excited to have expanded Community Conversations, live art, and music events at the NTC.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In this post we’ll discuss three ways organizations use their Google Ad Grants: Gather more donations. In the language of Google Ads, donations are one of the most valuable conversions an organization can measure. A conversion is any measurable action that a visitor takes on your website. Increase volunteer participation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Moreover, this work has been underfunded and its analysis happens often away from C-suite or Board discussions. It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important. In other words, one size doesn’t fit all. Integrated Financial Management.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2020

Don’t discuss more than one subject. Summarize discussion threads. Pick up the phone to discuss the issue after two or a maximum of three rounds of a conversation thread. How to evaluate the price we pay for how we are spending time on one thing versus another. Keep it short to get the best response.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

A feasibility study when a third party gathers feedback to evaluate the viability of the fundraising goal and then recommends a path forward. These conversations are an opportunity to ask for something often overlooked in donor relationship building— advice. Talk about the need you see and your plans for addressing it.

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Campaign Build Donor FAQ 76

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Let’s discuss how you can adjust your goals to regain momentum and set the tone for the remainder of the year. Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Below we’ll discuss how to take this updated information to set new goals that align with your current circumstances.

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 77

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

This will help shape your conversations, strategies, and goals. Working with a professional will help facilitate discussions, allow everyone to participate in the dialogue, and shape a process to create a plan of action. Is the organization comfortable discussing other terms like racial equity, implicit bias, and microaggressions?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

It will be interesting to see what kind of reception Tori’s doubt’s about microfinance has; will it be ignored and ridiculed as naive and superficial (the easiest way to dismiss dissent) or will people open and honestly engage her in discussions about where and how microfinance works and where and how it doesn’t. More on this to come soon.)

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. —–. It’s a practitioner’s guide for planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies that engage constituents across many channels, wherever they may be, and how we as organizations need to structure our work to deliver that experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The seven dimensions are : Contribution Competence Connection Confidence Challenge Contentment Choice The book provides you checklists, discussion questions, tools and templates to use with employees, all of which will make it easier for you – and them – to take action. Human beings tend to gravitate toward what ’ s comfortable and familiar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. I had the opportunity to facilitate a table conversation about capacity building in transition. Diffuse best technologies for work (i.e. Succession planning.

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Foundation Build Seattle Conference 95

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 72

Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Evaluation matrix . You’ll also want to create an evaluation matrix—sort of a scorecard—so you can compare your candidates with more objectivity.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2021

To ensure that we continue to look to the future and plan how to better create practices and projects with equity at the center, I have met with all departments to discuss the upcoming fiscal year. We’ve evaluated our employee benefits to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our staff and consistently explore ideas to enhance our benefits.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Flickr Photo: Peat Bakke Sharing and lessons learned is what the NTEN Affinity Group Discuss list is all about. used the group for last week, asking about his project to evaluate and implement an organization-wide document management system. Tags: discuss document management system knowledgetree NPTech NTEN sharepoint.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. This frees up the facilitator to focus on keeping the discussion flowing. to redirect discussions toward future possibilities. Ask if anyone has any questions. Well, almost.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 99

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Or it can be your research and conversations to confirm the dedication to a shared mission. Rethinking Risk When Evaluating Grant Applications For some funders, the idea of trust-based philanthropy can cause anxiety. Grant applications and grantee research should be an opportunity for conversation and curiosity, not a “gotcha” moment.

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Philanthropy Impact Trend Grant 77

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Listen for an understanding of grant compliance and stewardship needs in their discussion of restricted funds. If you are looking for a new fund accounting system that will help you grow, be prepared for those vendor conversations by understanding the process.

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