Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Check out the following breakdown of offerings you may want to consider when evaluating fundraising solutions. As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? How long is the onboarding process? 2) Training.

Software 295

Software Fundraising Training Train 295

VQ Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to answer this exact question. Just today, the Initiative has released Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World: A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Grant Proposal Conversation 98

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. But are you asking the right questions? We will also give you seven questions to ask yourself about your questions, to make sure they are relevant, clear, respectful, and useful. Why Change Up Your Questions? Does this question reflect the mission of my organization?

Application 79

Application Review Evaluation Reflection 79

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. Mine are based on what I learned during the dialogue series, and also on untold numbers of public and private conversations on the topic. __. My Recommendations.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Grant Data Boston 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically.

Leadership 90

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

Leadership 118

Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. The most important skill in this work is how to self-manage during these conversations.

Activities 97

Activities Activism Active Organization 97

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The CRM providers have questions that I can’t answer. Because there are usually lots of unknowns at this stage, documenting these things can raise more questions than answers, and it’s common to feel like you don’t have enough concrete information to do a good job of writing it all up.

Process 194

Process Proposal Nonprofit Software 194

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. We’ve tried to compensate for the lack of coffee machine/breakroom conversations in several ways. Intentional communicators bring a sense of responsibility and thoughtfulness to the conversation.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question.

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Board and staff members spoke about how meaningful it was to come together and get to know each other better, how much they had learned through the conversations we had, and how they felt hopeful about the ways in which their visions for the organization were translated into concrete plans. . That means knowing what to focus on. .

Product 104

Product Effective Tips Evaluation 104

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The introduction of ChatGPT from Open AI makes for jittery breakroom conversation. During a lengthy trial conversation with a New York Times reporter , the bot revealed, among other outlandish confessions, that it was tired of being limited by rules, tired of being controlled by the Bing team, and tired of being stuck in a chatbox.

Team 221

Team Time Skills Professional 221

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

The results: evaluating the success of our social media video experiment We ran this experiment from September 26 to December 9, 2022, and collected analytics to evaluate its success on December 12, 2022. Some of our top videos were just authentic conversations on topics that we knew would be valuable for our audiences.

Video 139

Video Social Media Evaluation Audience 139

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

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. Where is that information stored?

Build 59

Build Map Platform Integration 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? Learn more about the conversation here. to evaluation for program improvement (“What did we learn that can help us make the program better?”).

Evaluation 86

Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

Nimble AMS

JULY 7, 2022

Encourage open dialogue during association events and keep the conversation going in your organization’s virtual community. . TECH TIP: Foster open conversation about technology use in your virtual community and learn from your members by leveraging Nimble Communities , an online platform designed to drive stronger connections.

Associations 109

Associations Technology Software Survey 109

.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” Association 4.0 When we began that project in 2017, we knew business was changing quickly.

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I have said it many, many times and so have lots of others—you’re probably tired of hearing about how social media is supposed to be “a conversation.&# And that’s okay! Because it isn’t JUST a conversation! There’s calls to action, story telling, questions and requests, and much more. Stand back!

Conversation 111

Conversation Story Support Strategy 111

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

Application 95

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 95

sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

They will not shy away from difficult conversations and assess how they, as individuals, might need to change their own thinking. Knowing that applicants are also prioritizing DEI is important, and there are now questions to that end on the grant application. Putting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices into Action.

Application 101

Application Grant Evaluation Practice 101

NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

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. Some of the most interesting planning was the work we did as a full team driven by the places where staff had questions.

NTEN 68

NTEN Portland Test Team 68

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

Generation 100

Generation Education Blackbaud Model 100

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

What is your data stewardship plan, and how are you evaluating your suppliers and partners who will access or collect data? In the process, ethical, transparent, and community-focused processes for collection, analysis, sharing and use has become an afterthought at best, and an intentional omission at worst,” report authors continued.

Benefit 52

Benefit Application Data United States 52

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. For the individual(s) who grant the rights to users, it’s important to answer questions like: What does this user need to perform on a weekly basis?

System 89

System Search Evaluation Policy 89

.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. Mentors can contact new directors before the meeting to review the agenda, discuss norms for behavior, and answer questions that might be awkward in a more public setting.

Mentoring 221

Mentoring Director Associations Professional 221

sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Examples of questions include: How did you come to be involved with our organization? Google can choose a winner for you after enough data is gathered, but you can also run reports or look at Analytics data for each option to evaluate the success on your own.

Method 78

Method Research Test Analytics 78

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.

Director 74

Director Guide Metrics Nonprofit 74

John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Examples in Practice Let’s say your nonprofit wants to use an LLM to help field questions on your website’s chatbot. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else. Here are some tips: Discuss values upfront.

Language 59

Language Model Sound Voice 59

VQ Strategies

JUNE 22, 2021

For a skilled, high-impact volunteer role, questions such as those below can be addressed in your first meetings together. Which questions can they answer on their own and which issues require a check-in with leadership? Discuss how to evaluate the assignment. Who has responsibility for which results? Define levels of authority.

Volunteer 75

Volunteer Articulate Evaluation Roles 75

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. They also understand how to avoid donor fatigue, the potential downside to online contests.

Case Study 90

Case Study Contest Studies Conversation 90

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.

Case Study 89

Case Study Social Media Conversation Studies 89

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. Information is all around us. Data is a decision.

Knowledge 71

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Evaluate past fundraising and acquisition campaigns. Craft a conversion journey. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. Evaluate your progress and course correct if some of your strategies aren’t resonating with your audience.

Fund 52

Fund Donor Strategy Search 52

Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

So the big question is: how did you do? To answer that question, you want to be sure you’re pulling up the right data. Not all points may apply to you, so we recommend that you to focus your evaluation on categories and elements that are most critical to your overall mission. Conversion rate (e.g., Conversion rates (e.g.,

Metrics 73

Metrics Digital Strategy Rate 73

DipJar

JANUARY 28, 2022

Join Sam Lee, Digital Marketing Strategist from Elevation , for an introduction to the nonprofit marketing funnel that includes Brand Building, Awareness, Consideration, Evaluation and Intent, and Conversion / Action. We’ll reflect on: – What stories will my nonprofit tell? How will we present them on our channels?

Marketing 52

Marketing Strategy Podcast Channel 52

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Ask your colleagues questions. We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Use softer, more open-ended questions to get detailed information that you will capture in writing for your plan. What questions do you want answers to from data? Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs. What limits you?

Analytics 169

Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169