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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. AHA has invested more than $5.9 AHA has invested more than $5.9

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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic

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ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. Facial recognition, self-driving cars, and medical image analysis use this technology. On the other hand, you probably will not want to entrust AI with issues that demand judgment tempered by human experience.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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Building a Strong Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Non-Profit Planning

The Modern Nonprofit

It encourages brains to come together, keeps everyone rowing in the same direction, and brings a laser-like focus to hitting those big, audacious goals. Engage with local organizations, community leaders, and residents to gain insights into the pressing issues and gaps in services.

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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. One possible outcome is stagnation in innovation.

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning from Karcsig. The only valid data is quantitative data Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis Make data-driven [.]

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Nonprofits Collect Lots of Data, But Most Don’t Use It Says NTEN/Idealware Report

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

many orgs need to either rely on metrics which are indirect measures of long term impact—like the number of repeat clients, client satisfaction, or percent of client issues resolved—or invest in expensive, long-term longitudinal research.

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