Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. Buckingham/Goodall : First, it puts the brain into flight-or-fight mode, which actually impairs learning rather than impelling it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

We also discussed the whole issue of network evaluation and the difficulty of measuring those relationships versus a specific impact. Also, the idea of faster tools like social network analysis that give us real time information and the need for someone who is embedded in the network as a real time evaluator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. Use of metrics to measure your results. Return on Investment.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Plus, if an organization isn’t crystal clear about what it’s trying to achieve, how to measure success, and how to communicate its impact, it’s going to be a real challenge to keep the support coming in. Being ready for whatever comes your way keeps you nimble, relevant, and ready to serve those who count on you.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In this article, I’ll define each of these measurements, review what impacts them, and share some easy math tips that are guaranteed to make you smarter than most of the people around you who might be sticking their noses into your email performance data. That’s right. Unsubscribe Rate: Don’t be afraid of this number.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Your organization has identified a social media objective, audience, strategy, tools, measurement, and experiment. Pattern Analysis . Your pattern analysis will tell you when to ignore something or when to address it right away. You can monitor social networks and YouTube for mentions of your organization and issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

They organize supporters, raise attention to important social and political issues, seek donations, and organize supporters to walk, run, shout, protest, and vote, things that were once done mostly by nonprofit organizations. What are the change issues for traditional nonprofits that want to become “networked nonprofits?&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

While many nonprofits look at metrics that would actually measure the long term outcomes of their work as the “holy grail” of data-based decision-making, it’s unclear that this level of measurement is practical or even possible for many nonprofits. Nonprofits need to “ loose their gut and get serious about measurement.”

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Conduct post-campaign analysis. Get Qgiv’s Campaign Analysis Worksheet! Measurable: Choose metrics that will help you know whether you’ve met your goal or not. We will target our major donors and monitor our CRM to measure donation sizes to stay on track.” Learn how to write a great end-of-year appeal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2015

She confessed to the audience she thought data science was about measurement and accountability. They can also analyze the message they receive back and learn. They don’t ask open-ended messages, but asked close-ended questions so they can measure. It was designed and built on the notion of data collection and analysis.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And in terms of the nonprofit sector, again, there was a report that was issued last year, excuse me, about how the nonprofit sector is being prepared and how sort of the outlook. And the SOAR analysis, I think, is a great brainstorming tool because this can really incorporate feedback from all different folks. I love this logic model.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

She heads the firm’s practice in women’s issues and global affairs for clients including Women for Women International, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Global Fund for Women, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucille Packard Foundation and many others.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Which issues can I ignore because they don’t need my attention? Just as porn was famously hard to define, good writing is easy to enjoy and hard to measure. Then, when you look through resumes, your unconscious brain might move you to a certain candidate. Positivity in work is about making choices. Notice I didn’t say drive).

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