Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

AI technologies, like machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics, are driving these innovations, enabling nonprofits to better understand and engage with their donors on an ongoing basis. While AI can help with copywriting, feeding in original content and maintaining a personal touch is essential.

Strategy 59

Strategy Fundraising Proposal Grant 59

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. Data analysis AI is a great tool for enhancing your data analysis across your organization.

Fundraising 97

Fundraising Nonprofit Analysis Donor 97

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. A tech assessment involves a close analysis of your entire tech stack, and these questions give us an idea of the areas to pay the closest attention to. Step Two: Analysis & Strategy.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Tech Technology Consultant 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

Learning 84

Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

To succeed, you’ll need these skills: self-awareness to understand what you don’t know, curiosity to study the business landscape, and humility to learn from unexpected teachers. An Association 4.0 CEO’s job is to be the most inquisitive person in the room. Make them think you’re reading their minds.

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Candid

MAY 1, 2024

They learn from fundraisers about the complex process of finding a foundation to fund their project, and from program officers and grant managers about vetting a grant applicant. For example, in designing a content-heavy page, we used an interactive element to hide or show some content until the user needed it, so as not to overwhelm them.

Tools 64

Tools Build Problem Test 64

Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

As a busy nonprofit professional, you might be tempted to skip this step and start creating content for your marketing campaign. Collect the information you need about your audience to create effective content. At Allegiance Group + Pursuant, we combine our years of nonprofit marketing experience with thorough data analysis.

Marketing 52

Marketing Analysis Nonprofit Audience 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

How rigorous or complex should the analysis of impact data be? Moreover, funders, evaluators, and program managers can have different goals related to programs’ implementations. The challenge is developing the right evidence at the right time to evaluate the right areas. How closely should they track those changes?

Impact 119

Impact Management Organization Evaluation 119

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns. Conduct staff training.

Team 98

Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

Skills 221

Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. Mobile learning. Mobile Learning enables you to present smaller sized, interactive online learning to your employees without restricting them to a particular time or a place.

Online Learning 56

Online Learning Trend Learning Online 56

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Baseball and your Learning Organization. I could talk about learning techniques utilized in the past seven games and why players were less intimidated by pitches they encountered the second and third time around, or possibly what a combined 176 years of waiting can teach us in preparing for the future. Measuring Learning.

Learning 61

Learning Organization Statistics Cleveland 61

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Nearly all of the web communication challenges I’ve encountered with the groups I’ve worked with stem from basic content planning and governance issues. People come to your website, first and foremost, to get information, so Content Strategy is relevant for any communications work you do. So, Content Strategy was born!

Content 83

Content Strategy Question Calendar 83

Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We also understand that a Learning Management System is not a small purchase. Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. How EvaluPac Helps.

Learning Management 28

Learning Management System Report Learning 28

Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2017

We also understand that a Learning Management System is not a small purchase. Our solution to assist association executives with justifying the expense of an LMS, EvaluPac, recently won the Gold Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for “Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation”. How EvaluPac Helps.

Learning Management 28

Learning Management System Report Learning 28

Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn more Efficiently track impact Invest in a turnkey, high-impact capacity building program and gain access to regular reporting, allowing you to evaluate nonprofit growth and the return on your investment. Step 2: Build a cohort We’ll help you select the right nonprofits for the program based on assessment results.

Program 52

Program Measure Demonstration Analysis 52

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Better yet, the graduate student who led this project, Anna Greco, documented the whole project and did in-depth analysis of the visitor contributions. THE RESEARCH The challenge, of course, was to figure out how to evaluate the experience in a way that would help us identify the power of the project. What was it?

Participatory 52

Participatory Evaluation Project Museum 52

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 empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Want to learn more about AI?

Generation 102

Generation Education Blackbaud Model 102

sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Visionaries worldwide are attending bbcon—Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good — virtually October 17–18 to learn from thought leaders in fundraising, marketing, technology, and more. Please join us for this free opportunity for inspiring content and peer networking. Register now for bbcon 2022. Navigating Uncertainty.

Culture 88

Culture Arts Virtual Guide 88

Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

So, you’ve decided to invest in growing your association’s learning business to provide more value to members and bring in non-dues revenue. At Web Courseworks, we provide professional services to help associations like yours build their ideal learning business. What does a learning consultant do? That’s great!

eLearning 69

eLearning Consultant Guide Associations 69

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Learn More! Evaluate past fundraising and acquisition campaigns. Evaluate your progress and course correct if some of your strategies aren’t resonating with your audience. Let’s get started!

Fund 52

Fund Donor Strategy Search 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The guide below covers the key steps to running a Facebook fundraising ad campaign from start to finish, including set-up, monitoring and evaluating success after completion. At the very least, allow the learning phase to finish before you consider turning off your campaign.). Conclusion: Try, learn, repeat.

Facebook 235

Facebook Fundraising ROI Metrics 235

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Or you can learn from the experts, following the lead of four successful P2P events that have cultivated one-time participants into committed supporters. Here’s how Team Diabetes created improvements based on the lessons learned from the donor journey map. It’s a common practice for commercial enterprises.

Donor 79

Donor Registration Map United Kingdom 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning. 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. Do numbers only matter? What do you think?

Story 121

Story Data Analysis Measure 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

You can do a whole network analysis. For example, the Irvine New Leadership Network project that has used network mapping for two purposes: 1) evaluation 2) direct network engagement. Using the analysis steps below, it can help you be more intentional with online networking, learning, and building thought leadership.

Technique 116

Technique Network Tools Map 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop.

Activities 105

Activities Active Activism Integration 105

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales Ops: Table of Contents. As the volume of business information exploded, sales ops has evolved into a more powerful data analysis and reporting unit that can provide critical insight on the following areas: Sales Process Optimization. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Content Sharing and Management.

Synchronous 144

Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 144

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Designing and delivering a training to a nonprofit audience is not about extreme content delivery or putting together a PowerPoint and answering questions. If you want to get results, you need to think about instructional design and learning theory. And, there is no shortage of learning theories and research.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

One section of the study pulls together multiple data points for a gap analysis around member benefits. The analysis shows organizations are doing well in several areas that are important to members. Consider areas the study indicates are strengths for most organizations and evaluate your association’s performance.

Life 60

Life Retention Studies Benefit 60

Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Optimize your website to convert visitors into donors.

Digital 52

Digital Practice Donor Strategy 52

DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

In this guide, you’ll learn a few basic ways to ensure your nonprofit takes full advantage of its online resources to engage supporters. Taking the time to make these improvements now will allow you to easily implement new communication and marketing strategies in the future as you learn more from your data. Let’s get started.

Platform 52

Platform Donor Online Social Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.

Measure 101

Measure Social Media Foundation Reflection 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations.

Participatory 76

Participatory Facilitation Technique Asia 76

NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

We''ve heard in NTC evaluations and in our annual Community Survey that there was a need for a chance to come together, offline, for a conference that focused on high level strategies and included content for those who''ve tried some of the standard practices already and want to be inspired for new changes.

San Francisco 94

San Francisco NTEN Change NTC 94

Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

Want to deploy and maintain the e-learning that you have spent so much time and effort to develop? Do you want to be able to create quality actionable e-learnings? Then you’re in the market for a Learning Management System (LMS). LMS’s are an essential tool for all e-learning professionals. Any guesses?

Analysis 40

Analysis System Environment Learning Management 40

NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. 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.

Story 74

Story Data Analysis Structure 74

NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Gaining buy-in early on, soliciting bids and conducting an ROI analysis helped Death With Dignity National Center prioritize its top technology projects and prepare to develop metrics for evaluation. Barber learned about the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) and brought the opportunity to her new boss, executive director Peg Sandeen.

Case Study 56

Case Study Leadership National Technology 56