Gyrus

JANUARY 10, 2024

Let’s take a look at this – Assess Organizational Needs The journey begins with the organizational needs assessment, which is a meticulous process of evaluating infrastructure, spotting learning gaps, and deciphering diverse user group needs. It’s not just a to-do list, it’s the deployment goals definition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It has been almost exactly four years since I published Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , with co-author, Katie Paine. Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. The Playbook gives you an examples. Meaning Making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I now spend more of my time evaluating communications and digital projects so, I read with interest Lean Analytics , the book in the Lean Start up series on measuring what matters. The principles were useful but I found it difficult to translate the case examples into concepts for the social sector.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. Outside of these answers, there is one more thing that you will definitely need to know. Choosing a Learning Management System is no easy task. Any guesses?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Definition: A culture of continuous improvement. Staff are often overwhelmed by the thought of measurement and itfalls to the bottom of the to-do list. Data visualization techniques are used not only to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. delivered).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Content Audit & Gap Analysis: Before you dream up what new content you need , you should know what you already have. Now, your ready to do the Gap Analysis. Using all of the information you captured during the content audit, you can evaluate your content’s quality. Many organizations didn’t know how to approach this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2008

So, the most simplistic definition of Return on Investment (ROI) is the difference between cost and income (or quantified benefits) and expressed in dollar amounts or percentages. It would be unfair and misguided to evaluate the success or failure of a technology project based on this one financial measure.

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Gyrus

JUNE 23, 2016

If you are the one doing the evaluation of those needs, we recommend creating a team and discussing individual needs on a per department basis to ensure the best possible fit. Outside of these answers, there is one more thing that you will definitely need to know. Choosing a Learning Management System is no easy task. Any guesses?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2015

Fast Company's definitions for "innovative" ranges from hyperbole used unironically ("For creating magic with minutiae" — Apple), to relatively reasonable ("For selling good, cheap food to children who need it the most" — Revolution Foods). The Howard G.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2008

Photo by Bennecontentos Sarah Dopp got me wondering about the definitions of these two terms: authenticity and transparency. But, first I wanted to check on some formal definitions. This disclosure came on the heels of a debate on nonprofit technology blogs about numbers only types of evaluation and how they don't tell the whole story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

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. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Use of metrics to measure your results.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

Models of Collaboration , by professor Mark Hager and Tyler Curry, identifies and describes types of nonprofit collaborations from an analysis of the 177 nominations submitted in 2009 for the prestigious Collaboration Prize. Examples of this include community organizers, teachers and training staff, program evaluators, and program managers.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Bottom line: the tracking, mining, and analysis of data should be central to your 2011 event fundraising strategy. Event fundraisers are talking about not just measuring more and better, but also predicting donor and participant behaviors. This is basic segmentation developed from descriptive analysis. Think in segments.

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Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

LMS security involves measures to safeguard a learning management system (LMS) from unauthorized access, data breaches, disruption, modification, and other security threats. It involves measures like firewalls, encryption, and antivirus software. Read about LMS security, its importance, best strategies, and more in this detailed guide.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The role of an analytical analysis is to help you identify and strategize the right individuals and target audience for specific types of gifts , as well as how much to ask for and who to prioritize. Veritus Group, a major gift consulting firm, has published a very useful article on evaluating and rewarding major gift officer performance. .

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Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

LMS security involves measures to safeguard a learning management system (LMS) from unauthorized access, data breaches, disruption, modification, and other security threats. It involves measures like firewalls, encryption, and antivirus software. Read about LMS security, its importance, best strategies, and more in this detailed guide.

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Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

LMS security involves measures to safeguard a learning management system (LMS) from unauthorized access, data breaches, disruption, modification, and other security threats. It involves measures like firewalls, encryption, and antivirus software. Read about LMS security, its importance, best strategies, and more in this detailed guide.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. Detailed analysis of the needs your mission seeks to help. Analysis of your environment. Create a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of your programs and activities. Identifying your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Streamline: The literal definition is to design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Photo by RedRaspus.

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Media Cause

MARCH 25, 2021

We monitor and measure, tinker and tweak, evaluate and judge, all while holding up our predefined and expected result as the fullest indication of whether or not we succeed. . This definition skips ahead to the end result without consideration for the journey. This definition shifts our focus from the end result to the journey.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

As some sort of measure of accountability, raw web statistics (this site got x visits and y pageviews in t timeframe) mean zilch. Asking NTEN to show leadership by publishing web stats is to suggest that NTEN would think that publishing web stats is a useful measure of nonprofit accountability. David 4 Kivi Miller 09.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. If you're short on time, read the abtracts and dive deeper into Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

ROI -- or Return on Investment -- is a pre- and/or post-evaluation process and analysis of three factors: benefits, costs, and value of a specific technology purchase over time. If you approach ROI as a financial analysis only, you're missing the point. Metrics are a unit of measure. Focus On Value.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

This post provides an overview of the project, what makes it stand out, and some analysis of the strategic implications. On the web, a jury of the masses (anyone) can evaluate the photographs in terms of aesthetic quality and relevance to the exhibition theme. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. What is Click?

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Measuring and monitoring app engagement and user behavior can provide invaluable insights into how to strengthen your strategies over time. Then, doublecheck that you’ve got a solid infrastructure in place to collect that data and report it to your CRM for further analysis. Re-evaluate your marketing strategy. Let’s dive in.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Now, we evaluated tools based on who was using them, and how. We use all of our technology – from the website, to the database, to facebook – to evaluate our efforts, monitor the community, and create data-driven strategies. In the social period, we began exploring the network – mapping it, evaluating it, testing it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . Is it okay if I go ahead and get us started officially here?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Now, restate your objective so it is “SMART” – specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-based? Make your objectives "SMART" (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bound). Jeremiah Owyang, Social Network Sites Use Analysis - Compilation of Research Facts. Measurement. Identify Objectives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010 Discover Your Leader Grade If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program.

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Measuring the effectiveness of current offerings is vital in any learning environment. Rely on reporting and measurement to continuously evaluate the content that is being delivered. The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, was recorded multiple times for saying “Change is the only constant in life.” Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. I also don't want to get too deep into geeky measurement crap. So, here's the session description: Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. Owyang ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. One recent project is a real-time analysis and data visualization of the post2015 conversation on Twitter. There are many labs working on projects.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

To a large extent, understand the market forces at play that help or hurt your chance for success; think SWOT analysis and marketing mix. Measure – Prove to leadership that the investments made are yielding incremental results toward your goals. Digital Marketing Plan For Nonprofits: The Definitive Guide (2017).

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