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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Day 2: Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Grantee organizations will measure what matters. But not all metrics are equally valuable, and choosing the measurements that matter can be complicated. Day 2: Certificates Awarded To Senior Staff Attendees. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results.

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

The Modern Nonprofit

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. In the end, nailing the planning process is like laying down the foundations for a fortress.

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7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You need metrics or measure against goals, but you also need harvest those insights. Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. I did not eat chocolate.

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. Do you publish your annual audit results? So let’s look at some more walk.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. foundation that paid down their endowment. So nine, “How will you measure results?” Third question, “Do I respect you?” Next slide. .

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience. Infographics. Tell stories.

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