Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Our success is reflected in the well-being of our staff and the high-quality support we provide to every individual, regardless of their level of need. Additionally, we evaluate our training and education programs by assessing improvements in dog behavior and the retention rates of families who keep their pets.

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Measure Nonprofit Metrics Student 64

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools. Let them lead projects that excite them and benefit the organization.

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Director Guide Metrics Nonprofit 85

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board helps with planning your fundraising strategy, properly allocating resources, and evaluating your strategy’s performance. Your board should also help foster collaboration between board members and staff. This collaboration helps create a unified front that drives your organization forward.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Project-based, unrestricted, and multi-year funding : While we provide some initial project-based funding, we know that flexible funding is a must if we hope to support sustainable change. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

And, for those organizations that have meaningful projects that actually require large numbers of people to accomplish them – like park clean ups or painting a school – a day of service can be an effective way to attract the workforce needed to get the work done quickly. Which leads to the other half of this double-edged sword.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s a way to evaluate whether the training is cost-effective and beneficial in the long run. Measuring Net Benefits Net benefits can be calculated by evaluating the improvements in performance and productivity post-training. Continuous evaluation and adjustment will help in fine-tuning your training strategies.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s a way to evaluate whether the training is cost-effective and beneficial in the long run. Measuring Net Benefits Net benefits can be calculated by evaluating the improvements in performance and productivity post-training. Continuous evaluation and adjustment will help in fine-tuning your training strategies.

ROI 52

ROI Train Training Practice 52

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Cultivating this discipline of planning can be greatly eased and enhanced by engaging your stakeholders in collaborative inquiry, defined by Jennifer Donahoo as a process that offers participants a systematic way to explore issues and determine resolutions through shared inquiry, reflection, and dialogue. Collecting the data.

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Collaboration Nonprofit Profit Phoenix 65

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

When hiring a Raiser’s Edge NXT consultant, your team should adhere to these best practices: Outline the specifics of your Raiser’s Edge consulting project. Outline the Specifics of Your Raiser’s Edge NXT Consulting Project Before partnering with a consultant, your nonprofit should establish what you want your project to accomplish.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For instance, if a nonprofit expects to take on larger projects or greater responsibilities in the future, it would be prudent to increase administrative spending now to prepare for those challenges. Importantly, the share of spending for administration or fundraising should align with the organization’s anticipated future needs.

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Research Ohio Fundraising Long Beach 52

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. As you reflect on these questions, feel free to update the answers accordingly in your fundraising plan. Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets.

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 80

NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. These quotes and the rest found in this post are from the NTC evaluation.) It will change the way that I move forward on a large web redesign and database integration project that I will be working on this year. 1772 to be exact.

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NTC Reflection Music NTEN 69

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Qualitative Staff Characteristics (project-related experience, shared backgrounds, executive biographies, etc.).

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Grant Analysis Application Contact 97

NTEN

JUNE 16, 2021

To ensure that we continue to look to the future and plan how to better create practices and projects with equity at the center, I have met with all departments to discuss the upcoming fiscal year. We’ve evaluated our employee benefits to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our staff and consistently explore ideas to enhance our benefits.

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Community NTC NTEN Oregon 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Christian Kreutz has written up his reflections on the recent Web2.0fordev conference. How do I offer all these channels for collaboration and still filter what is important to me? A complete contrast to that was Damir Simunic, who talked about Collaboration on the Edge of Network. how to best combine all these web2.0

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Reflection Bookmarking Aggregator Lesson 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

Note from Beth : In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

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Strategy Public Foundation Evaluation 99

.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Over the past three years,orgSource has been working with the PCI team on several significant projects,” Kevin said. The willingness to treat your colleagues with respect and the ability to collaborate creates a healthy environment. But we realize that building culture isn’t a project with a finish line. Culture is organic.

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Culture Skills Collaboration Associations 221

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In this comparison, we’ve reviewed some of the top tools on the market, evaluating them based on ease of use, support for complex content, collaboration features, pricing, and more. The range reflects the scope of features, with some tools offering custom pricing depending on usage and complexity. 4.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Efrain Gutierez, Associate, FSG.

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Blogger Conference Effective Seattle 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones. A second process is used to evaluate the ideas – clustering the ideas into themes and identifying the best ones.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 109

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

You can also run fundraising campaigns directly on social media, encouraging your followers to share and donate to make the fundraising process more collaborative. Social media provides your organization with a public forum to share updates on projects, success stories, and any unexpected challenges you’ve come across. Transparency.

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Social Media Media Guide Social 52

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I’m gathering my thoughts to start putting together my slides and presentation and wanted to stop for reflection and sharing. That’s where you can collaborate, harness the most passion and energy from each group and operate flexibly knowing you care about the same things. Think big : Not just big, but bigger than you.

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible. The Goldmine Project is sharing a, well, goldmine of knowledge around what makes for a successful nonprofit consultant and organization relationship.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Train 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process.

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Rwanda Social Media Train Training 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. "A critical friend is someone who is independent of the project who asks. I'm very interested in learning how different types of networks or communities work in a networked way - this whole notion of working wikily.

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Process Reflection Work Wiki 50

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 77

NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Large data platforms, especially those that make donations of products and services, are putting high-powered software into nonprofits’ hands at a fraction of the cost that would ordinarily reflect on commercial customers. This is genuinely a good thing. What is ordinary in the corporate world is heretical in the nonprofit world.

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Problem Data API Nonprofit 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). The story is shared via an intermediary – journalists, bloggers, or influencers: Metrics reflecting the sharing of the message with the target audience.

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Measure Social Media Media Metrics 118

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Exhibits), Rob Semper (Exploratorium) and I hosted a wide-ranging discussion session on design techniques for developing projects that involve both online and onsite elements. The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research.

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Reflection Research Question Museum 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are also nonprofit specific facilitation tool kits like this one for international development projects. I like to avoid being stuck in the same techniques and am always interested in expanding my toolkit. Reflective Practice. That’s why I love looking and testing different methods. Peer Learning / Coaching.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Participatory 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. Happy New Year ! How about you? I write down stuff I won’t do, a “no thanks” list.

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Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity. Nonprofit Management. March 1 - 2.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

While there was evidence of plenty of community engagement work across museums and galleries, most of it was funded project by project. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. Extra credit if you read the Our Museum evaluation (or its summary ) as well.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In the past year, I''ve seen the conversation shift to talking about impact and sustainability of these projects--how we evaluate audience participation and how we can shift from experimental pilots to more day-to-day implementation. A lot of these projects are about getting people to be more social and active in museums.

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Museum Question Participatory Vietnam 45

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Every once in a while I come across a project I wish I could have included in The Participatory Museum. You can also watch some lovely footage of the children showing off their favorite objects along with staff reflecting on the process here. They decided to ask children, and the project was born. it's a Secret! , What made Shh.

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