Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Reporting and Visualizing.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. That’s why there is no substitute for the impact of personal conversations. How would you describe your board’s performance? the organization’s greatest asset?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. IT systems and platforms must integrate with overarching business strategies. They are role models who inspire teams to see from a different perspective. Association 4.0 Innovators are rule-breakers and disruptors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically.

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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. While our upcoming session at bbcon 2023 will focus on where the tools are, we also hope to help shape conversations about where generative AIs are headed.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. If your team is remote, find strategies to bring people together online. We’ve tried to compensate for the lack of coffee machine/breakroom conversations in several ways. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Some employees miss the social aspects of the workplace.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

Improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees. If you would like to significantly improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees, there are a few strategies that you might implement to help guarantee success. So How Do We Achieve This Gold Standard of Evaluation?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board. Or cover it during a conversation instead of the application. Take it out. Streamline your process!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

Allison Fine and I have been noodling with an evaluation model that looks social media from an organizational perspective - from social networks to social capital (relationships) to action in the real world. It eventually shifts to two-way conversation. Charlene lays out four strategies. My questions: .

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Access comprehensive insights : AI models can analyze vast amounts of data far faster than any human. By analyzing donor data, AI models can help you learn more about your donors, prioritize outreach, and identify new major donors. AI shines here with its wealth screening and predictive modeling capabilities. It’s a necessity.

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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? Learn more about the conversation here. to evaluation for program improvement (“What did we learn that can help us make the program better?”).

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models. Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. What is a smart nonprofit business model? Thanks Alice!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

On one hand, consumers and employees alike are demanding that businesses add more purpose to their profit-centric model. On the other hand, we see nonprofits borrowing heavily from successful for-profit companies in search of a more scalable and sustainable growth model. 184 days after engaging with a donation page.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

To help nonprofits tackle this quandary, we teamed up with two other business professors , Arian Aflaki and Goker Aydin , to develop a mathematical model to guide nonprofits on how to divvy up their spending to optimize both current performance and future resilience through their spending priorities. Read the original article.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

People come to your website, first and foremost, to get information, so Content Strategy is relevant for any communications work you do. In case you’re still on the fence, or you’re not really clear about what Content Strategy is and what’s involved, here are answers to the top 10 most important Content Strategy questions.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s time to reevaluate and update our productivity strategies. Welcome: AI 2-Minute Rule As a starting point, assume what takes you 2 hours can take AI 2 minutes , consider this when evaluating tasks. MODEL: requires Read.ai MODEL: requires Read.ai

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 26, 2024

A now seemingly out-of-date evaluation stacked Microsoft Dynamics against Salesforce, and offers some potential reasons that Microsoft is getting out of the nonprofit CRM solution space. Selections create opportunities to ask, and answer, significant organizational, data, and technology strategy questions.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

This training should also be: In tune with the organization’s sales strategy and goals Be customized to the demands and objectives of the sales staff A variety of subjects can be covered in sales training, including: Product knowledge Communication abilities Lead generation and prospecting Closing strategies, etc.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

This training should also be: In tune with the organization’s sales strategy and goals Be customized to the demands and objectives of the sales staff A variety of subjects can be covered in sales training, including: Product knowledge Communication abilities Lead generation and prospecting Closing strategies, etc.

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Gyrus

MARCH 17, 2024

This training should also be: In tune with the organization’s sales strategy and goals Be customized to the demands and objectives of the sales staff A variety of subjects can be covered in sales training, including: Product knowledge Communication abilities Lead generation and prospecting Closing strategies, etc.

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Training Train Classroom Skills 52

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Or it can be your research and conversations to confirm the dedication to a shared mission. Rethinking Risk When Evaluating Grant Applications For some funders, the idea of trust-based philanthropy can cause anxiety. Grant applications and grantee research should be an opportunity for conversation and curiosity, not a “gotcha” moment.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2021

These digital strategies work hand-in-hand to elevate a website. Using data to organize your content from most to least impactful will entice visitors to stay longer and experience helpful content and engaging conversational tools. Discovery and User Modeling. Forum One’s website personalization tool. Administration.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

AI tools can help identify potential donors, personalize outreach, and optimize strategies to maximize contributions. Generative AI Tools ChatGPT – This AI model can help nonprofits create briefs and outlines, draft content and emails, and develop interactive chatbots for supporter engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? In 2020, the foundation will close its doors. As part of its sunset strategy , the foundation is developing an initiative to support 21st Century Advocacy. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. Re-evaluate your messaging. What can schools do to innovate and adapt?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss how to use digital marketing strategies to update your organization’s nonprofit marketing and outreach plans both now and into the future. Combine these online strategies with traditional nonprofit outreach to create an even greater impact on your donors. Donor Profiles and Records.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Events can divert attention from other more fruitful strategies. First focus on strategies that develop all those things for you; then consider an event to help the process of transformation to powerful engagement and passionate commitment along. The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Four Strategies to Transform P2P Participants into Loyal Supporters You can build systems and processes from scratch to make it easier for P2P participants to become sustaining monthly donors. With HJC’s help, they developed personas and envisioned their journey as a funnel, with lead conversion at the top.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

It’s true that rigorous evaluation is critical, but right-sizing your evaluation is equally important. Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. Manager Impact Innovation Strategy. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

There has been an interesting discussion on the wiki and blogs about strategy for public learning. Since networked learning happens in the context of an ecosystem, perhaps Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model. . Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

We’ll also provide insights into the reasons behind this transition, its challenges, and practical strategies for ensuring the continuity of your analytics efforts. One reason for this is the difference in the tool’s data models: UA relies on session-based data, while GA4 operates on an event-based model.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Afterall, nonprofit is your tax status, it shouldn’t be your business model. In either case, these money-saving strategies will apply. Conversations with essential vendors – Contact your provider and explain the situation. This strategy is fantastic EXCEPT during a pandemic! Fact: there are currently over 2.7

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Conversion Rates. Even then, there are organizational models and structural templates you can build from. Performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Consequently, traditional frameworks and tools focused on organizational branding, production models, capacity-building, and competitive strategy don’t work as well in this new paradigm. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). Which ‘models’ work under which conditions, in which industries or places?

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