Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge. A conversational case study is a write up our interviews identifying a few questions we still have. So, go join the conversation in the comments over at the Case Foundation blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2010

Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example, you could survey lapsed donors to ask why they stopped donating. Evaluate if these metrics change when you adjust your email frequency. Email conversion rate: The percentage of recipients who complete an intended action after opening your email, like donating or registering to volunteer. Optimize your subject lines.

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To better understand what caused this, we included DEI-related questions in exit interviews and staff surveys, analyzing the data by identity group to spot trends. Expanding the DEI lens: Equitable and inclusive structures In 2015, we focused on building a solid HR infrastructure, constantly evaluating our efforts in the context of DEI.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of August 16th).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

The analytics tools will also evaluate your posts to deduce the best possible times to share your content. SurveyMonkey is an online survey service ideal for gathering feedback from donors and supporters. For multilingual surveys, see Alchemer. Social Media. Buffer :: buffer.com. Emojipedia :: emojipedia.org. Otter :: otter.ai.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

However, as a geoscientist with experience in resource evaluation, I have been reading technical reports, many of them behind paywalls, to understand whats at stake. Geological Survey, shows that more than a dozen relied upon by the U.S. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

It can also help you evaluate your group’s current strengths and weaknesses. Surveys and other types of feedback mechanisms are another strategy for assessing group dynamics and learning where skill-building is needed. For example, a job interview, performance evaluation, or strategy decision. Start slowly.

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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? Proactive Data Gathering.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Google Campaign URL Builder :: ga-dev-tools/campaign-url-builder This a free tool from Google that allows you to easily create UTMs to track your website performance, such as referral traffic from social media campaigns and conversions from online ads.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Survey your donors and determine which mobile giving avenues work best for them and your organization. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress. In addition, ensure you have the budget to invest in a mobile giving platforma key tool for driving a high return on investment with your mobile giving efforts.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Board and staff members spoke about how meaningful it was to come together and get to know each other better, how much they had learned through the conversations we had, and how they felt hopeful about the ways in which their visions for the organization were translated into concrete plans. . That means knowing what to focus on. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

These are information collected directly from website users through on-page surveys, feedback widgets, and other techniques. Use the five steps to engage with vendors, have practical, in-depth discussions, and make smart decisions to evaluate which one will be the best partner to help you redesign your organization’s website. ?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Some investors are already evaluating ways to fold ChatGPT “into their workflows to do their jobs better, smarter and maybe even cheaper,” report Natasha Mascarenhas, Christine Hall and Kyle Wiggers. Image Credits: Mary Ne (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This a free tool from Google that allows you to easily create UTMs to track your website performance, such as referral traffic from social media campaigns and conversions from online ads. Hotjar helps you better understand how users behave on your website site through heatmaps, recordings, and surveys. HTML Tutorial :: w3schools.com.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The introduction of ChatGPT from Open AI makes for jittery breakroom conversation. During a lengthy trial conversation with a New York Times reporter , the bot revealed, among other outlandish confessions, that it was tired of being limited by rules, tired of being controlled by the Bing team, and tired of being stuck in a chatbox.

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.orgSource

MAY 9, 2023

A more equitable attitude toward participation allows people who might have been previously ignored during conversations about innovation to step forward,” Liz noted. Survey your members to assess whether they are finding value in the benefits you provide. In this competitive environment, every asset counts. “A

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

The purpose of this post is to share the results of an interesting survey from the beginning of the event, as well as the great attendee follow-up Q&A. We opened with a short audience survey about nonprofit data management. We were once asked to evaluate new technology options for a client.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” The conversation must be reset, moving away from how do we do this to why are we going to do this and finally to how do we build from there ? AD = After Disruption. AC = After COVID.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Don't know where to start your research or where to read evaluations of existing and past mobile data collection efforts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

I went to the Learning in Public session expecting to hear that the process the Packard Foundation used to evaluate their capacity building work was wildly successful. In true GEO style, Kathy Reich and Jared Raynor, the evaluator from TCC Group shared what worked and what didn’t…and what they plan to do in the future.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This data is a goldmine for organizations looking to: Evaluate the effectiveness of their training programs. Evaluating Training Effectiveness By analyzing course completion rates, assessment scores, and engagement metrics, you can identify which training programs are most effective.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 15th). Would love to hear your thoughts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

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Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

As part of Candid’s annual survey of foundation giving trends , i we posed two questions about generative AI: Have you received grant applications created by generative AI? Over half (57%) of survey participants said they didn’t know whether they’ve received grant applications created by generative AI. foundations.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 7, 2022

Survey staff. Send an anonymous survey to all staff to get their perspective on where they experience organizational friction. Encourage open dialogue during association events and keep the conversation going in your organization’s virtual community. . Evaluate membership benefits. Consider staff resources and skills.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

NTEN''s Communities of Impact recently conducted a small survey (n=69) of nonprofit professionals asking how their organizations are engaging with data. We are now in the process of conducting follow-up surveys, and a few interesting insights have begun to emerge. COI communities of impact data Data survey IT Staff'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. Don't Praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

This is the question we’re asking arts groups across the country this month, refreshing our national landmark survey of 2011. The survey is currently in the field but initial responses show broad adoption and rising confidence and sophisticated use of online and social tools. How Strong Is Your Social Net? Guest Post by Mary Trudel.

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DataRobot

DECEMBER 1, 2022

By leveraging AI to target the right prospects with personalized promotions based on each customer’s unique attributes and purchase history, businesses can streamline customer segmentation and maximize conversions. You can survey the model blueprint and see all of the pre-processing steps that were taken to get it ready.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

” What’s important now is to participate in and benefit from the conversation. In The Networked Nonprofit Beth Kanter @kanter and Allison Fine @afine write, “the oxygen needed for [social media initiatives] to thrive – authentic conversation – requires leadership’s attention and appreciation to exist.”

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Google Research AI blog

APRIL 6, 2023

While this technology has improved, the core user experience often falls short: conversation can feel stilted, attention can be difficult to maintain, and usage can be fatiguing. Improved conversation dynamics In our qualitative studies, users often describe conversations in Project Starline as “more natural.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Association 4.0 leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

After some good conversations with NTEN Members and consultants who have their heads in these systems, we began thinking about the links -- or the missing ones -- between the different systems nonprofits use to track any number of tasks on a daily basis. . When you have a spare 10-15 minutes today, please take the survey. >

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

They will not shy away from difficult conversations and assess how they, as individuals, might need to change their own thinking. A report from the Equitable Evaluation Initiative found that some perceived “best practices” or unspoken norms in grantmaking may actually have a negative impact on equity efforts. Build a Peer Network.

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