Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Our grantmaking is informed by TBP in the following ways: Annual open calls for proposals : We offer equitable access to funding opportunities that don’t depend on personal relationships. We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

or, “What are the actual actions we can take to realize our vision of a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

A Culture of Learning – Guest post by Teri Behrens. The foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program evaluation was conducted very publicly, using social media, focus groups, a wiki – lots of mechanisms for getting stakeholders to help interpret the data and give input on the program.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

A culture of learning, where curiosity is valued and debate encouraged, creates fertile ground for critical thinking. Welcome every proposal. Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. Intimidation is Roundup for creativity.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. The Power of Dialogue about Nonprofit Data and Evaluation. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices. Evaluating a Culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. If it’s a significant other , maybe you’re excited they might be about to propose something helpful. Instead of saying “I have an idea,” try, “ I’d like to propose an experiment (or trial).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set criteria for contacts, proposals, planning, and forecasting. Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics. To sustain your organization’s mission, it’s imperative to develop human talent and curate a culture of excellence.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

A technology migration project typically involves several key steps, including defining a project scope, assessing the current tech stack and gathering requirements from across the organization, evaluating technology vendors and implementation partners, and ultimately planning, building, configuring, testing and training staff on the new system.

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Impact Technology Articulate Grant 81

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

annual appeal, grant proposal, special event, etc.) Systems would include (1) analysis; (2) planning; (3) execution; (4) control; (5) evaluation; (6) professional stance, and (7) ethics. As you see, you only get to the vehicles (e.g., once all the other things are in place. Dynamic Functions.

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Place Fundraising Articulate Charity 91

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I propose a careful exploration of social enterprise strategies is a matter of relevance and survival for small nonprofits in low-income communities, as they cannot rely on their constituents for a high level of donations or otherwise support. Understand the financial resources needed to engage in a social enterprise approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But it wasn’t until Active Voice brought on a full time evaluator that were we able to identify and actually measure the kind of shifts we think films can contribute to. But they don’t necessarily think of this as evaluation. Like it or not, evaluation is a crusty kind of term. Who are we trying to reach? Why this story, now?

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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.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 17, 2018

When your nonprofit needs a new vendor or consultant, the standard course of action is to send out a Request for Proposal (RFP) - indicating that your organization is interested in receiving information from vendors. Download our free template rubric for evaluating data vendors here! ]. What makes your nonprofit different?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

You have to measure accurately, as well as create an environment where problems can be discussed openly so you can effectively evaluate what’s working and what’s not.” The blog goes on to make a proposal to Gates about how to change the culture: Please round up a bunch of venture capitalists.

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Classy

APRIL 22, 2021

Enable and empower a culture of environmentally conscious stakeholders. Evaluate existing company incentives and their environmental implications. Propose new incentives: In progress. Through research and many conversations, we solidified Classy’s sustainability charter and corporate commitments. . Achieve carbon neutrality .

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Organizational culture. We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Then, open the floor for your creative workers to submit proposals for a great prize, such as extra paid time off or a gift card. Leadership style. Tech stack.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. Think about what would best speak to your audience.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

In this post I would like to share my thinking around the importance of demonstrating to the grantmaker that your organization reaches out to, and includes, varying cultures. Both our boards and our staff, not to mention our membership, need to reflect the cultures of the communities where we work and live. Demonstrating Inclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Operating Principles: What rules will guide the network’s culture? Assessment: How will the network monitor its condition and performance?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 7, 2022

Feedback and Evaluation Receiving feedback can benefit the organization’s learning plan, just as delivering it can help learners improve. You can uncover the gaps in your organization’s skill requirements and propose a way to fill them with a successful gap analysis.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 7, 2022

Feedback and Evaluation Receiving feedback can benefit the organization’s learning plan, just as delivering it can help learners improve. You can uncover the gaps in your organization’s skill requirements and propose a way to fill them with a successful gap analysis.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 7, 2022

Feedback and Evaluation Receiving feedback can benefit the organization’s learning plan, just as delivering it can help learners improve. You can uncover the gaps in your organization’s skill requirements and propose a way to fill them with a successful gap analysis.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 27, 2015

Use language from fundraising solicitations, grant proposals, or the annual report. List each consultant and their fee to facilitate this evaluation. Here are six sections to check to make sure your 990 is all it can be. Program Service Accomplishments – This is your opportunity to tell your story in your own words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. It was organized by Ed Schipul. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Be sure to understand the nature of any proposed “customization” first in order to avoid misunderstanding. Evaluate your team: Do you have the right skills sets and capacity in house? Do you want to start (or persist) a culture of customization? What about development environments and tools? Be Aware of Precedent.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

Step two through step infinite is delivering on the promises you made in your proposal. For example, State Arts Councils provide funding to support local artists and cultural projects, helping to preserve and promote regional heritage. They often focus on community development, public safety, and local arts and culture.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2015

Does your organization have the capacity to execute with high quality on this newly proposed program? You must evaluate all of these factors. Nonprofit Management Arts & Cultural financial management grants management overhead program costs' If yes then proceed – but don’t go into this with rose-colored glasses.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

However, issues such as the skills gap, increasing employee attrition , and a lack of an L&D-driven culture are preventing L&D leaders from unlocking the value of the L&D strategies. Evaluate the LMS features When evaluating LMS options, it’s crucial to assess the features and functionalities of each platform.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

However, issues such as the skills gap, increasing employee attrition , and a lack of an L&D-driven culture are preventing L&D leaders from unlocking the value of the L&D strategies. Evaluate the LMS features When evaluating LMS options, it’s crucial to assess the features and functionalities of each platform.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

However, with just a little extra effort you could be finding opportunities that help you advance your skills and position you as a thought leader in your field, whether that is fundraising, grantmaking, accounting, monitoring & evaluation , communications or one of the many other roles that make social good organizations successful. .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

As a conference both for and by the nonprofit technology community, community members submit session proposals and then vote on them to help shape the agenda. Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. Campaign Case Studies. Planes, Trains & Winning Online Appeals.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change. Cultural institutions are increasingly developing APIs and linked-data repositories. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). It was organized by Ed Schipul. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

The conversation touched on various dimensions of the data-collection issue: The challenge of cultural assumptions embedded in standard health surveys (what is "jogging", exactly? how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?).

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

However, issues such as skills gap, increasing employee attrition, and a lack of an L&D-driven culture are preventing L&D leaders from unlocking the value of the L&D strategies. Proposed solutions: Designing intuitive, streamlined, and user-friendly interfaces that are easy to navigate and understand.

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