Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness? Donor retention can definitely be affected--positively and negatively--by Advancement Services. He suggests several, including donor retention.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. Hildy Gottlieb’s Pollyanna Principles are a great place to start if you want to learn more about how you can evaluate and identify your organizational goals (and larger view) in a way to successfully design projects, programs and even partnerships for real impact.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. Ensure a long-term commitment to the process by Incorporating EI into your organization’s values and performance evaluations. Ask questions that invite self-evaluation. It’s the transformation that went off the rails. And what do people fear most?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. Use data to make objective decisions based on site traffic, evaluations, sales, professional development activity, focus groups and/or other types of outreach. Evaluate Expertise Who exactly are the members of your new brain trust and where will you find them?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Once you come up with a plan, and you test it, you then evaluate it and rethink it, and then iterate on the plan, test it, and come back around to evaluating it. Anytime in there you can make changes in direction or function and it’s okay, because you will get to plan, try and evaluate as you go.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Well, at least in my opinion, the definition of a library includes the community – those that come every day, those that come to events or use the services, and those that haven’t yet engaged. From listening, to creating to evaluating and then back to the listening again so that you can modify and then evaluate, and so on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2024

By its very definition, jargon is insider language used by a group that is difficult for others to understand. Take advantage of your platform’s peer-to-peer fundraising functionality, set up crowdfunding campaigns that address specific needs, and use the data from your efforts to evaluate what worked, what didn’t, and what kind of did.

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

A used guide is a step-by-step instruction guide that can cover data entry, reporting, policies, field definitions, and information on how the work should be flowing. Evaluate and analyze outcomes from data. Run consistent reports. In order to accomplish those two objectives, follow these 5 steps. Step 1: Define objectives and goals.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

But the warrior spirit is as good a definition as I’ve heard. In an atmosphere of trust and safety, evaluating the team’s performance can also be an opportunity for individuals to identify challenges and to seek support from their colleagues. That extends to our clients as well. Trust is a complex issue.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

AMA policy-makers also discussed increased enforcement on nonprofit hospitals that provide little or no community benefit.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

We definitely recommend using social media logins to your website as a convenience option for your constituents. DEBBIE: I definitely agree with Gary – the alignment of strategy, tech and data is just critical. We were once asked to evaluate new technology options for a client. What tools do you recommend? DEBBIE: Yes.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. Factoring in the nonprofit organization’s size, capacity, and budget – making sure that the demand for data and evaluation is commensurate.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? Definitions: What defines a “complete” record? Does your definition of “record completeness” reflect the level of donor segmentation that you need in order to carry out targeted messaging?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, visited the Packard Foundation yesterday. I participated in a lively exploratory conversation about "How do you evaluate network effectiveness?" evaluation field, how it has changed and get a deeper understanding of developmental evaluation. But first, some context. .

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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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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The word critical comes from the Greek word kritikos, which means the ability to judge or discern.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2013

AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Bahia Ramos wrote this guest post that summarizes the finding from an evaluation report from Third Plateau to evaluate the 18 Giving Days the foundation supports. With those questions in mind, Knight commissioned the consulting firm Third Plateau to evaluate the 18 Giving Days the foundation supports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

They were also able to leverage an evaluation and learning community to develop common definitions for policy. Colby, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Have any of you used this approach? When does it work? When doesn’t it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

In our session, Vincent Stehle sparked discussion by taking the skeptics view, “We want to be transparent except when it matters.&# Transparency isn’t a black and white definition- share everything or share nothing. The last evaluation of this work was a decade ago. Kathy Reich offered some context.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 15, 2017

He said: It’s definitely not impossible to migrate recurring donations, but it requires willingness on behalf of both processors in order to exchange the vaulted payment information. Evaluate this at least annually. Some of the best advice I’ve seen on this came from technology consultant TJ Griffin.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Now, we evaluated tools based on who was using them, and how. We use all of our technology – from the website, to the database, to facebook – to evaluate our efforts, monitor the community, and create data-driven strategies. In the social period, we began exploring the network – mapping it, evaluating it, testing it.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

By evaluating what resources you already have on hand in the organization, you are much more prepared to fully examine your options. This is really helpful in order to evaluate the appropriate tools for your work. So, your definition of success has to be flexible to the changing times and the changing needs of your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Best definition I’ve seen.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

But, unless you are familiar with the topic and can evaluate whether the information is correct, fact-check any significant data, especially citations. AI will definitely allow staff to work smarter. For example, the bot’s ability to create a polished blog post in a matter of minutes is nothing short of amazing,” Amy noted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Here's a good basic definition from the introductory post on the Read Write Web Blog: Real-time information delivery is fast emerging as one of the most important elements of our online experience. I could have sat in the convening on network strategy and evaluation, but also have dipped into Real Time Web Summit live stream.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

So, to be clear, I’m not claiming that these two studies give definitive new rules to follow by any means. . However, based on what our research showed, here are a few things I would consider when evaluating your current mission statement or drafting your first one: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning. The Playbook offers a clear definition and steps for using basic statistical analysis, even if you are not an expert.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change. I wondered whether the more general learnings about network effectiveness and evaluating networks would be considered confidential?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

Twitter Karma is a great tool to use if you want to inventory your Twitter community, clean up any nonreciprocal followers, or simply evaluate your lists. Spring cleaning definitely applies to your Google Alerts! Tags: strategy analysis evaluation social media. Give it a try! Groups & Pages. Google Alerts.

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Media Cause

MARCH 25, 2021

We monitor and measure, tinker and tweak, evaluate and judge, all while holding up our predefined and expected result as the fullest indication of whether or not we succeed. . This definition skips ahead to the end result without consideration for the journey. This definition shifts our focus from the end result to the journey.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

Rather than ignore all advice or grow frustrated by the differing opinions, keep reading — it expands your mind—but create your own lens for evaluating advice. 4 Tips for Evaluating Fundraising Advice : Look at the credentials of the writers you respect. Evaluate it. Where have they honed their fundraising skills?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

How do we know whether we’re asking the “right” questions, in the “right” way, when designing and evaluating programs? These questions can help design research and evaluations that are more inclusive when determining what is studied, how it is studied, and how the findings are used within nonprofit organizations and beyond.

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VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the definition of retention even more dramatically. This definition expands the thinking beyond individuals in specific roles to one of sustaining a culture of engagement in which talent can be harnessed to drive mission-fulfillment. What else is part of your recruitment success story?

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 13, 2024

The report, which was based on surveys completed by 351 nonprofit decision-makers, found that 50% of nonprofits realized revenue increases since they changed their branding and communications, while another 21% indicated it was too soon to evaluate the impact of their changes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

Salesforce ought to be an organizational investment, one customer shared, “Trainings definitely first have to have that, but management buy-in and focusing on what you actually need is what I would suggest.”. Organizational Buy-in Will Help You Maximize Your Usage. The final tip that customers gave is that organizational buy-in is essential.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Here are the top 10 most clicked articles from the 408 links featured in this year’s 51 newsletters – 10 articles your peers digged so much you should definitely check them out as well. Every week I curate the best product and design content from across the internet into our weekly product management newsletter Prioritised.

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