Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. 7-Ways To Evaluate and Continuously Improve Virtual Meetings.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 24, 2025

This process ideally involves balancing two things: a desire to maximize impact; and the realities of staffing, budget, and circumstantial constraints. Evaluate – Take the time to gather all relevant parties and think critically about the problem. A sense of dread begins to set in. Here are five steps to take.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the fast-paced world of online education, understanding the effectiveness and impact of learning programs is crucial for associations. By harnessing the power of learning analytics, decision-makers can gain valuable insights into learner behavior, course effectiveness, and overall program success.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By actively bringing together different departments and leading discussions around revenue diversification, you can set measurable goals, evaluate the ROI of each funding source, and make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources. How to Measure: Evaluate cost per dollar raised, donor acquisition costs, and conversion rates.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Quick and efficient response is essential to minimize the impact and ensure that resources are reaching those who need it most. Here are six practical tips to ensure your nonprofit is ready to respond swiftly and effectively during a disaster. Urgent Language: Use language that conveys urgency and the immediate need for support.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here are actionable steps and resources leaders at grantmaking organizations can use to ensure their operations continue smoothly and effectively during such events. Keep Your Organization Operational To effectively support the community during a climate event, it is crucial that your organization remains operational.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Giving family members accessible tools like Signs to start learning ASL early enables them to open an effective communication channel with children as young as six to eight months old, said Cheri Dowling, executive director of the American Society for Deaf Children. Most deaf children are born to hearing parents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Similarly, without robust support from funders, many nonprofits would struggle to fulfill their missions and extend their positive impact on communities. Its a lot less anxiety and its more aligned with how we achieve impact for the populations we serve. Without strong roots, a tree withers and fails to reach its potential.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But what makes this communication channel so effective? High ROI: Email marketing is a cost-effective way to stay in touch with supporters. Brand awareness: Marketers consistently say that email marketing is one of the most effective ways to build brand awareness and connect with current and prospective audience members.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2024

Whether you’re trying to equip your team with the latest fundraising techniques or preparing volunteers to tackle new challenges, the quality of your training materials will impact your organization’s effectiveness. Evaluate and iterate on learning experiences. Use digital storytelling techniques.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As you rethink your pricing strategy, youll want to evaluate using pricing discounts as a helpful tool in attracting new members to your association, increasing overall traffic, building member loyalty, and selling large quantities of products. Heres a breakdown of the most effective discounting strategies for associations: 1.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Showcase the impact of donations. You can also include specific impact statements for each giving amount. For example, check out how the ASPCA donation page highlights the impact of giving $150: With these strategies, you can build an online donation page that both inspires your donors and serves your organizations goals.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In this post, I’ll share how we design these retreats so you can run effective ones of your own. With that in mind, here are the seven principles that we use to design and lead impactful strategic planning or board retreats. Principle 6: Conduct a retreat evaluation and share this feedback with the design team. . Get in touch.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this article I will go over the fundamental steps to creating an effective nonprofit business plan. This will help you better understand where you can help and how you effectively assist the community. Identify the key areas where your organization can make the greatest impact and brainstorm ideas to address those areas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

More nonprofit organizations are investing in data analytics to tailor their strategies, campaigns, and messages for better engagement and increased impact. By tailoring campaigns to these supporters, nonprofits can deliver more effective mobile messaging. We’ve also seen a shift towards data-driven strategies.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. Result: you have a paucity of data points to analyze so that even the most effective AI tool will struggle to generate the best recommendations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Tailoring your messaging for each segment can result in increased engagement and higher email open rates, ultimately leading to more significant impact for your nonprofit. The tool can draft stewardship emails, create impactful copy for annual reports, and even generate speeches for stewardship events.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. Make time to audit the impact working from home is having on your organization. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Don’t forget volunteers.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

While there are many industry-specific concerns about AI in workplaces, she says that some of the most effective and impactful AI regulations address common issues that touch on many different types of workplaces. Robot bosses and algorithmic management Gonzalezs first bill on algorithmic management applied specifically to warehouses.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many multiple-choice tests, there is only one answer here that makes sense: programmatic statistics related to mission impact. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E. How Did We Get Here?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

. — Gary McGeough from Bristol Organizations Committed Team Players, Capable of Collaborating Effectively I seek individuals who are genuinely passionate about our mission and show a strong belief in our values and goals. They should be dedicated to serving our community and willing to go the extra mile to make a positive impact.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Images: Meta] Once a note is submitted, it’s evaluated by other Community Notes contributors. Allegedly, the latter is the firewall to avoid coordinated activism against certain types of posts (although the algorithm hasnt been proved to be totally effective on X).

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explain how to develop a segmentation strategy so you can personalize your messaging and reach your target audience more effectively. Share infographics that explain the benefits of donating, and illustrate how previous volunteers have transitioned to major donors and made a larger impact using real supporter stories.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Its also important to allocate sufficient funds for evaluation and monitoring activities to ensure the projects success. Maximize Cost-Effectiveness and Efficiency Grant reviewers are often looking for proposals that demonstrate cost-effectiveness and efficiency in resource utilization.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership opportunities, events and more. The way we work is changing.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Architecture is, at its core, about problem-solving: balancing aesthetics, functional needs, and technical constraints to create effective buildings and environments. And Gensler rolled out its Product Sustainability Standards, providing for many in the industry a clear way to measure the carbon impact of the interior products they select.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

This resource provides a roadmap for shaping the next decade for children through a longer-term view of the issues impacting children. Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity: A Tool Kit for Practitioners by the W.K. You can help strengthen the sectors collective knowledge and impact. The state of diversity in the U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Indeed, this years honorees all have something in common beyond their creative use of data in a world increasingly dependent on it: namely, a keen understanding of how to employ data science to make a positive impact on the world around them, building a successful business in the process.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By building on the momentum of a single giving day, you can extend the excitement through December and maximize your impact before the year comes to a close. Evaluate and Reflect on GivingTuesday’s Success After the flurry of GivingTuesday activity subsides, take a moment to pause and reflect. Here’s how to do it.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 9, 2024

How to Choose the Right LMS for Life Sciences Compliance Needs GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Selecting the right Learning Management System (LMS) is a critical decision for life sciences companies striving to meet regulatory compliance and ensure employee training effectiveness. Evaluate employee performance and engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

Brand Leadership is “from within” leadership, and for branding, marketing, and everything else to be effective, it has to come FIRST. When leaders lead, they are constantly sending signals to everyone through behaviors, messages, decisions, and actions to positive or negative effect. Ignore Brand Leadership at your peril. Clear as mud?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Perhaps this is why, as Microsofts CEO Satya Nadella pointed out, theres a big discrepancy between how employees evaluate their own work ethic, and how their bosses do, with 85% of managers believing that employees are slacking, while 85% of those employees feeling overworked. What can I do now that I couldnt do a year ago?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Michael Gellman and Paul Preziotti, The Crucial Impact of Operating Reserves on Your Organizations Financial Health and Sustainability. These may involve launching new programs, funding mergers or acquisitions, expanding digital platforms, or other one-time investments aimed at enhancing the organizations impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The 2019 M+R Benchmarks Report observed that for certain nonprofit sectors the impact has been “dramatic,” and for health nonprofits, in particular, it appeared “nothing short of transformative.”. As any good fundraiser knows, the most effective way to get something you want is usually to ask for it directly.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

It’s impossible to create that high-level, human-centered impact without getting into the weeds. Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? Lately, I’ve been writing about the importance of connecting technology to values and emotions.

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