Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Project-based, unrestricted, and multi-year funding : While we provide some initial project-based funding, we know that flexible funding is a must if we hope to support sustainable change. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Make the effort to make sure your board reflects a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Let them lead projects that excite them and benefit the organization. Welcome them aboard.

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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? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Over the next decade, women are projected to inherit an even greater share of wealth–possibly a majority of the $30 trillion in financial assets Baby Boomers will transfer to younger generations. These are groups in which individuals pool their resources to support organizations or projects of mutual interest.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board helps with planning your fundraising strategy, properly allocating resources, and evaluating your strategy’s performance. Your board members would be responsible for oversight, evaluation, and ensuring your policies align with your mission. What are common board roles?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” ” That is you step aside from the content delivery and shine a light into the process, including what the trainer is thinking as they are facilitating.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Thus, for the evaluation of the same employee, records from two different sources have to be analysed. Therefore, the HR Department would be able to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation of the employee and accordingly decide on salary raises and bonuses. Assess Ease of Use Evaluate the user-friendliness of the integration.

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Integration Guide Synchronous Module 52

Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Thus, for the evaluation of the same employee, records from two different sources have to be analysed. Therefore, the HR Department would be able to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation of the employee and accordingly decide on salary raises and bonuses. Assess Ease of Use Evaluate the user-friendliness of the integration.

Integration 52

Integration Guide Synchronous Module 52

Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Thus, for the evaluation of the same employee, records from two different sources have to be analysed. Therefore, the HR Department would be able to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation of the employee and accordingly decide on salary raises and bonuses. Assess Ease of Use Evaluate the user-friendliness of the integration.

Integration 52

Integration Guide Synchronous Module 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

Working with a professional will help facilitate discussions, allow everyone to participate in the dialogue, and shape a process to create a plan of action. Remember, working with a consultant or a facilitator will require resources, which may be limited. Reflect on past efforts. Create a plan of action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Peer Learning Capacity Building Programs: This year I continued my work in designing and facilitating peer learning programs on behalf of several foundations for their grantees. I also designed and facilitated a nonprofit leadership institute at Pepperdine University. Year in Review. Photo by Gary Clark.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

As it stands, the LMS market is projected to grow to $37.9 However, organizations must evaluate the system and vendor capabilities to ensure that the LMS is aligned to their learning needs, delivers capable support and value to L&D teams, and can converge and deliver critical insights to improve L&D initiatives.

Question 40

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

As it stands, the LMS market is projected to grow to $37.9 However, organizations must evaluate the system and vendor capabilities to ensure that the LMS is aligned to their learning needs, delivers capable support and value to L&D teams, and can converge and deliver critical insights to improve L&D initiatives.

Question 40

Question Time Evaluation Industry 40

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

As it stands, the LMS market is projected to grow to $37.9 However, organizations must evaluate the system and vendor capabilities to ensure that the LMS is aligned to their learning needs, delivers capable support and value to L&D teams, and can converge and deliver critical insights to improve L&D initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. Here’s some additional thoughts sparked by our conversation after reflecting on various blog posts I’ve written and others. Reflect on the diversity of your network. The notes are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. Happy New Year ! How about you? I write down stuff I won’t do, a “no thanks” list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. The project partners include Shiree Teng, Groupaya, and Compasspoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. "A critical friend is someone who is independent of the project who asks. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. Beth facilitated the calls, but the community foundations drove the content, creating a true peer exchange.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. It is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. Year in Review. My Three Words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). The story is shared via an intermediary – journalists, bloggers, or influencers: Metrics reflecting the sharing of the message with the target audience.

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Measure Social Media Media Metrics 118

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? The facilitator may be able to better convey the need and achieve the desired results. It’s important to determine the real amount of revenue needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

This book is one of the central resources for the emerging leadership development project I’m currently working on. In addition to a plan and freezing other non-priority project work, reflection is a critical aspect so staff can make adjustments and also share their experience with others in the organization. Evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible. The Goldmine Project is sharing a, well, goldmine of knowledge around what makes for a successful nonprofit consultant and organization relationship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

As with all the capacity building projects that I’ve designed, it is based on a framework and theory of change. We used to help us design the program, determine process outcomes, and help us evaluate participant’s progress. Assessment Framework and Theory of Change. Tips for Optimizing FB Content To Get Into Newsfeeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Quinn Patton , an evaluation guru, speak at the Packard Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? Then, I match this against participant feedback/evaluations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating the webinar, A Cooperative Approach to Web Design. Jim took us through archived versions of his organization's website, and pointed out how this website was improved and altered to reflect this organization's shifting goals. Are You Designing Your Website with Everyone in Mind?

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Design Web Internet Chapter 58

NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Large data platforms, especially those that make donations of products and services, are putting high-powered software into nonprofits’ hands at a fraction of the cost that would ordinarily reflect on commercial customers. This is genuinely a good thing. What is ordinary in the corporate world is heretical in the nonprofit world.

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Problem Data API Nonprofit 62

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Cultivating this discipline of planning can be greatly eased and enhanced by engaging your stakeholders in collaborative inquiry, defined by Jennifer Donahoo as a process that offers participants a systematic way to explore issues and determine resolutions through shared inquiry, reflection, and dialogue. Collecting the data.

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Collaboration Nonprofit Profit Phoenix 65

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

With an effective and sustainable nonprofit fundraising campaign, charities have the potential to engage broad audiences and increase their impact as their funding grows. Sustainable fundraising practices can help you grow, ensure long-term support, and even aid larger projects like funding research. Reflect your nonprofit’s unique brand.

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. You can explore the projects in full on the class wiki. This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once you’ve mastered this part of the process, you can expand your search outwards and evaluate donors who tend to support specific programs. Takeaway Ask your loyal supporters (such as board members) to facilitate introductions to potential major donors, ensuring you get in touch and make the best first impression possible.

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