VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. On the positive side, they are an effective device to raise the profile of volunteering in our communities.

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

Here are some examples: User Interviews. All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Ideally, your participants will represent different constituent groups: donors, volunteers, new registrants, event participants, etc. This method is ideal for understanding motivations. Social Media Engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. The Executive Director is responsible for managing staff and volunteers and running day-to-day operations. So, what EXACTLY should your Board be doing?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Implement fair scoring and interview procedures. Set up interview processes that are as transparent as they are engaging. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Welcome them aboard. Link up with professional associations.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. Somewhere in the interview, they said, “We are unique.”. From this learning, I was left with the question, “How can collaborations thrive when everyone feels that they are “unique”? Testing Your Assumptions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The digital maturity index Evaluating relationships that drive change Employees are at the center What’s next for digitally mature nonprofits? The report is based on quantitative and qualitative interviews with more than 1,600 nonprofit professionals in seven countries around the world. Many of the findings are surprising.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

A feasibility study when a third party gathers feedback to evaluate the viability of the fundraising goal and then recommends a path forward. But waiting until a feasibility interview to engage with prospective donors may be missing a critical opportunity to build donor engagement.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2019

At Common Impact, we work to connect expert business volunteers to nonprofits that need help building organizational capacity in areas like marketing, finance, or HR. One of the most common requests for volunteer services from our nonprofit partners is technology support. Why Engage Tech Volunteers?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The report is based on quantitative and qualitative interviews with more than 1,600 nonprofit professionals in seven countries around the world. ” To focus on the benefits of digital adoption for nonprofits, we created the Salesforce for Nonprofits Digital Maturity Index based on answers to five simple questions.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether your nonprofit is working to improve volunteer management or the success of your community outreach programs, you’re likely considering the impact of your planned or existing actions. . In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Volunteer satisfaction.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. The easiest way to develop this understanding is to simply ask your supporters questions. This is done through a process called nonprofit market research.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” Here are several questions for your consideration. Whatever you did, evaluation is in order to assess what worked, what didn’t and why. Do this via survey, focus group, or one-to-one interviews. What new strategies did you add?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 26, 2019

Whether or not you should expand is a question that’s different for everyone—it’s personal and should be considered within the context of your organization. Evaluate your workload. If, when you interviewed your staff, they complained of being bogged down by tedious administrative work, you might be able to utilize volunteers.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

A needs assessment should answer the following questions: What is the need you want to service? Consider conducting surveys, interviews, focus groups, or community forums to gather input directly from those affected by the issues. Aside from that, you will need to answer the following questions: What staff do you plan on hiring?

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Look for individuals who have previously donated or volunteered with your organization. In your application or interview, ask the candidate why they want to get involved to determine if they truly care about your mission. Here’s what you should look for when selecting your ambassadors: . Remember to share your expertise!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Welcome: AI 2-Minute Rule As a starting point, assume what takes you 2 hours can take AI 2 minutes , consider this when evaluating tasks. Wait, when is this AI going to start saving me time?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Daring to Lead report finds that a full 55% of your peer executives name technology as a “depleting” aspect of their job (it would have been the most depleting of all options surveyed, if not for the joys of HR – like evaluating and hiring/firing staff). The Seven Questions. ” Follow-up questions might be.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2013

I’m so excited to kick off my “Interview with a CRM Expert Series” and particularly pumped that we get to start with one of my favorite topics: BI, a.k.a. It’s an interesting question. Let’s dig in a little more with another common question we get… tell us more about how BI can be used. Tiffany: Last question, Jay.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Volunteers add so much value to the work of TechSoup. TechSoup involves online volunteers as subject matter experts, moderators, and facilitators for our community forum. Our virtual volunteering offerings also include Donate Your Brain , a microvolunteering initiative. For volunteers, yes, it's quite simple.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results. Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Your nonprofit needs compelling marketing to engage new and existing supporters to boost brand awareness, cultivate donors, motivate them to volunteer, and more. Including a budget in your marketing plan should help answer this question. This way, anyone reading the plan will know who to reach out to with questions or concerns.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

In a recent interview, I asked two very different organizations to share their digital transformation journeys to demystify the experience. Question: What started your digital transformation journey? This was the perfect opportunity to evaluate our processes and technology.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

It’s been a one-hour weekly chat on Twitter for the past 10 months organized and hosted by Marc Meyer and Jason Breed. The way it works is they invite a “host&# to ask 3 compelling questions, 20 minutes each, that revolve around a topical subject within the business of social media, but that play to their strengths or backgrounds.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. So between space of spirituality or religion or charitable and volunteer opportunities. You can also use Twitter.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

A volunteer who handles upgrades whenever he’s able? A quick consultation with Tech Impact will evaluate whether your nonprofit or foundation can benefit from outsourcing its IT. There are many difficult and important questions and considerations that go along with building your tech infrastructure.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

Follow these tips to ensure that your letter is as effective as possible: Once you’ve completed this process and feel like you’re ready to do a final review of your letter, ask yourself the following questions: Is your appeal letter easy to read? You should also make sure that your formatting helps with readability.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Videos, interviews, client stories, audio, emails, podcasts, social media posts—there are so many types of storytelling opportunities available to nonprofits of all missions and sizes. Saviorism: This term is often referred to as the “savior complex” and is unfortunately common in philanthropy and volunteer work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

Even though we had access to far more information than the ordinary donor or volunteer, we found it difficult to find out exactly which nonprofits were doing a good job of helping those in need. So many donors and volunteers want to know if their giving is going to make a difference. That's a great question!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Because if nonprofits don't accurately measure and share their results, then donors, funders, and volunteers can't tell which organization is deserving of their money, time, or other support. That's a hard question to answer. About 42 percent believed evaluations accurately reflected their impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The 45 page report is based on an extensive literature search and interviews with Philanthropy professionals who are currently experimenting with Web 2.0 Many we interviewed felt that communicating those innovative efforts through these new technologies makes sense. That last question is the most provocative one. Be strategic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life. For example, I hold many meetings in-world with Second Life volunteers from all over the world and Second Life provides a great platform that is free to access and much more immersive than plain chat or email. Second Life isn???t

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 31, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. The whole time I was volunteering with what was a fledgling organization at that time, which is now the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In a brief interview with Ann, she shared some of her philosophy and passion. "I This was followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. However, there was also a plea not to make evaluation painful, collecting huges amount of data and not using it to improve a program. I want to design well made recycled bags.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Because if nonprofits don't accurately measure and share their results, then donors, funders, and volunteers can't tell which organization is deserving of their money, time, or other support. That's a hard question to answer. To be clear, it's not that nonprofits aren't doing good work. Why does this matter?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

After determining the key stakeholders that should be involved in making the hire, gather their visions for the role by asking them questions such as: What hardware, software, communications, and technology-driven systems do we need to function across all of our programs and departments? Initial in-person interview. Phone screen .

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