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News: Measuring Well-Being Instead of Gross State Product with Genuine Progress Indicator

from Common Good Vermont Blog on Nov 27, 2012 3:17:52 PM

Author: CommonGood VT

This article comes to us from VTDigger.org. Measuring well-being instead of gross state product: Genuine Progress Indicator relies on alternative economic measure by Nat Rudarakanchana Academics at the University of Vermont are establishing a new system for evaluating the impact of social and environmental factors on the state’s economy. The Genuine Progress Indicator or GPI [...] More...

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#datanerds: Six Steps to Great Graphs and Charts

from Beth’s Blog on May 10, 2013 2:14:21 PM

Author: Beth

Source: Gemma Correll – I Love Charts

Note from Beth: I just knew that I was going to start obsessing about charts and graphs after my Excel spreadsheet obsessions started.  I thought if I set up a tumblr blog curating great nonprofit spreadsheets, but the next…

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations – Reflections & Notes

from Beth’s Blog on Apr 29, 2013 9:39:11 AM

Author: Beth

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.”     The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others.… Read More

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Now That’s A Spreadsheet!

from Beth’s Blog on Apr 24, 2013 9:30:03 AM

Author: Beth

In the sequel movie  Crocodile Dundee 2, there is a great line when Mick Dundee visits the US and two guys try to rob him at knife point.    He pulls out his outback knife, which is three times larger and says,  ”Now, that’s a knife!”     When Alison Carlman, unmarketing…

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How Do We Balance Measuring Outcomes with Measuring to Learn and Improve? (#SM_RE)

from Beth’s Blog on Apr 17, 2013 12:56:46 PM

Author: Beth

On April 25, 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will host a national convening of leaders from 11 foundations, as well as experts in evaluation, social media, and communications to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on foundation outcomes.    … Read More

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Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd

from Beth’s Blog on Apr 3, 2013 11:41:51 AM

Author: Beth

Note from Beth: I made a personal goal for myself to get past my dislike of spreadsheets and become more fluent.  First I had to “Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet” and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets.  

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Attention Nonprofit #datanerds: 3 Research Studies and 3 Cool (FREE) Data Tools

from Beth’s Blog on Mar 27, 2013 10:49:59 AM

Author: Beth

March is not only great for basketball, but is also good for nonprofit research studies about digital strategies and  launches of new data tools.    So if you like looking at and thinking about data and love to get your hands dirty with a data jujitsu, here’s a couple of goodies for you.… Read More

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Lean Start Up Framework Meets Nonprofit Campaign: The Lifecycle of an Upwell Campaign

from Beth’s Blog on Mar 26, 2013 11:19:27 AM

Author: Beth

Awesome illustrations by Upwell’s  super rad intern, Christine!

Note from Beth: A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed two books about measurement from two different fields – start ups and nonprofit performance assessment.   What they had in common:  the one metric that matters – a method where you focus on key metric to test, experiment, and measure success.    

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Treat Your Social Media Measurement Like A 6th Grader’s Science Fair Project!

from Beth’s Blog on Mar 21, 2013 10:51:21 AM

Author: Beth

Note from Beth: Both my kids have worked on projects for their school’s science fair.   They follow the scientific method which includes coming up with hypothesis question, collecting data, analyzing results, and getting insight to their questions.   My daughter’s project involved testing different potting soils to see one was better for seed germination.  

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Social Media Is About Engagement With A Purpose and How To Measure It

from Beth’s Blog on Mar 19, 2013 12:25:56 PM

Author: Beth

A few days ago, my colleague Suzanne Walsh, shared a tweet with me that pointed to a blog post titled, “

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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

from Beth’s Blog on Mar 15, 2013 9:42:25 AM

Author: Beth

This is the last post in a series of post about my experience at SXSW.   This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge, and a workshop with co-author KD Paine.…

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