[slideshare id=35401197&doc=bethkanterlighteningtalk-gatesfoundation-final-140602151326-phpapp01] Yesterday and today, I am attending the Markets For Good workshop at the Gates Foundation. Markets for Good is an initiative with a purpose to support the further development of the information infrastructure that enables sharing and use of information for the social sector. You can about the vision here. I was invited to do a "lightening talk" covering the "human side" of data for good. I will … [Read more...]
The Fine Art of "Satisficing" for Nonprofits
Last November, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Erie Ries, Lean Start Up, about applying the principles to nonprofits. He talked about how perfectionism, an internal mindset that bad things in the world will happen if our campaign, program or whatever is not right from beginning. Perfectionism is the enemy of learning and ultimately of getting improved impact. "We live in a culture of high quality and low risk tolerance and people want to be safe and not harmful. We … [Read more...]
January 2014 Nonprofit Blog Carnival: Measurement and Learning
I'm delighted to be hosting the January, 2014 Nonprofit Blog Carnival. I put the call out for nonprofit blog posts on the topic of measuring your nonprofit's marketing or communication strategies. As KD Paine and I wrote in “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate … [Read more...]
The Heart and Soul of Lean Impact: A/B Testing Experiments and Validated Learning
[slideshare id=28983267&doc=georgefinal-131206221722-phpapp01] Last week, I was honored to be one of the judges at the Lean Impact Summit in San Francisco where 15 nonprofits, start-ups, and social entrepreneurs shared ignite style presentations about how they applied lean start up principles. The event kicked off with an overview of lean impact by Dominique Aubry of Lean Startup Machine and a provocative series of conversations between funders/investors and grantees/startups. The day … [Read more...]
Share Your Posts on Measurement and Learning from Your Data: January Blog Carnival
As KD Paine and I wrote in “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools. It’s also having a clean, complete, and accurate data and the discipline to make … [Read more...]
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