What role do messenger identity and personalization play in engaging people and moving them to take action in the civic context?
Does a request from a real person on behalf of a civic organization more effectively move people to engage and take an action than one made by the organization?
Mobile News Notifications: A Two-wave Experiment with Smartphone UsersKnight Foundation
With the proliferation of smartphones and the ability to send
mobile news notifications …
• Do notifications have an economic benefit for newsrooms? Do they drive traffic to the news app or to the news site?
• Do notifications have a democratic benefit? Do they inform the public or simply provide information that could have been learned elsewhere?
STUDENTS ARE SPEAKING UP ABOUT SPEAKING OUT.
Today’s high schoolers are more supportive of First Amendment rights than at any time during the past decade, while adults are more likely to say the First Amendment
“goes too far.”
Surveyed students overwhelmingly wanted freedom from government
surveillance and tracking by business, although they were less
certain when terrorism was evoked.
Mary will discuss the Pew Internet Project’s latest research on Americans’ use of social media, including how different demographic groups use various platforms. She’ll also present findings from a recent report looking at the phenomenon of “Facebook fatigue,” and help us to understand how usage patterns might be shifting in the future.
The notion of privacy is rapidly changing as people work to define boundaries in their increasingly digital lives. As people become more aware of how their personal information is used and tracked, they live in uncomfortable spaces. Sometimes people make conscious trade-offs, providing personal information in return for something they value; at other times they are oblivious.
The Pew Research Center releases new survey research findings related to privacy’s future at SXSW. A briefing on the new report from Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research, details the social and business implications of a reshaped privacy landscape, shedding light on potential market opportunities and aiding digital innovators in navigating challenging consumer spaces.
Pew Research’s new data, along with expert analysis from the Center for Democracy & Technology President Nuala O’Connor aims to help attendees better understand what citizens and consumers expect from companies and governments when it comes to personal data.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, shows how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making, and personal interaction. The new social operating system of “networked individualism” requires us to develop networking skills and strategies, work on maintaining ties, and balance multiple overlapping networks. The “triple revolution” that has brought on this transformation: the rise of social networking, the capacity of the Internet to empower individuals, and the always-on connectivity of mobile devices. Drawing on extensive evidence, Rainie examines how the move to networked individualism has driven changes in organizational structure, job performance criteria, and the way people interact in workplaces. He presents a glimpse of the new networked enterprise and way of working.
How social media is bridging the gap between local government and citizens in...Cyber Mum
In each of the last three years, BDO’s Local Government Social Media Survey has explored social media within local government to understand how councils are using social media as a tool to improve services.
See the PDF of the report here http://www.bdo.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/978949/BDO-Social-Media-Report-2014.pdf
It is being posted here for easy access to the data
How Government Agencies Can (and Have) Use Social Media to Get the Public to ...2pinz
Read this presentation to learn:
- Role of government agencies and social media
- Short-term ways to benefit from social media
- Long-term way to get the public to TAKE ACTION
- Real-world examples of what did and didn’t work
- Key to success with social media
Mobile News Notifications: A Two-wave Experiment with Smartphone UsersKnight Foundation
With the proliferation of smartphones and the ability to send
mobile news notifications …
• Do notifications have an economic benefit for newsrooms? Do they drive traffic to the news app or to the news site?
• Do notifications have a democratic benefit? Do they inform the public or simply provide information that could have been learned elsewhere?
STUDENTS ARE SPEAKING UP ABOUT SPEAKING OUT.
Today’s high schoolers are more supportive of First Amendment rights than at any time during the past decade, while adults are more likely to say the First Amendment
“goes too far.”
Surveyed students overwhelmingly wanted freedom from government
surveillance and tracking by business, although they were less
certain when terrorism was evoked.
Mary will discuss the Pew Internet Project’s latest research on Americans’ use of social media, including how different demographic groups use various platforms. She’ll also present findings from a recent report looking at the phenomenon of “Facebook fatigue,” and help us to understand how usage patterns might be shifting in the future.
The notion of privacy is rapidly changing as people work to define boundaries in their increasingly digital lives. As people become more aware of how their personal information is used and tracked, they live in uncomfortable spaces. Sometimes people make conscious trade-offs, providing personal information in return for something they value; at other times they are oblivious.
The Pew Research Center releases new survey research findings related to privacy’s future at SXSW. A briefing on the new report from Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research, details the social and business implications of a reshaped privacy landscape, shedding light on potential market opportunities and aiding digital innovators in navigating challenging consumer spaces.
Pew Research’s new data, along with expert analysis from the Center for Democracy & Technology President Nuala O’Connor aims to help attendees better understand what citizens and consumers expect from companies and governments when it comes to personal data.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, shows how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making, and personal interaction. The new social operating system of “networked individualism” requires us to develop networking skills and strategies, work on maintaining ties, and balance multiple overlapping networks. The “triple revolution” that has brought on this transformation: the rise of social networking, the capacity of the Internet to empower individuals, and the always-on connectivity of mobile devices. Drawing on extensive evidence, Rainie examines how the move to networked individualism has driven changes in organizational structure, job performance criteria, and the way people interact in workplaces. He presents a glimpse of the new networked enterprise and way of working.
How social media is bridging the gap between local government and citizens in...Cyber Mum
In each of the last three years, BDO’s Local Government Social Media Survey has explored social media within local government to understand how councils are using social media as a tool to improve services.
See the PDF of the report here http://www.bdo.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/978949/BDO-Social-Media-Report-2014.pdf
It is being posted here for easy access to the data
How Government Agencies Can (and Have) Use Social Media to Get the Public to ...2pinz
Read this presentation to learn:
- Role of government agencies and social media
- Short-term ways to benefit from social media
- Long-term way to get the public to TAKE ACTION
- Real-world examples of what did and didn’t work
- Key to success with social media
Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at the Pew Research Center, will discuss the rise of the Internet of Things and how all the data it creates will enrich the picture we have about what is happening in communities and media. He will look at the variety of media zones that people occupy and some of the ways they can be measured.
Putting Social Media to Good Use in Government CommunicationsLee Aase
My presentation to the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators on applications of social media in government, delivered in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 19, 2009.
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “messaging environment” for non-profits is changing. He also describes how digital technologies affect the operations and outreach strategies of members of organizations. More: pewinternet.org
Lee Rainie will discuss networked information and the different ways users receive, process, create, and share it. He will describe the ways in which the new media ecosystem has affected the way people learn things and make decisions. And he will share Pew Internet findings about where major media organizations fit into the ecosystem for their audiences.
New Media Institute for beginner users at the U.S. Conference on AIDS in San Francisco on October 29, 2009. Facilitated by AIDS.gov's Michelle Samplin-Salgado and Miguel Gomez.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project, will discuss the Project’s research about how people use technology and the different ways they allocate their attention, connect with organizations, and act as citizens. He will explore how civic institutions can navigate this complicated, diversified environment.
Government use of Social Media and how it can be used in messaging with violent extremism on the social web during "Counter Violent Extremism Media Training" in Kuwait for the Ministry of Information and U.S. Embassy staff organized by the U.S. Department of State
Presentation to Management: Venturing into the realm of social media Feb25VMiecznikowski
This presentation was delivered to an extended management team meeting (audience included managers, supervisors, directors and general managers) in a municipal government. The objective was to gain buy in for adopting social media within the organization.
CDC NPIN In the Know: Facebook & Visual Social Media for Public HealthCDC NPIN
This is the fourth of six interactive webcasts in the series, In the Know: Social Media for Public Health. Each webcast focuses on a different social media channel and provides basic information, tips, success stories, and discussion on how best to use social media to promote public health and expand outreach initiatives.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Research Project
Choosing
your person...
Choose a person who has
achieved a form of happiness.
This person could be a
humanitarian who has done
something for the greater
good, an athlete, a politician,
an actor/actress, a service
member, etc.
*Your person does not necessarily
have to be famous or well known,
however it may make your research
process a bit easier if they are.
Paper structure
�Introduction with thesis
�Body: Section 1- Introduce and discuss the person you chose as your focus. Provide background
information about them prior to them achieving their happiness. What lead them to the point where they
embarked on their road to success/happiness?
�Body: Section 2- Discuss their achievement of happiness. What did they do, how has it affected them
or other people in their lives? Has it affected society in any way?
�Conclusion
Checklist of research supports
____ A. 1 quote from a 1 piece of literature or text that reflects the aspect of
happiness
____ B. 2 quotes from these multi-media sources (news source articles,
personal internet blog, Tedtalk, database or professional journal)
____ C. 1 quotes from the person you chose as the focus of your paper
Sample Introductory Paragraph
“I have noticed that most people in this world are about as happy as they have made
up their minds to be” (Marden 74). This famous quote, said by former president Abraham
Lincoln, still holds true in today’s society. While happiness is not necessarily a conscious
choice, orientation of the mind and one's surroundings are influential on this cornerstone
of the human condition. Happiness in general is an elusive subject, as it is subjective. It
seems relatively impossible to gauge something so fluid, but through social
experimentation and research, scientists have made some progress about possible
motivations. Achieving a form of happiness can have many positive effects on the mind,
body, and overall quality of life; however, the journey to happiness can often include many
trials and tribulations as it did for insert person’s name here as he pursued his own form
of happiness.
Health of Democracy Essay Rubric
Due Week 2 Friday at 12 p.m. (noon)
What is a democracy? Describe 2-3 qualities of a healthy democracy. And, assess the health of
our democracy. In your essay, use your digital artifact, reference at least one of your peers'
artifacts, and at least two readings from Weeks 1 and 2.
Grading Criteria Grade
Organization, Use of Digital Artifact Post(s) and Course Readings
• Organized and well-structured essay with a beginning, a body, and a conclusion.
• Includes a thesis statement that presents the argument of your paper;
thesis/main argument is defended throughout the paper.
• Claims/arguments are backed by evidence from reading(s).
• Transitions between paragrap.
Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at the Pew Research Center, will discuss the rise of the Internet of Things and how all the data it creates will enrich the picture we have about what is happening in communities and media. He will look at the variety of media zones that people occupy and some of the ways they can be measured.
Putting Social Media to Good Use in Government CommunicationsLee Aase
My presentation to the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators on applications of social media in government, delivered in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 19, 2009.
Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “messaging environment” for non-profits is changing. He also describes how digital technologies affect the operations and outreach strategies of members of organizations. More: pewinternet.org
Lee Rainie will discuss networked information and the different ways users receive, process, create, and share it. He will describe the ways in which the new media ecosystem has affected the way people learn things and make decisions. And he will share Pew Internet findings about where major media organizations fit into the ecosystem for their audiences.
New Media Institute for beginner users at the U.S. Conference on AIDS in San Francisco on October 29, 2009. Facilitated by AIDS.gov's Michelle Samplin-Salgado and Miguel Gomez.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project, will discuss the Project’s research about how people use technology and the different ways they allocate their attention, connect with organizations, and act as citizens. He will explore how civic institutions can navigate this complicated, diversified environment.
Government use of Social Media and how it can be used in messaging with violent extremism on the social web during "Counter Violent Extremism Media Training" in Kuwait for the Ministry of Information and U.S. Embassy staff organized by the U.S. Department of State
Presentation to Management: Venturing into the realm of social media Feb25VMiecznikowski
This presentation was delivered to an extended management team meeting (audience included managers, supervisors, directors and general managers) in a municipal government. The objective was to gain buy in for adopting social media within the organization.
CDC NPIN In the Know: Facebook & Visual Social Media for Public HealthCDC NPIN
This is the fourth of six interactive webcasts in the series, In the Know: Social Media for Public Health. Each webcast focuses on a different social media channel and provides basic information, tips, success stories, and discussion on how best to use social media to promote public health and expand outreach initiatives.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Research Project
Choosing
your person...
Choose a person who has
achieved a form of happiness.
This person could be a
humanitarian who has done
something for the greater
good, an athlete, a politician,
an actor/actress, a service
member, etc.
*Your person does not necessarily
have to be famous or well known,
however it may make your research
process a bit easier if they are.
Paper structure
�Introduction with thesis
�Body: Section 1- Introduce and discuss the person you chose as your focus. Provide background
information about them prior to them achieving their happiness. What lead them to the point where they
embarked on their road to success/happiness?
�Body: Section 2- Discuss their achievement of happiness. What did they do, how has it affected them
or other people in their lives? Has it affected society in any way?
�Conclusion
Checklist of research supports
____ A. 1 quote from a 1 piece of literature or text that reflects the aspect of
happiness
____ B. 2 quotes from these multi-media sources (news source articles,
personal internet blog, Tedtalk, database or professional journal)
____ C. 1 quotes from the person you chose as the focus of your paper
Sample Introductory Paragraph
“I have noticed that most people in this world are about as happy as they have made
up their minds to be” (Marden 74). This famous quote, said by former president Abraham
Lincoln, still holds true in today’s society. While happiness is not necessarily a conscious
choice, orientation of the mind and one's surroundings are influential on this cornerstone
of the human condition. Happiness in general is an elusive subject, as it is subjective. It
seems relatively impossible to gauge something so fluid, but through social
experimentation and research, scientists have made some progress about possible
motivations. Achieving a form of happiness can have many positive effects on the mind,
body, and overall quality of life; however, the journey to happiness can often include many
trials and tribulations as it did for insert person’s name here as he pursued his own form
of happiness.
Health of Democracy Essay Rubric
Due Week 2 Friday at 12 p.m. (noon)
What is a democracy? Describe 2-3 qualities of a healthy democracy. And, assess the health of
our democracy. In your essay, use your digital artifact, reference at least one of your peers'
artifacts, and at least two readings from Weeks 1 and 2.
Grading Criteria Grade
Organization, Use of Digital Artifact Post(s) and Course Readings
• Organized and well-structured essay with a beginning, a body, and a conclusion.
• Includes a thesis statement that presents the argument of your paper;
thesis/main argument is defended throughout the paper.
• Claims/arguments are backed by evidence from reading(s).
• Transitions between paragrap.
Marketing Research Essay. 7 Business Marketing Research Plan format - SampleT...Shannon Bennett
Marketing Research Process - Research Paper Example - Free Essay. essay write my marketing research paper. Marketing Research Paper. Why Market Research Is Important | Benefits Of Market Research — Cint™. Research paper about marketing - 25 Marketing Research Paper Topics - A .... The importance of marketing research (400 Words) - PHDessay.com. ᐅ Essays On Marketing Research
This is a strategic advertising and marketing plan that was developed for The Iowa Organ Donor Network. I was part of a group that devised a social media campaign backed by primary and secondary research. Our goal was to devise a plan that increased organ donor registration in college students.
Community-based Peer Support: A participatory review of what works, for whom, in what circumstances
Author - Dr Janet Harris, The University of Sheffield
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 22, 2015 – Twenty-two projects that seek to provide voters with better information and increase their participation before, during and after elections will receive $3.2 million as winners of the Knight News Challenge. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation made the announcement today at a convening hosted by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication.
more here: http://kng.ht/1gMuLFw
How Knight endowments advance journalism excellenceKnight Foundation
Knight Foundation’s journalism and media innovation team gets much well-deserved attention for its media innovation work. Less discussed, but no less important, is the education of thousands of students and professionals each year through $200 million in endowed programs Knight has built over several decades to advance journalism excellence.
There are dozens of Knight-endowed chair and mid-career training programs. Since most of that work occurs at universities, I’ve also added some context—an analysis of 25 years of Knight’s journalism and media grantmaking to universities. Read more at http://kng.ht/1iiq0jV.
Seven projects that harness the power of data and information for the health of communities will receive more than $2 million as winners of the Knight News Challenge: Health. Knight Foundation made the announcement at the Clinton Health Matters conference in La Quinta, Calif. Find out more at http://kng.ht/1bURt3Q.
February 2014 update: Since publishing our original report in December, 2013, we've received dozens of emails from peers in the budding civic tech community proposing additions. On Feb. 26, we released an updated version of the civic tech investment analysis, which includes an additional 34 companies and $265 million of investment. Find out more at http://kng.ht/1cPi3Ar.
Investments by private capital funders and foundations in technology that spurs citizen engagement, improves cities and makes governments more effective is growing significantly, with more than $430 million going to the field between January 2011 and May 2013, according to a major report released today by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The first report of its kind, “The Emergence of Civic Tech: Investments in a Growing Field,” provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of private capital and foundation investments in civic technology. It aims to help organizations and investors better understand civic tech funding, so that they can strengthen their work and help shape the field. The analysis applies a new approach to research and advances the use of data in the social sector; it showcases an interactive data visualization map that allows users to explore investments across multiple areas of civic tech. Find out more at www.knightfoundation.org/features/civictech
Winning projects bring art to South Florida neighborhoodsKnight Foundation
Forty-nine ideas – a blend of art and technology that celebrates South Florida’s uniqueness – received $2.72 million Monday as winners of the Knight Arts Challenge. Together, the 2013 winners will infuse South Florida’s neighborhoods with creativity – with projects taking place from Palm Beach to Miramar, Overtown, Coral Gables and Key West. Find out more at www.knightarts.org. Music credit: Knight Arts Challenge Winner Joey Barstem of meme experi mental ensemble. F
Finding a Foothold: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek SustainabilityKnight Foundation
A new report offers an in-depth view into the nonprofit news industry, revealing the significant progress that news organizations have made toward sustainability and the challenges they still face. The report, “Finding a Foothold: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability,” provides data and analysis on 18 nonprofit news organizations between 2010 and 2012.
A follow-up to the 2011 Knight study, “Getting Local: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability,” the new report takes a deeper look, expanding the number of nonprofit sites included in the research. It also broadens the focus of the study from just local, to state and national organizations. Find out more at www.knightfoundation.org/features/nonprofitnews.
With a range of thought-provoking, community-driven and whimsical ideas, 56 projects received $2.1 million as winners of the first Detroit Knight Arts Challenge. A program of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the challenge funds the best ideas for engaging and enriching Detroit through the arts. Find out more at www.knightarts.org.
“Six Lessons on Designing Public Prizes for Impact” looks at how foundations can use contests as a powerful tool to advance their work. The report therefore offers a valuable starting point for foundations and other organizations to leverage the benefits of contests.
It outlines Knight Foundation’s history and experiences with hosting challenges across all its program areas—media innovation and journalism, arts and communities. Readers can take advantage of six lessons, along with practical examples and tips, on designing public prizes for impact and running an effective contest. Also included are examples of work with specific grantees.
Find out more at www.knightfoundation.org/opencontests.
More than 80% of nonprofit leaders recently surveyed believe that demonstrating impact through performance measurement is a top priority. Yet for many, evaluation feels like a daunting task that takes up time and resources without providing much value.
If we agree with the importance of measurement, how do we improve our practice of it?
These are questions we often grapple with at Knight Foundation. Above, Knight's Vice President of Strategy and Assessment, Mayur Patel, shares a few simple exercises on how to use evaluation to deliver better programs and promote greater effectiveness within our organizations. Find out more at http://kng.ht/12VJ6Cz.
As social media tools have become ubiquitous, foundations have used them in a variety of ways to expand their networks, gather insights and build new relationships. As a result, there’s a growing interest in developing better ways to measure the impact of their online efforts.
The following slides were presented by Knight Foundation Vice President of Strategy and Assessment, Mayur Patel, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's recent roundtable on Social Media Measurement. Nearly a dozen foundations, including Knight, gathered with communication experts, evaluators and data analysts to share best practices and learn from one another.
You can read more about Knight's social media strategy online at http://kng.ht/ZmI83c.
Getting funding through the Knight Community Information Challenge: A guide f...Knight Foundation
On May 1, Knight Foundation is launching a contest with a local focus — the Knight Community Information Challenge. While the contest funds all types of news and information projects, the priority of this year’s contest is to fund projects that make “open government” more tangible and useful to people in a specific community—which makes this contest a unique opportunity for anyone wanting to build and test a new idea locally. Find out more at http://kng.ht/ZPwCPd. Please note: The challenge deadline has been extended to July 1, 2013.
Starting May 1, Knight Foundation will again be offering matching funds to community and place-based foundations seeking to make an impact by funding news and information projects. This year, though the Knight Community Information Challenge is evolving. While the challenge will continue to be an open contest for all kinds of media projects, this year we will be offering up to $50,000 in seed funding to foundations for new ideas. Our goal is to provide the support funders need to test their ideas and assumptions, and iterate as need be, before going on to the more costly process of building out a full project. Also in this round, we will be particularly interested in Open Government projects, an area we think shows great promise. Find out more at www.infoneeds.org. The challenge deadline has been extended to July 1, 2013.
Connect2Compete announces digital opportunity campaign in Bibb County schools:
Knight Foundation, Cox, Redemtech partner with national non-profit to bring reduced-cost Internet, affordable computers and digital training to local families. Find out more at http://kng.ht/WGTLiR.
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
For people who have money and are philanthropic, there are infinite opportunities to gift a needy person or child a Merry Christmas. Even if you are living on a shoestring budget, you will be surprised at how much you can do.
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-to-donate-to-charity-during-this-holiday-season/
#charityforchildren, #donateforchildren, #donateclothesforchildren, #donatebooksforchildren, #donatetoysforchildren, #sponsorforchildren, #sponsorclothesforchildren, #sponsorbooksforchildren, #sponsortoysforchildren, #seruds, #kurnool
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
2024: The FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulations, Part 37
The Role of Human Relationship in Moving People to Action: The Messenger and the Medium Matter
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THE ROLE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
IN MOVING PEOPLE TO ACTION:
THE MESSENGER AND THE MEDIUM MATTER
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CONFIRMS ORGANIZER INSTINCT
Authors:
Kate Catherall, Anastasia Gentilcore, Santiago Martinez | 270 Strategies
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270 STRATEGIES SEEKS TO CREATE A WORLD
IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE FULLY ENGAGED
IN SHAPING THEIR CIVIC, POLITICAL AND
CONSUMER LIVES.
At 270 Strategies, we believe that engaged communities are healthy
communities. We work with campaigns, causes and organizations to
engage people and move them to action.
We specialize in building people-focused, data-driven, digitally
sophisticated engagement efforts that meet people where they are.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are tremendously grateful to the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation for commissioning this research and to SPUR for partnering
with us on the execution of our experiment. Thank you!
We would also like to acknowledge the following thought partners
who allowed us to interview them and glean important insights into
their work in civic engagement and research methodology during our
literature review and discovery process.
• Ted Robertson and Josh Wright, Ideas 42
• Regina Schwartz, City of New York
• David Nickerson, Temple University
• Dan A. Lewis, Northwestern University
• Hahrie Han, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Arden Rowell, University of Illinois College of Law
• Grace Turke-Martinez, AFL-CIO
Finally, we would like to thank Hustle for allowing us to freely use its
application to conduct this test.
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IN THIS REPORT...
• WHY THIS EXPERIMENT? PG. 6
• EXPERIMENT DESIGN PG. 8
• THE RESULTS PG. 16
• WHAT WE LEARNED PG. 21
• REFERENCES PG. 25
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WHY THIS, AND WHY NOW?
“The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of
functions performed by private citizens.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
At 270 Strategies, we seek to create a world in which people are fully
engaged in shaping their civic, political and consumer lives. We believe that
engaged communities are healthy communities. As engagement specialists
and campaign strategists, we draw from a large body of research on voter
behavior. Political scientists and practitioners have uncovered a number of
behavioral principles that nudge voters to the polls – from applying social
pressure (Gerber et. al, 2008) to plan making (Nickerson and Rogers, 2010)
to appealing to identity (Bryan et. al, 2011) and more.
However, less is known about what drives people to go beyond voting and
engage as activists and volunteers. What motivates people to participate
actively in their city or neighborhood? How can civic organizations more
effectively engage people to attend meetings and engage in dialogue?
As organizers, we believe that a personal relationship is the most important
ingredient in moving others to action in the civic space. With the support of
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we designed an experiment to
explore our hunch.
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
HYPOTHESIS
What role do messenger identity and personalization play in engaging
people and moving them to take action in the civic context?
Does a request from a real person on behalf of a civic organization more
effectively move people to engage and take an action than one made by
the organization?
We hypothesized that individuals who are contacted by a real
person would be more engaged and more likely to take action than
those who are contacted by an organization and asked to take the
same action. We theorized communication that feels warmer and
connotes a person-to-person relationship (as opposed to a person-to-
organization relationship) would be more effective.
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AUDIENCE
To execute the experiment, our team partnered with SPUR, a member-
supported nonprofit organization in the San Francisco Bay area that
promotes good planning and good governance through research,
education and advocacy. Our total sample universe totaled 2,405 SPUR
members in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. Within that sample,
we randomly assigned 50 percent to treatment group A, and
50 percent to treatment group B.
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CONTACT METHOD
All subjects – regardless of treatment group – were contacted with an
invitation to attend a SPUR lunchtime forum to take place in their city.
The contact consisted of:
• An email inviting them to attend a lunchtime forum
(sent in the afternoon seven days before the event)
• A text message invitation to the lunchtime forum
(sent in the afternoon five days before the event; not sent to those who
had RSVP’d “No” to the email)
• A confirmation text message
(sent the day before the event)
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TREATMENT A
(SIGNED BY “NOAH”)
TREATMENT B
(SIGNED BY “SPUR”)
The email and text messages that treatment group A received contained
the same information and were sent at the same time as those received
by treatment group B. However, all of the communications to treatment
group A were signed by “Noah,” the SPUR program director. This means
that the email and text messages were written in the singular form of first
person. The emails sent to treatment group A also contained a paragraph of
personal narrative and some personal injections (Ex: “It would be truly great
to have you there!”) from Noah.
Those assigned to treatment group B received communications that contain
the same information as treatment group A but were signed by “The SPUR
Team.” These communications did not identify real people on the SPUR team,
and did contain any personal narrative.
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TREATMENT B
(SIGNED BY “SPUR”)
TREATMENT A
(SIGNED BY “NOAH”)
Hey! It’s Noah from SPUR.
Are you able to join us for our
lunchtime forum,
“Community-Based Planning
101?” It’s next Thurs, May 5 @
12:30pm. [Address] Text me
back if you can make it!
SPUR is hosting a lunchtime
forum, “Community-Based
Planning 101” next Thurs, May
5 @ 12:30pm. [Address]
Respond to this text to let us
know if you can make it!
Hey! It’s Noah from SPUR.
Are you able to join us for our
lunchtime forum,
“Community-Based Planning
101?” It’s next Thurs, May 5 @
12:30pm. [Address] Text me
back if you can make it!
SPUR is hosting a lunchtime
forum, “Community-Based
Planning 101” next Thurs, May
5 @ 12:30pm. [Address]
Respond to this text to let us
know if you can make it!
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EMAIL
Both treatment groups included a
combined 2,405 people with email
addresses and cellphone numbers.
The email invite was the first step in the
event invitation process. In this step, we
see slightly more RSVP signups from
email group B. Overall, there were 90
“Yes” RSVPs collected via online sign-up
forms.
Only 42 of them were able to be
matched to our files. The matching
challenge could be for a number of
reasons: It could be that people signed
up with a different email address,
multiple people signed up under a single
account in a household, or people may
have forwarded their email invite to
people not in our treatment groups.
GROUP A
Emails Sent
Email RSVPs
GROUP B
1,1931,212
15 27
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TEXT
After responses of “No” were scrubbed from
the list, all available mobile numbers received
an invitation message corresponding to
treatment group.
After two rounds of text messages were sent,
the group A messages had 32 more RSVPs
than group B.
Additionally, we saw a dramatically higher
number of positive responses to the group
A message even when recipients were not
able to attend the event (more than 3.5 times
the number of recipients who responded to
treatment B).
Group A received 573 replies versus 158
replies in group B suggesting that recipients
were not only more interested in the event
but felt more compelled to respond to a real
person sending them a message.
GROUP A
Emails Sent
In addition to some people being removed for declining the initial event invite,
some people were scrubbed for non-working mobile numbers or landlines
that were mislabeled as mobile numbers.
Email RSVPs
Text
interactions
GROUP B
1,1931,212
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573 158
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OVERALL
There were 174 total attendees at the three
events held for this experiment. We were able
to match 61 to either group A or group B.
When email and text message are combined,
we received 111 total RSVPs.
Seventeen people responded affirmatively to
both the email and text message RSVP. The
attendance rate for both groups of RSVPs was
55 percent.
In terms of raw numbers, group A had a
larger share of both overall RSVPs and event
attendees that were matched to the treatment
groups.
GROUP A
All RSVPs
All Attendees
GROUP B
67 44
37 24
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STATISTICALLY
SPEAKING
With an assumed action rate* of 5%, treatment group A has a detected effect of 3.15%, while treatment group B has a detected effect of 2.05% at a
95% confidence interval.
*Action rate = the percent age of people from the control group who are expected to act in the desired fashion (turn out to the meeting) without the intervention.
Note: At an assumed treatment effect of 5%, we would hope to see a minimum detectable effect of at least 2.24% based on the Intention to Treat. We detected
an effect of 3.15% for group A and 2.05% for group B. This means that our findings were significant for group A and just under the minimum detectable effect for
group B to be statistically significant at the 95% confidence interval. Given anecdotal data on historic turnout to SPUR forums, we feel confident using a 5% action
rate as a starting place for our analysis.
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1. MEET PEOPLE
WHERE THEY ARE
Our experiment showed that while people who received text messages from a real person
(“Noah”) were more likely to engage and turn out to the meeting (by 3.15 percent), simply
receiving a text message invitation increased their likelihood of turning out (by 2.05 percent).
There are many possible reasons for this, but two stand out to us:
1 ) Text messages have open rates as high as 99 percent; a message received via text is more
likely to be seen than a message sent over email or over the phone (for comparison, our
experience on campaigns tells us that phone conversation rates tend to hover between
approximately 10–20 percent on weekday evenings; the vast majority of people do not pick
up calls from unknown numbers).
2 ) Text messages are becoming a more prevalent form of communicating among friends and
family. A text message may therefore feel more personal than an email or phone call, even if
it is not associated with a specific person. Because of the barriers presented by opt-in laws
for mass texting, SMS has not been used as frequently for impersonal, marketing purposes.
As the way we receive and communicate information changes, so does our behavior. Civic
innovators will have to keep up with evolving trends. For now, that means using text messages
to supplement traditional communication methods. It all comes back to the idea of meeting
people where they are.
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2. THE PERSONAL IDENTITY OF
THE MESSENGER MATTERS
The experiment confirmed our organizer hypothesis: People were more
likely to engage (respond) and turn out to the meeting when they heard
directly from “Noah.”
Our underlying theory here is that humans are relational creatures;
we want to connect with others, we feel responsibility and kinship with
those with whom we share some form of in-group identity, and we
feel accountable to other humans in a way we do not necessarily feel
accountable to institutions or even our own intentions.
As organizers and practitioners, we believe this test begins to confirm
a long-held belief of ours: If civic organizations want to effectively
engage and activate their membership, they must be intentional about
scaling personal relationships in even the micro-interactions. Choosing
a messenger who resonates with your audience should be at the top
of any civic innovator’s communications checklist, and we suspect that
personalizing and humanizing communications is only the tip of the iceberg.
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