Not getting enough survey responses is called a “low response rate.” This is a common challenge for organizations. The first step to increasing or ensuring high response rates is to better understand the reasons for low response rates. Some of the most common reasons include:
There is an art and a science to survey design. You need your questions to be valid and provide high-quality data. But, methodology aside, survey questions need to be written for real people — diverse, busy people whose voices aren’t often heard. If you’re wondering or worried about how to do this well, we have…
The first thing to do is to have some empathy for your fellow staff! Staff at your organization may feel wary about feedback for a couple reasons: There is no right or wrong way to build staff buy-in and sometimes it simply takes time, or one full feedback loop to see progress. Below are a…
By Yvette Williams Organizations new to Listen4Good (L4G) often feel nervous when starting our program, given past unpleasant experiences with giving and receiving feedback. After coaching nearly 60 organizations over the last four years with Listen4Good, I’ve learned strategies to help nonprofits to move past their trepidation, allowing them to use feedback as an opportunity…
Image credits: Trellis for Tomorrow This blog was originally published by Philanthropy Network. Listen4Good (L4G) recently invited Trellis for Tomorrow and The Nelson Foundation, an L4G participant and funder, respectively, to share their journey engaging in feedback programming and building their own muscles for community listening and engagement. The following two interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity. Nonprofit Experience:…
Markita Morris-Lewis, CEO of Compass Working Capital, shares how client feedback is incorporated into their successful strategies and solutions.
We work collaboratively to develop a survey that focuses on client experience—using Listen4Good core questions as a foundation.
How To Do Customer Feedback Analysis Any organization that serves other people, regardless of whether it is a nonprofit or for-profit, benefits by collecting customer feedback and analyzing it for information. While nonprofits have traditionally often not analyzed feedback from the people they serve, those that do find a wealth of insights. Clients or the…
What is Listening Bias? Listening bias can also be called selective listening. When someone has listening bias, they hear what they want to hear. It can happen consciously or unconsciously. We all carry biases, which can also be thought of as filters. These filters are created by our value and belief systems, our personal goals,…
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