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10 Social Media Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations (and How To Track Them)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

For those 79% of nonprofits out there, I have listed 10 social media metrics below that can be easily tracked and plotted on a Social Media Return on Investment (ROI) Spreadsheet ( Download ). If you don’t already, get access to your website’s traffic logs and track and plot unique visitors on the Social Media ROI Spreadsheet.

Social Media

Social Media Metrics Track Myspace

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. The following year, I organized an Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam where panelists delivered their presentations as poems. In 2010, did a crowdsourced session on crowdsourcing.

Comment

Comment Chad ROI Austin

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Blog: wfwnotesfromthefield.wordpress.com. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Notes from the Field WordPress blog. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI.

Social Media

Social Media International Interview Examples

Webinars

How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. Measuring the Value of Your Blog.

ROI

ROI Widget Metrics Cambodia

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Change the Debate in 2008

See3

AUGUST 1, 2007

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment University Update – YouTube – Change the Debate in 2008 [.] Sign the petition here … in campaign, youtube, politics, michael hoffman, see3 | No Comments » View Original Article » [.] Sign the petition here. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

Change

Change America YouTube FAQ

Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

I just didn’t see how a Facebook Group could ever compare to a MySpace profile in terms of power and ROI (Return on Investment). It’s a good thing I did or this blog and my communities on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and now Foursquare would likely not exist. Then Facebook launched Facebook Pages in November 2007.

Social Network

Social Network Community Network Myspace

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. If your panel isn’t on the list, add a link and title in the comments.

Comment

Comment Artist Social Media Hype

Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

I’ve been reading Matt Asay’s blog on open source business models, and he has an interesting post which suggests that writing documentation is a good marketing strategy ! Also, they have a very interesting ROI calculator for social networks that is worth a look. { He even asks “What would Jesus do?&# Worth a read!

Open Source

Open Source Comment Second Life RSS

Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

Web

Web ROI Bookmarking Phase

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » It is 2008 and I am still Michael Hoffman

See3

JANUARY 14, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 2 Comments comment fran Hey Michael Hoffman- for us, you are the one and only, the authentic, the essential, the amazing, the loving, the best, the brilliant Michael HOffman there is… F and B 19 Jan 2008 JackieSee3 Well, now you have other Michael Hoffman’s trying to catch your Michael Hoffman fire.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia Google FAQ Newsletter

HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. Be sure to add a description with a link to increase your return on investment (ROI)/traffic from using Pinterest. e-Newsletter.

Profile

Profile Nonprofit Twitter Social Network

Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2011

Council on Foundations ROI Panel. I participated on a panel called Face, Tweet, Link – Socia Media, Grantmaking & A True Social ROI. This started in 2008, and as Kathy notes, “We didn’t know what we would learn, or how it would change our own work and our work with grantees.

Social Media

Social Media ROI Media Conference

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

Social Network

Social Network ROI Social Media Network

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

Social Network

Social Network ROI Social Media Network

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. And like last year's ROI Poetry Slam , our session will be interactive, thought-provoking, and dare I say, fun! And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment.

Comment

Comment Social Media Jordan Cancer

Care2 and NOAA Promote International Year of the Reef 2008 - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 1 Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News , Misc. I wrote the article. Great work.

Social Media

Social Media International Advocacy Case Study

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

ROI

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy

Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 2 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos.

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Convio Award Social Media Advocacy

So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JANUARY 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Image courtesy of Kalabird ) Post a Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News , Misc.

Survey

Survey Social Media Advocacy Case Study

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Imagine if…

See3

MARCH 7, 2008

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Claude Rallins Pangea Day is an interesting project. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! As a result, it’s very powerful. I signed-up to host a screening awhile ago. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

FAQ

FAQ Newsletter Copyright Contest

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Happy Valentine’s Day from the Onion

See3

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

14 Feb 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. .&# 14 Feb 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

FAQ

FAQ Newsletter Copyright Contest

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

(And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office.

Comment

Comment Open Source Social Media Drupal

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Farewell Mr. President

See3

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment President Bush » Farewell Mr. President [.] 19 Feb 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. You can see a little complication video they did here.

FAQ

FAQ Newsletter Video Copyright

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman, but only 1 of 1684

See3

MARCH 7, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 4 Comments comment Kelly Luchtman That’s funny; there are 0 of me! Which is worse I wonder… 7 Mar 2008 juxtaposed I am not sure which language’s grammar rules you are using, but they are not those of any written English Language. Incidentally, I am the only one of my kind in the USA.

FAQ

FAQ Newsletter Google Copyright

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » America’s Giving Challenge

See3

JANUARY 21, 2008

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Beth Kanter Michael, Thank you!! 21 Jan 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. It’s a dumb question because I know you can. Very much appreciate your help!

America

America Challenge Cambodia Giving

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » NTEN Does Web 2.0

See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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NTEN Web Case Study Stumbleupon

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Second Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards

See3

MARCH 3, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 2 Comments comment mul-timedi-a.net Second Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards… Die empfohlenen Politiken tragen notwendig zur Verschärfung großräumiger, kleinräumiger und sozialer Ungleichheit bei. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

Award

Award Video FAQ Newsletter

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Are you an idiot?

See3

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman FEB 26, 2008 Are you an idiot?

Video

Video FAQ Newsletter Copyright

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Jobs: Program Manager, The WateReuse Foundation

See3

MARCH 18, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 3 Comments comment Management Co Info » The Complete Guide to Fund-Raising Management (2nd Edition) [.] Duties include managing multiple projects; contractor overs…Read the full post from See What’s Out ThereTags: Video, nonprofit jobs via Blogdigger blog search for management. [.]

Foundation

Foundation Job Program Management

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Yes We Can.

See3

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman FEB 3, 2008 Yes We Can.

National

National America FAQ Newsletter

Following the Social Media Conversation for PR - Bryan Person and Doug Haslam

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2007

In the presentation for this session, Doug Haslam used a screencapture of this blog post as an example of how a pr person can leave a comment to pitch a story on their client's behalf. (He He also mentioned that I had not blogged it.) 35 percent reported positive ROI and 41 percent said that ROI was ??? unknown.???

Social Media

Social Media Conversation Personal Media

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » iPhone 2.0 – Bigger Than Sliced Tomatoes

See3

MARCH 17, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment jackie Does this mean office iPhones will be required in the next year?? I mean, we have Windows and OSX everywhere… 18 Mar 2008 daniel hartman does this mean you’re finally gonna get one? 18 Mar 2008 Recent URLs tagged Davidpogue – Urlrecorder [.]

FAQ

FAQ Newsletter Game Video

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Making Your Media Matter

See3

JANUARY 10, 2008

REGISTER NOW TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SPOT Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment How to lose belly fat | How to lose belly fat [.] We Always Have The Cheapest Offers In Our Online-Drugstore » Blog … [.] We Always Have The Cheapest Offers In Our Online-Drugstore » Blog … [.] Click here to register and learn more.

Media

Media Conference University FAQ

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Identity 2.0

See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman JAN 30, 2008 Identity 2.0

Proposal

Proposal Philanthropy Kiva Video

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Obama – Online Fundraising Case Study

See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

People wouldn’t write the checks or fill out the forms, but they can click and give, just like they click to buy a book or a Pez dispenser or, in 2008, pay their parking tickets. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Lynn Sanders That’s amazing! 350,000 donors! Holy smoke that’s a lot of donors.

Case Study

Case Study Studies Online Fundraising

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Global Development Matters

See3

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The 2008 election is our chance to change that. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Global Development Matters — Clocks and Watches Blog [.] 23 Apr 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. .

Global

Global Develop Policy United States

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Join the Video Bandwagon

See3

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Our friend Alia McKee from Sea Change Strategies wrote a blog post about nonprofits using video and gave some great examples. The latest nonprofit consultant/professional talking about video was Tom Belford from The Agitator blog. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Lights! « technola [.]

Video

Video YouTube FAQ Metrics

A Social Media Measurement Nonprofit Guinea Pig: Thanks Tim! Please add your thoughts!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I'm doing a workshop on Social Media Metrics, Measurement, and ROI at PodCamp Boston tomorrow. I'll be doing a presentation on a panel at the Museum Computer Network Conference in two weeks on this topic and in early 2008 for the Legal Services Corporation. " And then go read Charlene Li's ROI of Blogging.

Guinea

Guinea Measure Social Media Wikispaces

Just a Few Comments on Email Readability from Michael Leuthner - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JUNE 22, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Comment Social Media Advocacy email

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » New York Times Deathwatch

See3

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, Ning and an internet thinker (and billionaire), wrote a post today on his blog called Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch. Share and Enjoy: 4 Comments comment Michael P. 11 Feb 2008 Michael Hoffman Michael, thank you for your reply. 11 Feb 2008 Michael P.

New York

New York Time Ning Internet

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Don’t Let the Video Tail Wag the Campaign Dog

See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Where and how should we focus our energies to get the most ROI from our video production resources? Share and Enjoy: 2 Comments comment Andrew Cohen Hear hear, video is indeed not a strategy. She’ll be taking questions about her presentation on January 16, 2008. When, if ever, do we need a professional touch?

Video

Video Campaign Chad Contest

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why you need social media marketing.

See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

Social Media

Social Media Somalia Myspace Marketing

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman

See3

MAY 12, 2007

Share and Enjoy: 9 Comments comment University Update This is Michael Hoffman… … 13 May 2007 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am still Michael Hoffman. [.] See What’s Out There the blog of See3 Communications « I am Michael Hoffman [.] 14 Jan 2008 Shai Gluskin Great stuff.

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Arkansas Google Maryland Search

My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I have years of blog content and resource collections. I've gotten a lot of great advice about how to get started and I will share it as I plan to blog what I learn about taking this blog to the next level. A few blog redesign resources I need to sink my teeth into after I share my goals, audience, etc.

Goal

Goal ROI Wiki Metrics

10 Social Media Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations (and How To Track Them)

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Webinars

Trending Sources

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Webinars

Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Change the Debate in 2008

Social Networking Communities Are Migrant Communities

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Tidbits

Great reads from around the web on February 23rd

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » It is 2008 and I am still Michael Hoffman

HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest

Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Care2 and NOAA Promote International Year of the Reef 2008 - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Imagine if…

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Happy Valentine’s Day from the Onion

Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Farewell Mr. President

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman, but only 1 of 1684

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » America’s Giving Challenge

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » NTEN Does Web 2.0

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Second Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Are you an idiot?

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Jobs: Program Manager, The WateReuse Foundation

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Yes We Can.

Following the Social Media Conversation for PR - Bryan Person and Doug Haslam

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » iPhone 2.0 – Bigger Than Sliced Tomatoes

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Making Your Media Matter

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Identity 2.0

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Obama – Online Fundraising Case Study

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Global Development Matters

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Join the Video Bandwagon

A Social Media Measurement Nonprofit Guinea Pig: Thanks Tim! Please add your thoughts!

Just a Few Comments on Email Readability from Michael Leuthner - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » New York Times Deathwatch

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Don’t Let the Video Tail Wag the Campaign Dog

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why you need social media marketing.

See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman

My Goals For 2009

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